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ICO reprimands Coventry school over repeated data protection failures

By Emma Woollacott published

News The ICO said the academy trust failed to follow previous guidance, which caused a serious data breach

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23andMe data breach response has been a public relations disaster as it blames customers for data breach

By Ross Kelly last updated

News 23andMe hit back at customers affected by a recent data breach with suggestions they’re at fault

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MongoDB insists customers are safe in wake of corporate systems data breach

By George Fitzmaurice published

News MongoDB said users are safe in light of news of a corporate systems data breach

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ICO issues fine for MoD data breach that put lives at risk during Afghan withdrawal

By Solomon Klappholz published

News The watchdog has issued a sizeable fine for the 2021 MoD data breach

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“Limited resources” scupper ICO probe into EasyJet breach

By Ross Kelly published

News The decision to drop the probe has been described as “deeply concerning” by security practitioners

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The cyber security skills your business needs

By Peter Ray Allison last updated

In-depth The threat landscape is constantly evolving, so it's important you have the right cyber security skills in place

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Almost one-third of data breaches reported to ICO came from outsiders

By Ross Kelly published

News The number of organizations reporting or being reported to the ICO has reached a four-year high

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Equifax fined $13.4 million over “entirely preventable” 2017 security breach

By Ross Kelly published

News Equifax was informed of the breach just five minutes before its American parent company alerted customers

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The GoAnywhere data breach explained

By Connor Jones last updated

In-depth How a zero-day vulnerability in Fortra’s GoAnywhere MFT product led to breaches of high-profile firms across the globe

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Breached for years: How long-term cyber attacks are able to linger

By Connor Jones published

IN-DEPTH As the number of major organizations breached over several years stack up, we examine the deeply entrenched issues that facilitate the worst kind of attacks

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