2020

The Japanese developer, Capcom, who is most well known for making top rated video games including Street Fighter, Resident Evil, Dead Rising and Monster Hunter, has announced it has been compromised by a ransomware attack. Initial reports from the company highlighted an attack earlier in the month, beginning on November 2nd. However in a statement […]

Isentia, with its headquarters based in Sydney, has reported a significant ransomware attack on its main intelligence and insights service, Mediaportal. Mediaportal is a SAAS service used by both private and public sector customers. Mediaportal is Isentia’s flagship communications platform that provides users with a cloud-based news management system as it happens. The company has informed investors the

The UK based regulator, the ICO, has fined the Marriot Hotel for the massive data breach it suffered after it’s purchase of the Starwood Hotel group back in 2015. The breach affected over 339 million guest (of which it is estimated that 30 million were Europeans) over a prolonged period of time, as the breach

The ICO has issued an enforcement notice against Experian, highlighting that the company needs to make ‘fundamental changes” to how it handles data. The enforcement notice comes out of an investigation the ICO has conducted for two years, researching how Experian, Equifax and TransUnion use personal data. The findings highlight an industry wide problem where

Common to all control frameworks, the core underlying and most important theme is demonstrating accountability and responsibility. For an ongoing control to work, an organisation must ask themselves if key individuals know their roles within the framework. Further, they then must check and provide support to make sure they are fulfilling their responsibilities. These topics