Hackers publish thousands of Scottish Environment Protection Agency files online
Thousands of stolen files from the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) have been published online by hackers as a result…
21 Jan 2021
What could the Biden presidency mean for cybersecurity?
Today marks the first full day of the 46th US presidency, following the inauguration of Joe Biden on 20 January. The inauguration was a notably muted affair, with the usual…
19 Jan 2021
GDPR fines jump 39% in a year as regulators show their teeth
European data regulators imposed GDPR fines totalling €158.5m between 28 January 2020 and 2021, a 39% increase on the previous 20 months since the introduction of the harsher data protection…
18 Jan 2021
E-commerce uptake makes cybersecurity investment key for consumer goods companies
Covid-19 has accelerated E-commerce, digital disruption and the adoption of new technologies. The ‘stay at home’ mantra, along with store closures in many countries, means more consumers are ordering goods…
18 Jan 2021
MoD reports 18% rise in personal data loss
Personal data loss incidents at the Ministry of Defence (MoD) have increased by 18% in a year, according to official figures. There were 546 reported incidents where data was lost,…
18 Jan 2021
Business sentiment towards technology warms up as Covid-19 forces firms to go digital
The Covid-19 pandemic has increased businesses’ appreciation of technology, according to GlobalData’s Emerging Technology Sentiment Analysis Q4 2020. A particular beneficiary has been cybersecurity, with 57% of respondents to our…
15 Jan 2021
Cloud computing trends: Cyber security leads Twitter mentions in Q4 2020
Verdict lists the top five terms tweeted on cloud computing in Q4 2020, based on data from GlobalData’s Influencer Platform. The top tweeted terms are the trending industry discussions happening…