1st Day of Christmas: 2018 Prediction

1st Day of Christmas

The GDP-Arrrrrrr! Deadline

With the GDPR deadline getting closer by the day, we have no doubt that as we approach G-Day, the noise levels around ‘compliance’ will reach fever-pitch.

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Oops! Security fears about Intel Processors could be realised

Possible Intel flaws

Several research groups have found security vulnerabilities in the Intel Management Engine (ME), which could allow for a targeted computer to be taken over by a potential hacker.

Intel released a security advisory on 20th November confirming that its ME, remote server management tool Server Platform Services (SPS), and hardware authentication tool Trusted Execution Engine (TXE) are vulnerable to multiple security problems.

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Now this is how to deal with a breach. Good job Imgur.

Imgur Cyber Breach

11 months into 2017 and it feels as though there has been breach after breach of some major company’s data. One of the more recent companies to face a cybersecurity breach, Imgur (the best place to share awesome images online), have set exemplary standards for handling the problem.

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Uber suffered a cyber breach and paid $100,000 to cover it up

Uber have been in and out of the news in the last few months. From issues with their workers to licensing their product; they love controversy. The latest news to leave Uber HQ seems chaotic, even for them. In case you haven’t already heard, Uber have announced today that the data of 57 million passengers and drivers has been compromised. The information taken by the hackers include names, email addresses and phone numbers.

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Humans are your biggest security risk

As the Equifax cyber breach continues to astonish the world in its magnitude, businesses once again consider their need for a robust cybersecurity strategy. However, many of them focus solely on the technology. In actual fact, they should be considering their employees and how training is a relatively low-tech and cost effective way to prevent attacks.

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