Cybersecurity Starts in the Boardroom
Passwords are important as they form the bedrock of our personal cyber security – Diana recently sent me this article on password strength: Experts reveal how long it would take to crack your specific password (msn.com) Passwords were a big thing during my Master’s cyber security degree – their use, …
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The Information Commissioner’s Office has issued a £98,000 penalty to Tuckers Solicitors based in London. The solicitors firm suffered a ransomware attack where confidential information including, PII and case material was lost. UK lawyer fined for not patching fast enough before attack • The Register
Wightlink has reported a possible cyber security breach to the Information Commissioner’s Office and the local police and fears that it has lost control of customers’ personal identifiable information (PII). This PII may now be in the hands of hackers. Wightlink customers’ details stolen in cyber attack – BBC News …
For when you are having a coffee. Passwords were never designed to secure the technology we have today. If (when) we get quantum computers passwords will definitely not work. Here is an article from Jeff Burt at The Register looking at a future without passwords. The zero-password future can’t come …
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The Information Commissioner’s Office has issued a written reprimand to both the Scottish Government and NHS National Services Scotland about failures in how citizen’s personal data was used and handled by the NHS Scotland COVID Status app. Governments should not be making these types of mistakes. See the ICO article …
