2018 was definitely an eventful year for Security and Data Breaches.
Here we look back at some of the more notable stories from the past 12 months.
2018: A Cyberyear Review
Top 100 Passwords of 2018
Password security company SplashData has released its annual list of the most commonly used passwords on the web.
The number one spot belongs to ‘123456’, which is followed by another maddeningly obvious choice, ‘password’. In fact, these two are stalwarts of the most common passwords, having claimed the first two spots for the fifth year in a row.
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South Bank By Night
Sometimes, I manage to escape the office in Peterborough, jump on a train and attend Cyber Security conferences in London. This week was one of those weeks, with me spending all day on Thursday in Borough, just down from London Bridge.
The Non-Tourist London
London is by far one of my favourite cities to visit. As a child we would have family trips to London, especially at Christmas, so from an early age I got to know different parts of the city, and how to get across London on foot.
Today, i’m under an hour away on the train, and will quite often go down at a weekend just to be a tourist and wander around. It’s rare that i’ll know where I want to go, I just get off the train at Kings Cross and go exploring.
Winter Fens
It’s rare to get good cloud formations over the Fens in the Winter unless there is a rainstorm or snowstorm on it’s way in.
Driving home tonight I noticed it was a great Winter sunset, with few clouds and the sky a wonderful orange colour. I drove out towards the Fens with a view of pulling over to get a photo of the sunset.
Three Billion Reasons To Be Secure
In 2016, Internet stalwarts Yahoo discovered a data breach from 2013 where the account details of potentially all THREE BILLION customers had been compromised. This was discovered whilst they were investigating the compromise of 500 MILLION accounts from a 2014 breach.
Email Data Breaches
Did you know that one of the major sources of data breaches isn’t hackers, but it’s accidentally disclosing e-mail addresses. Under the new 2018 Data protection regulations, an e-mail address is considered Personal Identifiable Information, and therefore covered by the UK Data Protect Act 2018 and the EU General Data Protection Regulation 2018 (GDPR).
Belfast Street Art
When you mention Belfast Street Art, most people think about the political murals that adorned the buildings around the Falls Road and the Shankhill Road. Nowadays, whilst these are being removed or made less political, there is another part of the city that it full of large pieces of art. Read More
6 Common Phishing Attacks and How to Protect Against Them
The growth of phishing attacks in both frequency and sophistication poses a significant threat to both individuals and organisations. It’s important that you know how to spot some of the most common phishing scams if you are to protect personal and corporate information.
Budapest, Hungary
Budapest, in Hungary, is a city i’ve been lucky to visit twice in the past few years. It’s a city that’s easy to walk around, is safe both day and night and also has an excellent transport system of trams and metro’s to help you see the sights. Read More