Cybersecurity Starts in the Boardroom
The government has announced the home of the The National Cyber Force (NCF) will be Samlesbury, Lancashire – sharing the site with BAE Systems who already operate from former RAF base. The force is charged with enabling the UK to have a cyber-attack capability when it comes threats such as terrorists …
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Cyber-security threat increases when working from home Due to lockdown restrictions many people have no choice but to work from home. For us at SmartThinking this is not an issue as we have been doing this for years and effective policies, procedures and security tools in place to make it …
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Bristol City Council has distributed the details of families with disabled children without their permission. This was not really a data breach more a data giveaway as the Council simply sent out an email to people asking for comments on their services and all the email details were readable to …
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This week the US congress has been questioning the practices and ethics of the four companies that probably have the biggest impact on the citizens of the world (outside China) – Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google owner Alphabet. Here are some links from the BBC to follow the story: US …
