Online Education Provider Hit by Data Breach

New Skills Academy, an online education provider with over 800,000 students, has recently fallen foul of a significant data breach, raising serious concerns over the organisation’s compliance.

This incident follows a number of high-profile organisations in the UK that are simply failing to comply with data protection laws. On 6th July it was announced that British Airways had settled a civil action brought following a breach of its security systems in 2018 that caused the personal data of 420,000 staff and customers to be leaked. The same breach resulted in a regulatory fine of £20m from the Information Commissioner’s Office.

: THE EDITORIAL TEAM; Industry News; Posted On Wednesday, 07 July 2021 22:56

NetUtils strengthen public sector offering with leadership, Crown Commercial Supplier status and managed services investment

Steve Nicholls joins UK’s most qualified cyber security provider to focus on helping public sector organisations strengthen security and gain better value for money.

Kent, United Kingdom: NetUtils has appointed Steve Nicholls as its new Commercial Director – a move that coincides with its acceptance onto the Crown Commercial Services Technology Services 3 framework and major SoC investment to deliver flexible cyber security services to public sector organisations across the UK.

: DAWN NICHOLLS; Industry News; Posted On Wednesday, 07 July 2021 22:52

Facts About The Sun: Information, Fun Facts, History and More

ASTRONOMY

Andrea Minoia

So, you like astrophotography. You spend money and time to photograph the many wonders of the universe to try to get the best images you can.

But do you really know what it is that you are photographing?

We are so often caught up in technical details, all worried about using the right equipment and technique, that we may forget the very nature of what we are trying to capture.

Today we introduce a new type of article, to uncover together the nature of the things that keep us up all night.

But let’s begin with a target that is very special to us, the only target that keeps astrophotographers busy photographing in the daytime.

: Andrea Minoia; University Security, Researches and Innovations; Posted On Monday, 05 July 2021 17:07

Apricorn Releases Industry’s Largest Portable, Encrypted Drive, the 20TB Aegis Fortress L3 SSD

High-capacity drive ideal for off-line data storage and cybersecurity resiliency

MANCHESTER, UK: Apricorn has announced the release of the 20TB Aegis Fortress L3 SSD. The 20TB Aegis Fortress L3 brings the innovation, speed, security and high performance Apricorn is known for, with an unprecedented level of storage capacity in an encrypted portable drive. The recent breaches within government organisations and essential infrastructure have amplified the need for data encryption, and online/offline back-ups in government, utilities and enterprises across all sectors. The 20TB Fortress L3 is designed to be an essential part of any IT security framework to ensure data security and cyber resiliency.