November closed with more than 32 million records breached, although a data breach at Twitter and one at Whoosh (a Russian scooter-sharing company) account for the majority of these breached records. An alleged breach at WhatsApp has also put the data of 500 million users up for sale, but this has not been counted in […]
ISO standards provide an internationally-recognised certification in a particular area of your business and have long been recognised as the epitome of doing things the right way. Since 2014, Eurolink has been inspected annually against the ISO27001:2013 standards to review our security management systems, and this year is no exception. November saw us undertake reassessment, […]
When it comes to attention to detail, unflinching focus, and the ability to relentlessly follow-through, Marianne is your gal. As well as being our Compliance Manager, supporting us to meet our regulatory and certification requirements, Marianne is also the driving force behind many of our operational improvements, including our drive to net zero, our work […]
October has concluded as the month with the second highest number of security incidents (102) this year, trailing only August which saw 112 incidents. Surprisingly, the number of breached records was comparatively “low” at just 9.9 million, although it is likely this figure will rise as the impact of different breaches are measured. What’s more, […]
With less than half the breached records of August, September can be considered a “quiet” month in comparison, with “just” 35.5million records breached across 88 incidents, in comparison to 97million in August. Here’s the top stories from the month… Australian Telecommunications giant suffers 10million record breach On the last day of September, it was revealed […]
You may well be familiar with Paul, who is part of our front line customer support team, and always a friendly, calm voice at the end of our phone lines. Paul is one of our IT/Network Technicians and is absolutely brilliant at problem-solving, with great attention to detail. He’s also the Eurolink boomerang, leaving us […]
At the beginning of September, a security researcher identified a potential security flaw with “GIFShell”, which can be used to send GIF images via Microsoft Teams. The research found that threat actors are actively exploiting the flaw, and using it to launch phishing attacks by sharing files that include covert commands for the theft of […]
We can’t let August slip by without reflecting on the accusation that the former President of the United States misappropriated secure data for personal gain. If classified government documents are not safe from the highest of employees, is it that far to stretch that your own employees could be the perpetrator of a data breach, […]
For the last few years, our Managing Director Claire Maddox has led an intensive period of staff development, supporting every member of staff with their personal development goals, their job satisfaction, and their opportunities for progression. It is a key part of the culture here at Eurolink, and it’s seen our team make some incredible […]