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What Is The Best Form Of Cyber Defence?
Undoubtedly, the biggest threat that businesses have to deal with today is cyber-attacks. From having files and systems locked by ransomware, through to denial-of-service attacks bringing down entire services, there’s never a long time between stories about yet...
New To Microsoft 365 In April – Tools For The Modern Workplace
New Ink features in Office 2016 for Windows. Office 365 and Microsoft 365 customers enrolled in the Office Insiders program will be able to access two new Ink-related features in the coming month: Ink analysis in PowerPoint 2016 and new Ink gestures in Word 2016. AI...
Senior IT Execs Admit To More Cyber Threats Than They Can Control
Surveying over 1,000 senior IT executives, from 18 countries, only 9% said they have made cyber-security a board-level priority. 60% of senior IT executives admit to more cyber threats in their organisation than they can control, survey reveals. A report by...
Microsoft Windows 10 April Update To Be Released Today
The delayed Windows 10 April Update will arrive today, 30th April. In a blog post on Friday, Microsoft finally confirmed that the newly-renamed Windows 10 April 2018 Update, which used to be known as the 'Spring Update', will be available as a free download to users...
What You Can Expect After The GDPR Deadline – 5
The most important thing to remember about the GDPR is that it’s not a one-off compliance effort like the rush to fix the Y2K Millennium Bug. On the contrary, it’s a continuous process that will need to be constantly evaluated and evolved over time. That’s good news...
What You Can Expect After The GDPR Deadline – 4
Not Telling The Whole Truth Despite the threat of fines, reputational damage and major service interruptions, some companies may still be tempted to keep serious breaches of the regulation quiet. In fact, the role of the data protection officer (DPO) as an independent...
What You Can Expect After The GDPR Deadline – 3
A Supplier Related Incident The GDPR will force a step-change in the way organisations manage their third-party suppliers and partners. In fact, under the new regulation, data processors such as cloud service providers are equally liable for breaches along with the...
What You Can Expect After The GDPR Deadline – 2
Cybercriminals are nothing if not resourceful. We’ve seen extortion tactics become increasingly popular, most notably in the huge uptick in ransomware over the past few years — whereby the victim is forced to pay up or else lose access to their files forever. It’s...
What You Can Expect After The GDPR Deadline – 1
No Big Fines...For Now The GDPR gives regulators the power to hit firms with a maximum fine of 4% of global annual turnover, or €20 million, whichever is higher. But contrary to many headline-grabbing predictions and FUD-led marketing, it’s unlikely that they will...
‘Gold galleon’ hackers target shipping industry
Hackers have been targeting shipping companies in a series of attacks over the past year, according to new research from Dell SecureWorks' Counter Threat Unit, presented at the RSA Conference this week. Dell SecureWorks has dubbed the group Gold Galleon because it has...