This new policy from Google is an excellent step in improving the trust between the app developers and the users of their software. Android users who use the Play Store will start to see a Data safety section on each app page. Developers have until July 20th to complete this …
Why you need to look at your cybersecurity risks and mitigations
Here are a couple of longer articles, that give you some idea into the scale of cyber security and information security responsibilities, owners, directors and senior managers face in the current threat landscape. Over 42 million people in the UK had financial data compromised | TechRepublic Report: Many SMBs wouldn’t …
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Will this be a more strict Google Play store?
Apple has always promoted it’s App Store as a safe a secure place to download apps to your iOS device because of the level of curation (and fees) they apply to any app available there. Google on the other hand, still charges the fees to developers, but there was always …
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The Isle of Wight Council – when is a data breach not really a breach?
When does the term “data breach” help you PR machine mitigate a cyber security data breach – especially when it involves the personal information of children? When you (The Isle of Wight Council) actually just email the data out. Isle of Wight children’s details sent out in data breach – …
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Scottish Association for Mental Health data breach
A Scottish mental health charity says it has been the victim of a cyber attack. Police are investigating a “sophisticated and criminal” cyber security incident at the Scottish Association for Mental Health (SAMH). Scottish mental health charity SAMH targeted in cyber attack – BBC News