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NewsUK government want start ups to secure networks
Tech startups will have the chance to join the UK’s cyber security experts in the mission to keep the country safe online due to a new initiative.
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NewsNew laws may result from Canadian police’s wrongful use of facial recognition technology
A public consultation has been launched in Canada to establish clearer rules, and potentially new legislation, covering the use of facial recognition technology (FRT).
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NewsJBS paid ransom to overcome cyber-attack
The world’s largest meat processing company, JBS, paid the equivalent of $11m (€9.03m) in bitcoins to put an end to a ransomware attack which knocked some of its plants out of action.
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NewsMoviePass settles claims of personal data failings with FTC
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has agreed a settlement with MoviePass’s operators over allegations the online subscription service failed to secure customers’ personal information and deceptively marketed its promised one-movie-per-day service.
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NewsMassive internet outage hits websites including Amazon & gov.uk
A massive internet outage has impacted websites including the Guardian, Amazon, Reddit and the UK government’s website gov.uk, leavint hem inacessible to many users for more than an hour.
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VideoGRCTV: Kleptocracy & Virtual Assets
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NewsHackers ‘breach’ Navistar’s cyber defences
US military vehicle, truck and bus manufacturer Navistar has received a claim that data has been extracted from its IT system.
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NewsCalifornia city hid cyber attack
Azusa’s police department has revealed that it had been targed by cybercriminals in an earlier cyber attack in 2018.
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NewsRansomware surge in education sector
Following a rise in attacks on the education sector the UK’s leading cybersecurity authority has updated its guidance on ransomware.
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NewsUS recovers majority of Colonial’s ransom payment
The United States’ justice department says it has seized 63.7 bitcoins, currently worth around $2.3m (€1.9m), which it claims is part of the 75-bitcoin ransom Colonial Pipeline paid when a cyber-attack knocked its pipeline out of action for several days in May.
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NewsUS compares ransomware to terrorism
The US Department of Justice (DoJ) is elevating ransomware attacks to a similar status at terrorism following the Colonial Pipeline hack.
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AnalysisKey Theme: Digital Transformation
Without doubt, the pandemic has accelerated digital transformation and its rapidly evolving landscape has led businesses and organisations worldwide to adopt new practices and processes. With this being a major topic at PrivSec Global next month, here we take a look at some of the key aspects in digital transformation.
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NewsFujifilm struck down by ransomware attack
The Japanese film company, Fujifilm has become the latest victim in a global ransomware blitz.
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NewsPost cyber-attacks: NZ hospitals inch towards normality while JBS gets there
IT specialists at Waikato district health board (DHB) in New Zealand are making good progress in restoring systems, according to CEO Kevin Snee. Meanwhile, global meat packer JBS says all of its plants are fully operational.
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NewsCNIL calls for changes to academic data handling between France and US
France’s data protection authority, CNIL, is urging the country’s universities and colleges to amend how they use US-supplied collaborative tools, particularly in international transfers of personal data.
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NewsCalifornia healthcare provider informs patients of data breach
Scripps Health is notifying more than 147,000 patients, staff and physicians that their personal data may have been compromised in a recent ransomware attack.
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NewsEU gives TikTok ultimatum over child safety concerns
TikTok has been given one month to address concerns over the safety of children’s data on the platform.
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NewsUS police department hacked
The police department in Azusa, California, has gone public about a ransomware attack, 12 weeks after becoming aware of the incident.
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ArticleGRC TV Episode 2: AI and Synthetic Media
This week’s guests discuss abolishing Clearview AI, the paradigm shift in synthetic media and the impact of BlackLivesMatter on facial recognition technology.
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VideoGRCTV: AI & Synthetic Media
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