Friday, 10 October 2025

Latest Findings from 2021 Where’s My Data Experiment Shows the Dark Web Has Become a Darker, Busier and More Widespread Place   

Bitglass has announced new research that shows how the Dark Web, the value of stolen data and cybercriminal behaviours have dramatically evolved in recent years. In 2015, Bitglass conducted the world’s first data tracking experiment to better understand how data is viewed and accessed on the Dark Web. Today, with the world becoming more digital and the increasing number of data breaches, the Bitglass Threat Research Group recreated this experiment and compared this year’s findings to those of six years ago and found the following:

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West Yorkshire’s high profile Violence Reduction Unit, which is part of the Mayoral Combined Authority and leads a number of partner organisations across the county to tackle violent crime, today announces the launch of a pioneering licensing initiative to improve the safety and security of bars, pubs, clubs, restaurants and hotels.

A total of 300 specially selected licensed premises across Bradford, Calderdale, Wakefield and Kirklees Metropolitan District Council areas are being invited to take part in the scheme, which encourages venues to improve their operational security and management practices year on year.

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More than 60 per cent of employees believe backing up company data is not their problem 

MANCHESTER, UK.:  Apricorn has announced new findings from a Twitter poll exploring data backup and recovery processes. More than 50 per cent of respondents noted that they, or their employees, have experienced a loss of data as a result of not backing up, or a failed backup. 

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 A total of 2136 watched lesson aimed to spread and improve security awareness during Cybersecurity Awareness Month in October   

 Security Serious 2021 run by Eskenzi PR and sponsored by leading cybersecurity companies KnowBe4 and OneLogin, has officially set the Guinness World Records title for the Most views of a cyber security lesson video on YouTube in 24 hours. The training lesson achieved 2136 views and was presented by security experts Javvad Malik, lead security awareness advocate at KnowBe4 and Niamh Muldoon, global data protection officer at OneLogin, on the 14th of October 2021 during Cybersecurity Awareness Month and Security Serious Week.  

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  2. New guide released for enterprises considering cloud for their surveillance and security
  3. Sodexo UK&I sets ambitious new target to be carbon neutral by 2025 & roadmap to net zero by 2045
  4. Security Serious Unsung Heroes Awards 2021 Winners Revealed
  5. The fallout for UK businesses after Brexit and COVID-19
  6. Attivo Networks® Adds Tom Kellerman to its Cadre of Cybersecurity Advisors
  7. APPGATE CLOSES MERGER WITH NEWTOWN LANE MARKETING
  8. ReliaQuest Launches New GreyMatter Capabilities To Measure and Manage Cyber Risk: Security Model Index and Verify
  9. F-Secure, KAON, and Incognito make connected home security as easy as plugging in a router
  10. MARSHALLS LANDSCAPE PROTECTION COMMITS TO USING FSC-CERTIFIED WOOD
  11. Research Finds Attackers Targeting Active Directory: 50% of Businesses Experienced an Attack with 40% Success
  12. 5G Networks Chooses Corero Network Security to Provide Critical DDoS Protection Solution
  13. Over fifty per cent of U.S. and UK poll respondents have experienced a data loss due to inadequate backup procedures
  14. TDSi Welcomes New Placement Student to its Software Development Team
  15. TDSi Welcomes New Placement Student to its Software Development Team



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