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Some Achievement Hunter themed Valentines I made!

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Tomorrow’s cyber elite return to University of Cambridge for Inter-ACE cyber security challenge

Over 130 competitors from 18 of the UK’s leading cyber security universities will pit their skills against one another in a two-day cyber security competition organised by the University of Cambridge. Now in its third year, the Inter-ACE is supported by GCHQ’s National Cyber Security Centre to attract the best young minds into careers in the sector.

Up for grabs is £10,000 in cash prizes and the opportunity to compete against the best of the USA in ‘Cambridge2Cambridge’, a transatlantic contest to be held later this year.

The 130 competitors, organised into 34 teams from 18 UK universities, will face over 20 challenges set by experts from the University of Cambridge and sponsors including Context IS and Palo Alto Networks. The two-day event, taking place at the University of Cambridge on the 16th and 17th March 2018, will culminate in a ceremony dinner at Trinity College, Cambridge.

Inter-ACE will simulate a number of scenarios, including working to prevent a cyber-attack on the infrastructure of a fictional city and the results of a successful tap on an undersea data cable. Competitors will develop and hone penetrative testing skills. These skills include the binary reverse engineering of malware, breaking into a web application such as an online payment system, decoding secure communications and piecing together intercepted data.

  Professor Frank Stajano of the University of Cambridge, the founder of Inter-ACE, said “Protecting IT and infrastructure means understanding how it can be attacked. The head of the National Cyber Security Centre, Ciaran Martin, is absolutely right in that a major cyber-attack on the UK is a now matter of “when, not if” and we must recognise that the UK faces an urgent skills shortage.

“Inter-ACE gives future cyber security professionals the opportunity to test their skills against the best and meet others in their field and future employers. This is about engaging with the next generation of cyber security talent, and raising awareness of this vital, interesting and exciting career choice.

“It’s also about making the good work of cyber security professionals much more visible. Like other initiatives such as NCSC’s CyberFirst programme, the interesting experiences of the University students taking part in this year’s event will help to inspire those currently at school to consider a rewarding career in this field.”

  Chris Ensor, Deputy Director for Skills and Growth at the NCSC, said: “The InterACE competition is a fantastic way to encourage bright young minds to hone their cyber knowledge further and meet like minded people.

“The cyber threat is growing, and so making sure that young people have the cyber security skills to help protect us has never been more important. We at the NCSC hope the entrants will be inspired – and can perhaps inspire others – into starting a thrilling career defending the UK and helping make it the safest place to live and work online.”

  Established through the UK’s National Cyber Security Strategy and supported by GCHQ’s National Cyber Security Centre, the competition is sponsored by Microsoft, BT, Palo Alto and Context IS.

The 18 universities sending teams to Inter-ACE are Queen’s University Belfast, the University of Birmingham, the University of Cambridge, Cardiff University, De Montfort University, the University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh Napier University, Imperial College London, the University of Kent, Lancaster University,  Newcastle University, the University of Oxford, Royal Holloway University of London, the University of Southampton, the University of Surrey, University College London, the University of Warwick and the University of York.

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Gavin for the character thing?

Sexuality Headcanon: Bi

Gender Headcanon: Cis, trans, or genderfluid

A ship I have with said character: Freewood, jerevin, jervevinwood, turnfree, and turnfreewood. Also a soft spot for geovin and danvin

A BROTP I have with said character: Michael/Gavin, Geoff/Gavin, and Dan/Gavin

A NOTP I have with said character: Again, not really a notp, it’s more of the same of how I feel about raywood, but mavin? It needs to have a good premise for me to like it. 

A random headcanon: FAHC Gavin is an amazing sniper and takes Ray’s place when he leaves. 

General Opinion over said character: My boi! Love him. Absolute fave.

Send Me A Character

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Hey everyone! I’ve been hosting an Achievement Hunter high school RP! Here’s a look at what’s been going on in the group chat The ships currently circulating:

Mavin (Michael x Gavin) Raywood (Ray x Ryan) Turnggey...Leg...(Meg x Lindsay)

We’re looking for some people to join! We need: Geoff Jack Jeremy Meg Alfredo Dan Caiti Barb Chris etc... We are also open to other characters as well, but are especially keen on completing the crew! Here are the current members! @galileojones as Michael Jones @thatmavin as Gavin Free @star-spangled-cap as Ryan Haywood @awkwardlyshyish as Trevor Collins @dah-jokester as Lindsay Tuggey @rayded-my-heart as Ray Narvaes Jr. @the-jiggs-three as Jeremy Dooley @astralmagickal as Meg Turney @ronanlyncheys as Matt Bragg

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finished things:

the mentor series (aftermath au)

occupational voyeurism (mavin elr au) (smut)

first time, last time (michael jones/dan avidan) (smut)

mad selfie skills (brake check)

keep austin cold (myan coldest girl in coldtown au)

disrespecting the dojang (jeremichael taekwondo au) (smut)

count (myan) (smut)

everything comes with a price (myan fantasy au) (smut)

touch me, don’t tease me (mavin) (smut)

in progress things:

i don’t believe in lovin’ with a ball and chain (multiship a/b/o au) (TO BE DISCONTINUED)

the gender binary of los santos (raywood fahc soulmate au)

loyalty.exe (burnchael android au)

the achievement of transcendence (raywood night circus au)

american traditional (micheoff fahc au)

beauty and the beasts (ahot6 monster au) (smut)

gai bal manda (star wars fahc au)

why are you pulling my dick? (geoffremy heathers au)

possessive (madgar) (angst/smut)

au ideas:

the worst of the worst (suicide squad au)

now i don’t mean to bragg (ahot11 fahc au) (smut)

watashi ni “i” wo oshiete kureta (vocaloid au)

in mysterious fathoms below (ahot6 mermaid au) (smut)

collective apparition (minecraft au) (angst)

the boon (myan faerie au) (smut)

walk the walk, talk the talk (brake check a/b/o au)

taustability (tuckington ai au)

through the gate (brave frontier au)

once bitten, twice shy (geoffray vampire au)

let’s play sgrub (multiship homestuck au) (collab w/ pastelprinceling)

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Creative Arts Emmys: Winners List & Live Blog Night 2 (Updated Live)

The second night of the two-night Creative Arts Emmy Awards is underway at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. Tonight wraps up the creative portion of the annual TV kudos-fest, honoring 26 categories in animation, documentary, reality and variety programming. Already, Anthony Bourdain, NBC’s Jesus Christ Superstar and its late producer Craig Zadan, and Saturday Night are among the early multiple winners.

On Saturday, HBO’s Game of Thrones continued its dominance with seven wins already out of 22 total nominations including at September 17’s Primetime Emmys.

Follow along as we update tonight’s winners live below: ___________________

OUTSTANDING NARRATOR

Blue Planet II • One Ocean • BBC America BBC Studios and The Natural History Unit in co-production with BBC America, Tencent, WDR, France Télévisions, CCTV9 Sir David Attenborough, Narrator

OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL MUSIC AND LYRICS

Saturday Night Live • Host: Chance The Rapper / Song Title: Come Back Barack • NBC SNL Studios in association with Universal Television and Broadway Video Eli Brueggemann, Music by

5:15 PM: Standing ovation for presenter Carol Burnett.

OUTSTANDING PICTURE EDITING FOR A STRUCTURED OR COMPETITION REALITY PROGRAM

Queer Eye • Series Body Of Work • Netflix Scout Productions, Inc. and ITV Entertainment, LLC Thomas Scott Reuther, Supervising Editor Joe DeShano, Editor A.M. Peters, Editor Ryan Taylor, Editor Matthew D. Miller, Editor Brian Ray, Editor

OUTSTANDING PICTURE EDITING FOR AN UNSTRUCTURED REALITY PROGRAM

United Shades Of America With W. Kamau Bell • Sikhs In America • CNN CNN Original Series, All3Media America, Main Event Media Bryan Eber, Supervising Editor

5:10 PM: A shoutout to fellow CNNer Bourdain from senior show producer Geraldine Porras: “This award is dedicated to the memory of Anthony Bourdain, who continues to inspire us every day.”

OUTSTANDING UNSTRUCTURED REALITY PROGRAM

United Shades Of America With W. Kamau Bell • CNN CNN Original Series, All3Media America, Main Event Media Jimmy Fox, Executive Producer W. Kamau Bell, Executive Producer Donny Jackson, Executive Producer Greg Lipstone, Executive Producer Layla Smith, Executive Producer Amy Entelis, Executive Producer Lizzie Fox, Executive Producer Justin Yungfleisch, Co-Executive Producer David E.J. Berger, Supervising Producer Geraldine Porras, Senior Show Producer

5:05 PM: Score one for a revival. The Queer Eye team, earlier presenters tonight, return for the hardware. EP David Collins speaks for the huge team onstage: “This show is so important, thank you for what this fab five are doing to help the LGBT movement.”

OUTSTANDING STRUCTURED REALITY PROGRAM

Queer Eye • Netflix Scout Productions, Inc. and ITV Entertainment, LLC David Collins, Executive Producer Michael Williams, Executive Producer Rob Eric, Executive Producer Jennifer Lane, Executive Producer Adam Sher, Executive Producer David George, Executive Producer David Eilenberg, Executive Producer Jordana Hochman, Executive Producer Mark Bracero, Co-Executive Producer Rachelle Mendez, Co-Executive Producer

OUTSTANDING EXCEPTIONAL MERIT IN DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKING

Strong Island • Netflix Yanceville Films, LLC and Louverture Films, LLC Joslyn Barnes, Produced by Yance Ford, Produced by

OUTSTANDING DOCUMENTARY OR NONFICTION SERIES

Wild Wild Country • Netflix A Duplass Brothers Production in association with Stardust Frames Productions and Submarine Entertainment Mark Duplass, Executive Producer Jay Duplass, Executive Producer Josh Braun, Executive Producer Dan Braun, Executive Producer Juliana Lembi, Produced by Chapman Way, Producer Maclain Way, Producer

4:56 PM: “You’re all in my dream right now,” says director Morgen, winning with his eighth nomination. “I have nothing prepared.” He says his team went two months over in their sound mix and other aspects of production, and Nat Geo “never called me, saying he was grateful they let him get on with his work uninterrupted.”

OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A DOCUMENTARY/NONFICTION PROGRAM

Jane • National Geographic National Geographic Studios in association with Public Road Productions Brett Morgen, Directed by

4:54 PM: This is turning into a night of tributes with the victory for the documentary on the late and great Garry Shandling. “I’d like to thank my wife Leslie,” director Judd Apatow says. “I’d like to not thank my two children Maude and Iris,” he added, after chiding them earlier in the show for not coming with him tonight. “I won — it would have been fun to be here. Never again.”

OUTSTANDING DOCUMENTARY OR NONFICTION SPECIAL

The Zen Diaries Of Garry Shandling • HBO HBO Documentary Films in association with Apatow Productions Judd Apatow, Executive Producer Sheila Nevins, Executive Producer Joe Beshenkovsky, Co-Executive Producer Michael Bonfiglio, Co-Executive Producer Sara Bernstein, Supervising Producer Josh Church, Supervising Producer Sam Fishell, Producer Amanda Glaze, Producer

4:50 PM: That’s No. 4 tonight for JCS, sweeping away the likes of the Oscars and the Super Bowl halftime show in this category.

OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL DIRECTION, CAMERAWORK, VIDEO CONTROL FOR A LIMITED SERIES, MOVIE OR SPECIAL

Jesus Christ Superstar Live In Concert • NBC Universal Television, The Really Useful Group, Marc Platt Productions, Zadan/Meron Productions Eric Becker, Technical Director Emelie Scaminaci, Senior Video Control Ka-Lai Wong, Senior Video Control Shaun Harkins, Camera Raymond Hoover, Camera Jay Kulick, Camera Ron Lehman, Camera Tore Livia, Camera Adam Margolis, Camera Lyn Noland, Camera Jimmy O’Donnell, Camera Mark S. Renaudin, Camera Andrew Waruszewski, Camera

OUTSTANDING SOUND MIXING FOR A VARIETY SERIES OR SPECIAL

Jesus Christ Superstar Live In Concert • NBC Universal Television, The Really Useful Group, Marc Platt Productions, Zadan/Meron Productions Thomas Holmes, Production Mixer Ellen Fitton, Production Mixer John Harris, Production Music Mixer Brian Flanzbaum, Music Mixer Mark Weglinski, Music Playback Mixer David Crawford, FOH Mixer Dan Gerhard, FOH Mixer Mike Bove, Monitor Mixer Jason Sears, Monitor Mixer Christian Schrader, Sweetening Mixer

4:45 PM: That’s gotta be a first Emmy for an Apple show after it jumped into the content game this year. A known brand like Carpool Karaoke doesn’t hurt. “To try and do a Carpool Karaoke series without James Corden was a tricky thing,” EP Ben Winston says onstage. “I think this might be Apple’s first Emmy!”

OUTSTANDING SHORT FORM VARIETY SERIES

Carpool Karaoke: The Series • Apple Music CBS Television Studios / Fulwell 73 Ben Winston, Executive Producer James Corden, Executive Producer/Host Eric Pankowski, Executive Producer Sheila Rogers, Supervising Producer

OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHY

So You Think You Can Dance • Routines: Brand New, To Make You Feel My Love • FOX dick clark productions, inc. and 19 Entertainment Mandy Moore, Choreographer

4:39 PM: Chalk up another one for Zadan Inc. Very cool.

OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION DESIGN FOR VARIETY SPECIAL

Jesus Christ Superstar Live In Concert • NBC Universal Television, The Really Useful Group, Marc Platt Productions, Zadan/Meron Productions Jason Ardizzone-West, Production Designer Melissa Shakun, Art Director

OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION DESIGN FOR VARIETY, REALITY OR REALITY-COMPETITION SERIES

Saturday Night Live • Host Bill Hader • NBC SNL Studios in association with Universal Television and Broadway Video Eugene Lee, Production Designer Akira Yoshimura, Production Designer Keith Ian Raywood, Production Designer N. Joseph DeTullio, Production Designer

OUTSTANDING PICTURE EDITING FOR VARIETY PROGRAMMING

Last Week Tonight With John Oliver • Border Patrol (segment) • HBO HBO Entertainment in association with Sixteen String Jack Productions and Avalon Television Ryan Barger, Editor

4:34 PM: That win is the first in 13 total noms this year for the live event musical, produced by Craig Zadan who just passed away. “I want to dedicate this award to Craig Zadan,” Gurdon says onstage. “He will be sadly missed by all of us. I only got to work with him once, but it was a privilege.”

OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGN/LIGHTING DIRECTION FOR A VARIETY SPECIAL

Jesus Christ Superstar Live In Concert • NBC Universal Television, The Really Useful Group, Marc Platt Productions, Zadan/Meron Productions Al Gurdon, Lighting Designer Travis Hagenbuch, Lighting Director Ben Green, Lighting Director Kirk J. Miller, Lighting Director Eric Christian, Lighting Director

4:30 PM: Second win in three tries for Goco. “Ru I love you, thank you so much for all the love and inspiration,” he says, his voice shaking a little.

OUTSTANDING COSTUMES FOR VARIETY, NONFICTION OR REALITY PROGRAMMING

RuPaul’s Drag Race • 10s Across The Board / Costumes: RuPaul’s gowns • VH1 World of Wonder Productions Zaldy Goco, Costume Designer Saturday Night Live • Host: Natalie Portman • NBC SNL Studios in association with Universal Television and Broadway Video Tom Broecker, Costume Designer Eric Justian, Costume Designer

OUTSTANDING CINEMATOGRAPHY FOR A NONFICTION PROGRAM

Jane • National Geographic National Geographic Studios in association with Public Road Productions Ellen Kuras, Director of Photography Hugo van Lawick, Archival Photography

OUTSTANDING PICTURE EDITING FOR A NONFICTION PROGRAM

Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown • Lagos • CNN CNN Original Series and Zero Point Zero Production, Inc. Hunter Gross, ACE, Editor

4:24 PM: This is the first of a run of awards that Anthony Bourdain’s show is up for tonight – the first awards show for his CNN series since his suicide in Juny. “Tony was nominated for this Emmy many times,” producer Lydia Tenaglia says in accepting. “But it had always eluded him, the one he had always coveted so it is with tremendous bittersweetness that I accept it on his behalf….his writing was always fiercely intelligent — very real no bullshit…If he were here, he would thank his longtime literary agent and friend Kim Witherspoon for giving his words life through the medium of books..actually he wouldn’t have done that at all. He wouldn’t have thanked anybody he would have been …..but he’s really off on a journey to parts unknowns she says, her voice breaking. “We wish we were there to shoot it with him and he really would have written the hell out of that episode.”

OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A NONFICTION PROGRAM

Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown • Southern Italy • CNN CNN Original Series and Zero Point Zero Production, Inc. Anthony Bourdain, Written by

4:17 PM: The first wins for Amoral and McGuinness. “This is a giant surprise after 12 times,” says McGuinness. “Phil was just telling me his last Emmy he won was in 1967.”

OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGN/LIGHTING DIRECTION FOR A VARIETY SERIES Saturday Night Live • Host: Kevin Hart • NBC SNL Studios in association with Universal Television and Broadway Video Phil Hymes, Lighting Designer Geoff Amoral, Lighting Director Rick McGuinness, Lighting Director

4:15 PM: Winner Don Roy King takes the stage. The first time I came to this event I brought my daughter with me and she was 9 years old, and now she just turned 21.”

OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A VARIETY SERIES

Saturday Night Live • Host: Donald Glover • NBC SNL Studios in association with Universal Television and Broadway Video Don Roy King, Directed by

4:13 PM: Charlie Redd from Last Week Tonight’s web team is here to read a message because the writers are too busy working in New York. “Currently we’re being held captive in a windowless writers room,” they write, “but rest assured we are drunk.”

OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A VARIETY SERIES

Last Week Tonight With John Oliver • HBO HBO Entertainment in association with Sixteen String Jack Productions and Avalon Television John Oliver, Written by Tim Carvell, Written by Raquel D’Apice, Written by Josh Gondelman, Written by Dan Gurewitch, Written by Geoff Haggerty, Written by Jeff Maurer, Written by Brian Parise, Written by Scott Sherman, Written by Ben Silva, Written by Will Tracy, Written by Jill Twiss, Written by Seena Vali, Written by Juli Weiner, Written by

4 PM PT: “Welcome to the short night of the 2018 Creative Arts Emmys,” exec producer Bob Bain says to plenty of laughs. Not sure if that’s for the quip or at him for wishful thinking. Either way the show is underway, with the 30-second rule for speeches still in play (they didn’t listen much last night, if you’re scoring at home).

Source: https://deadline.com/2018/09/emmy-awards-2108-winners-creative-arts-live-blog-list-1202460382/

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Sophisticated cyber threats are biggest technology fear for financial and public sector in 2018

The financial services industry and public sector are aligned in their concerns about data and system security, with both citing a fear of harmful cyber threats emerging in 2018, according to a new study from digital workplace provider Invotra.

The research, conducted among 504 senior IT managers working across public sector and financial organisations, found that 79% of those in the public sector, and 85% of respondents in the financial services sector, consider data and systems security to be their biggest priority. Both groups also said that the most notable impact of high profile cyber attacks hitting the headlines was greater scrutiny on existing systems. When asked how well equipped their organisation is to defend itself against cyber attacks, the financial sector showed greater confidence, with 94% saying they had a strong line of defence, compared to 88% in the public sector.

Fintan Galvin, chief executive officer at Invotra said, “We commissioned this research to understand digital challenges facing the financial and public sectors. Both sectors are under pressure to modernise systems, make them accessible, and to keep pace with emerging technologies; all the while tackling sophisticated security threats. These are real hurdles for IT professionals today so it’s no wonder they have concerns for the year ahead.”

Exploring respondents attitudes to digital transformation, public sector IT managers were asked how well they felt the sector was progressing. 44% described digital transformation as ‘an important focus’, but said the public sector is way behind the private sector.  There was greater confidence and belief among financial services professionals, with a smaller proportion (19%) feeling financial services lags behind other sectors, and just a small proportion (8%) of respondents in the financial sector describing digitisation as ‘an aspiration’ and ‘not an achievable goal’.  In the public sector, a larger proportion (18%) said digital transformation was ‘a buzzword’ and described it as ‘meaningless’, and a fifth said digital transformation was too costly compared to 13% in the finance sector.

With the emphasis on improving digital services, Invotra also wanted to understand how technology professionals rate current investment levels. Almost half (49%) of public sector respondents said about the right amount had been invested to support broader digital transformation initiatives, but almost a third (32%) said investment to date had been inadequate. In the financial sector, 64% of respondents believe the right amount has been invested in improving digital services, and a much smaller proportion (18%) believe not enough spend has been dedicated to modernisation.

Respondents were also asked to rate their organisation’s investment in emerging technologies, including blockchain, artificial intelligence, predictive analytics and biometrics. 46% of public sector IT professionals believe about the right amount has been invested but over a third (37%) would like to see greater investment. In the financial sector, over half (54%) believe current investment levels are appropriate, but a fifth believe their organisation is spending too much on emerging technologies. A far smaller proportion (23%) thinks too little is being spent.

Fintan Galvin concluded, “It’s clear from our study that finance technology professionals understand the need to drive change. But, they are charged with providing an accessible digital workplace with meaningful results in terms of improving people’s work lives, whilst facing sophisticated security threats. And, there is, of course, pressure to do more with less.

“Organisations need to wake up and realise that enhancing digital capabilities is about enabling people and not the sole responsibility of IT departments. This research highlights a need for widespread buy in, and understanding of digital workplace technologies across organisations, and for proper user training. Without this, transforming the internal and external customer experience, is going to prove impossible.”

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The path for SMEs and GDPR

The end of 2017 is fast approaching. 2018 is set to be a fresh start for many, bringing with it new ideas and opportunities to make this world a more secure and safe place. It also marks the implementation of GDPR, which is set to revolutionise the way our data is stored and protected. Failure to do so means that severe fines will be imposed. While many large organisations might just survive the financial costs if they were caught with their security pants down, the same can’t be said for small enterprises.

According to the latest survey by the Close Brothers, only one in four SMEs have prepared for the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), with just only one in three being aware of GDPR’s implications.

For those that are not ‘aware’ and not ‘prepared’, then perhaps the potential of being fined up to €20m or 4% of their annual global turnover will get their attention. This amount could potentially bankrupt many SME’s, so with the GDPR implementation date around the corner, the time to act is now.

The Issues

Gerald Beuchelt, chief information security officer at LogMeIn, believes small businesses have as much at stake as any organisation when it comes to GDPR. “Smaller businesses with lower turnovers are likely to feel the negative effects of non-compliance hard than larger organisations. Non-compliance can also result in court orders which will forcibly change how a company does business, and can also impact where it really hurts – in consumer confidence.”

Many organisations would be conscious of reputational damage caused should a company be found non-compliant. However, there is a common challenge that many SME’s face as Helen Daveport, director at Gowling WLG alludes to, and that is that they “do not have the access to advice and resources to dedicate to compliance compared to larger organisations.”

To some however, the term ‘size doesn’t matter’ comes to mind when discussing GDPR preparedness. David Fathers, regional general manager at Crown Records Management states “size is not the sole defining factor” and instead “it is the volume and sensitivity of the data being processed that matters.” Many organisations still hold data in paper format instead of digital form, which can prove to be a complication for some companies. Fathers continues, “for those thousands of boxes in storage it really is time to decide what is in them and what needs to be kept. In some cases, it may be better to destroy boxes which hold out-of-date data – data which no longer must be kept by law – than to keep them ‘just in case’ they are useful in future. In reality, it may prove costlier to keep data which is hard to locate and edit – and open up businesses to the possibility of future fines.”

Steps forward

For organisations scrambling and searching for which steps need to be taken first, there are a few specific things that can be done right away. A starting point would be to carry out a comprehensive data audit to locate exactly what data is being held and where it is being stored. David Fathers says “not all smaller companies will need to appoint a data protection officer but it is also vital that someone in the business takes responsibility for keeping up to date with the regulation. We’ve seen many companies start with an assumption that it’s an issue for the IT department. But, in reality, it’s a company-wide issue which requires board-level leadership, and buy-in from every employee in every department.”

Jonathon Wood, director at C2 Cyber, believes “human error can represent the biggest threat to information security, so an audit of staff and the way they are behaving, such as awareness of storage and security good practice, remote and mobile working policy and two step encryption, are all key.”

He continues, “most organisations have all the technology in place to ensure they are as secure as possible but many aren’t using it properly, so training the team coherently to ensure they are ahead of GDPR is a must.

For Alastair Paterson, CEO and co-founder of Digital Shadows, it’s imperative that enterprises “establish GDPR compliance processes now. All firms need to establish and test processes in advance to ensure they know how and who to notify in the event of a breach. With only 72 hours to spare, SMEs can’t afford to wait and figure it out ‘on the fly.’ It is also advised that organisations seek legal counsel before carrying out any drastic changes. All of these changes require considerable thought, time and effort. Before firms go too far down the path of implementing processes and any supporting technologies required, they should seek professional legal advice to ensure that their chosen approaches suitably address the legislation.”

Eric Berdeaux, CEO at OXIAL, claims “GDPR is the most significant change to data protection law in the EU for a generation” and he is not wrong. With time slipping away, organisations need to refrain from burying their heads in the sand otherwise they will suffer from the ramifications of not being compliant at their own peril.

A number of helpful resources and guidelines are available via The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/guide-to-the-general-data-protection-regulation-gdpr/

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Eugene Kaspersky: We would quit Moscow if Russia asked us to spy

Kaspersky Lab CEO Eugene Kaspersky has fired back at accusations that his company’s software was used to carry out spying for the Russian government, and said that if the Kremlin did ask the security firm to do anything wrong, he’d take the company out of the country. Reports have linked the use of Kaspersky software with the theft of NSA hacking tools, and in September, the US government banned all federal agencies from using Kaspersky software over concerns about the Russian-based company’s ties to the Kremlin.

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ORIGINAL SOURCE: ZDNet

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As Apple fixes macOS root password hole, here’s what went wrong

Apple has emitted an emergency software patch to address the trivial to exploit vulnerability in macOS High Sierra, version 10.13.1, that allowed miscreants to log into Macs as administrators without passwords and let any app gain root privileges. The Cupertino iPhone giant kicked out the fix, Security Update 2017-001, today after word of the bug and methods to exploit it ran wild over the internet. It was discussed on Apple’s developer support forums two weeks ago, and hit Twitter on Tuesday.

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ORIGINAL SOURCE: The Register

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Google You Owe Us: Search engine sued for £2.7bn on behalf of 5.4 million people

Google could be forced to pay £2.7bn in compensation after it was accused of selling the data of more than five million iPhone users without their consent. A class action has been launched against the search engine giant over claims it harvested the browsing histories of users of Apple’s device by using an algorithm bypassing the default privacy settings on the iPhone. This released data from default browser, Safari and is known as the ‘Safari Workaround’. The campaign spearheading the case, titled Google You Owe Us, is aiming for some the 5.4 million affected users to get payouts of hundreds of pounds.

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ORIGINAL SOURCE: IBTimes

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Uber says 2.7 MEEELLION(ish) UK users affected by hack

Uber has finally come up with a figure for the number of UK-based riders and drivers affected by its massive data breach: 2.7 million. The taxi hire firm has been slammed by regulators around the world for keeping the hack, which happened in October 2016, quiet for the best part of a year. To make matters worse, when it eventually ‘fessed up, Uber was unable to give regulators a nation-level breakdown of the 57 million affected users for days afterwards. It has today updated the information on its webpage about the hack, saying that it involved “approximately” 2.7 million riders and drivers.

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ORIGINAL SOURCE: The Register

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Facebook bot problem: Users forced to upload selfies to prove they are real

Facebook, the world’s largest social network, has confirmed that it is attempting to “catch suspicious activity” by making users upload selfies to help prove they are real humans. A screenshot widely-shared across Twitter suggested the platform was now using a new checkpoint system in place of the traditional “captcha” verification process. “Facebook is now locking users out of account features, then demanding that those users ‘verify’ their account to get back in by scanning an image of their face,” the tweet which highlighted the issue read.

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ORIGINAL SOURCE: IBTimes

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New Ursnif variants silently targets banks and employ redirection attacks

New Ursnif variants being tested in the wild are using redirection attacks to target Australian banks and malicious TLS callback techniques to achieve process injection.  The malware is based on the same code as the original Ursnif trojan, aka Gozi ISFB, but features modifications to the code injection level and to attack tactics, IBM Executive Security Advisor Limor Kessem said in a Nov. 28 blog post.

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Clarksons hack: Shipping giant fears hackers may leak confidential data over refusal to pay ransom

UK shipping giant Clarksons confirmed that it was hit by hackers, who appear to have been successful in stealing sensitive and confidential corporate data. The firm said that it suspects that the hackers may soon leak the stolen data, likely in retaliation to the company refusing to meet the cybercriminals’ ransom demand. Clarksons said that the hackers had managed to access the company’s computer systems by compromising a “single and isolated user account,” which has since been disabled. The shipping giant said that it is in the process of notifying potentially affected clients and is working with law enforcement authorities to resolve the issue.

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EU REGULATION, SKILLS AND GOVERNANCE NOW CHALLENGE UK’S LEADERSHIP OF ‘FOURTH INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION’

Big Data London (BDL), the UK’s largest exhibition and conference for data leaders, today revealed the first findings from the inaugural UK Fourth Industrial Revolution Report. The independent research, sponsored by Big Data LDN and Hortonworks, surveyed how 250 of the UK’s largest data-driven organisations are coping with pre-Brexit pressure to compete against data-savvy competitors globally.

The Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR), driven by data, follows on from others which Britain led, including steam power, computing and the World Wide Web. Today’s results paint a picture of an economy in flux, with leading technologies like Big Data used more for analysis of today’s consumer spending habits and less for designing tomorrow’s new products and services.

Complacency among the UK’s data experts was evidenced in their belief our expertise was world-class and the UK can easily cope in future, especially in the face of increased EU data protection laws by providing more opportunities to capitalise on the hidden value of both existing and new datasets. There was also cause for optimism with most UK large businesses working to an agreed data strategy and encouraging the upskilling of existing staff who already understand their business’ operational model rather than the outsourcing of vital data analysis activities, as found in previous technology waves.

Key Fourth Industrial Revolution Report findings include:

Short-termist ambitions for UK organisations – Four times as many UK organisations (58%) use data to analyse existing customer engagement and loyalty as to develop new products (13%).

Somewhat prepared – Almost all UK enterprises have a data strategy for the Fourth Industrial Revolution, however the majority of organisations (48%) have only been recently delivering against it for the last 12 months.

Skills gap saved by self-sufficiency – When asked how they will obtain the skill sets needed for the Fourth Industrial Revolution, 60% will identify and redeploy staff with transferable skills, and only 2% of UK businesses surveyed will outsource.

Strategic technology on the shopping list for UK businesses – Data Leaders indicated Enterprise Information Management (29%), Self-service data preparation (27%) and Cloud (25%) platforms are the technologies needed to deliver value and business growth in the new revolution.

Specifically on Brexit’s impact on the UK’s role in the Fourth Industrial Revolution, the findings are mixed:

UK PLC will remain competitive globally – Just 10% see their organisation becoming less competitive globally. However, 38% say UK organisations will have less access to data from European partners.

Opportunity to boost revenue – 44% believe Brexit will boost innovation in their organisation’s data usage and nearly a third (32%) of UK data leaders believe this country has the ability to create its own world-class legislation.

Alan Mak, Chair of the All-Party group on the Fourth Industrial Revolution, said: “As Chair of Parliament’s all-party group on the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR), I welcome this research that looks at how Britain can use data to drive economic growth. This report draws much needed attention to how British businesses can use data for product design and process innovation, adding value in new ways, lowering costs, and giving more choice to the consumer. Data will be as important to the British economy in this century as oil was in the previous one, so it is vital that as we prepare for Brexit we invest wisely in the skills and new technologies needed to harness the opportunities of the 4IR.”

Commenting on the findings, Big Data LDN founder, Bill Hammond, said: “These findings lay bare the challenge facing the UK, if we aspire to lead the charge in the Fourth Industrial Revolution, as we have with every other industrial revolution. Britain’s data leaders are, perhaps overly, confident they can redeploy talent and build data-driven businesses which turn Brexit and GDPR into global sales advantages. If we can guard against complacency, stay at the forefront of technical advances and, critically, muster the human resources required, there seems genuine cause for optimism for the UK in the Fourth Industrial Revolution.”

“It’s interesting to see how despite having set clear business objectives, the majority of UK organisations are still unaware of how of big data-led solutions and can truly drive the business forward” stated Abhas Ricky, Director, Strategy and Innovation, Hortonworks. “There is a clear gap between data strategies and the investment needed to achieve those objectives. Big data is raising the bar for competitiveness on a global scale, therefore businesses can no longer afford to rely on legacy infrastructures to remain lean and innovative. As counteracting fraud, improving customer loyalty and the efficiency of supply chains becomes increasingly relevant, any data-driven organisation should invest in new technology that is able to tackle the most demanding challenges and future-proof the business.”

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