Guide to Cyber Security part 4
In the fourth part in the series we’ll look at the confidentiality of your data, the implications of it not being secure and how you can go about making sure...
Why ransomware doesn’t need to be something that impacts your organisation
The day in March this year when the WannaCry malware appeared on the scene, I downloaded a sample of the file from a well-known malware sample site, Virustotal, and put...
The need for security, the potential of smart
The possibilities afforded by intelligent systems was a recurring theme at the Digital Cities series hosted by FutureScot in association with The Sunday Times Scotland. Similarly, there was discussion around...
Scots ‘most security-conscious in relation to their mobile phones’ in the UK
A new research study, published today by the Carnegie UK Trust, explores how ‘digitally savvy’ people are across the UK and Ireland. ‘Digitally Savvy Citizens’ examines how people’s behavior varies...
Cyber security consultancy opens first Scotland office
Cyber Security Consultancy Context has opened its first Scottish office, located near Haymarket Station near Edinburgh. The new Edinburgh base will enable Scotland-based companies to access a comprehensive range of...
Equifax’s chief information and security officers are ‘retiring’
Credit scoring company Equifax announced on Friday evening that its chief information officer and chief security officer “are retiring” in the wake of a breach which exposed the personal details...
Equifax hackers stole more than 200,000 credit card accounts
Visa and MasterCard have sent confidential alerts to financial institutions across the United States, warning them that more than 200,000 credit cards that were stolen in the Equifax data breach....
Equifax says web server vulnerability led to hack that exposed 143m accounts
Credit reporting company Equifax has blamed a web server vulnerability in its open-source software, called Apache Struts, for the recent data breach that compromised personal details of as many as...
‘Special Representative on Internet Safety’ appointed by Prime Minister
Theresa May has appointed Baroness Shields as the Prime Minister’s ‘Special Representative on Internet Safety’. The newly created role, which is unpaid, “will support the delivery of the government’s objective...
UK consumers’ accounts among those accessed in Equifax hack
Equifax, a provider of consumer credit scores, has revealed that a recent hack exposed the personal details of up to 143 million United States consumers. The company said criminals had...
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