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10 Data Privacy Myths That Could Cost You

Cybercriminals don’t care how big or small your business is—if you have data, you’re a target. Yet many companies still believe in outdated cybersecurity myths, exposing them to costly breaches.

From the misconception that "our data is too insignificant to be targeted" to assuming that "compliance equals security," these falsehoods create dangerous blind spots. IDS-INDATA is here to debunk the most common myths before they lead to disaster.

: Ryan Cooke, Chief Information Security Officer, IDS-INDATA; Talking Point; Posted On Wednesday, 29 January 2025 11:54

Passbolt Secures $8 Million Series A to Secure Password Collaboration, Modernise Access Management for Teams

Funding will be used to accelerate open source development and meet complex security and regulatory requirements

LUXEMBOURG: Passbolt, a new type of credential and access manager for organisations of all sizes, has announced it has raised $8 million in Series A financing for its all-in-one open source-based collaborative password and access software.

The company was founded in December 2016. Previous funding was pre-seed of $620,000 in December 2018 and $3.1 million seed funding that closed in January 2021.

: THE EDITORIAL TEAM; Vigilance; Posted On Friday, 24 January 2025 02:40

Scientist on HMS Protector uncovering the impact of plastic waste on Antarctica

Photo: The Royal Navy

A scientist aboard a Royal Navy icebreaker is uncovering the damage plastic waste is having on Antarctica.

As part of efforts to preserve one of the world’s most unique and fragile environments, critical work has been carried out by researchers from the University of Portsmouth aboard polar research vessel HMS Protector.

: THE EDITORIAL TEAM; Industry News; Posted On Tuesday, 14 January 2025 15:59

New Independent Research from Six Degrees Reveals Top Five SME Cyber Security Worries for 2025

The report also explores whether AI will ultimately benefit IT teams or cybercriminals—and if reported cyber security improvements within the UK’s SME community stand up to scrutiny, offering some ways for organisations to check for themselves.

London, UK: AI-generated attacks are the biggest cyber security worry for UK SMEs this year, according to Mapping the UK SME Cyber Security Landscape in 2025, a new piece of independent research commissioned by Six Degrees, the secure, integrated cloud services provider. Over a third of respondents (35%) cited AI-related threats as their top concern, outranking malware (25%), scams and other fraud (25%), phishing (25%), and ransomware (23%).