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What is Smishing? Definition, Examples and Prevention

IT Governance

The scammer will try to gain your trust by claiming to be a figure of authority, such as the government or a well-known organisation. You can help educate your employees and bolster your organisation’s defences with our Phishing Staff Awareness Training Programme. A pretext is the reason that they are contacting you.

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GDPR: How the definition of personal data has changed

IT Governance

This blog has been updated to reflect industry updates. With the Regulation expanding the definition of personal data, many organisations were uncertain as to what the new definition includes. The GDPR’s definition of personal data is also much broader than under the DPA 1998. Originally published June 2017.

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A component in Huawei network appliances could be used to take down Germany’s telecoms networks

Security Affairs

German government warns that technology to regulate power consumption in Huawei network appliances could be used for sabotage purposes. government officials as well as European security authorities, which have warned of the risks associated with Chinese telecoms equipment.” The FCC’s move definitively banned U.S.

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Data Breaches and Cyber Attacks in October 2023 – 867,072,315 Records Breached

IT Governance

Our monthly blogs will provide analysis of the data we’ve collected and we’ll continue to discuss the biggest breaches on our 2023 overview of publicly disclosed data breaches and cyber attacks. Of these incidents, 75% definitely involved data exfiltration. Where ‘up to’, etc. is reported, we record the rounded number minus one.

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Data Breaches and Cyber Attacks Quarterly Review: Q1 2022

IT Governance

IT Governance discovered 266 security incidents between January and March 2022, which accounted for 75,099,482 breached records. If you are facing a cyber security disaster, IT Governance is here to help. million) Indonesian government (6 million) Harbour Plaza Hotel (1.2 How many records have been compromised?

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Expert Insight: Leon Teale

IT Governance

Secure remote working tips and VPN insights from our senior penetration tester Leon Teale is a senior penetration tester at IT Governance. If you can, stick with OpenVPN, but definitely use L2TP/IPsec over PPTP. The post Expert Insight: Leon Teale appeared first on IT Governance UK Blog. In short: stay away.

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AI governance is rapidly evolving — Here’s how government agencies must prepare

IBM Big Data Hub

The global AI governance landscape is complex and rapidly evolving. Key themes and concerns are emerging, however government agencies must get ahead of the game by evaluating their agency-specific priorities and processes. The term governance can be slippery.