Entrust, a global leader in trusted identities, payments and data, has announced its pioneering role in the evolution of digital travel experiences. With Entrust solutions helping to power the Eurostar SmartCheck system, the UK Home Office digitised immigration application process, the new UK Electronic Travel Authorization and more, Entrust is leading the implementation of Digital Travel […]

Signicat, a pan-European leader in digital identity, has achieved another European milestone by integrating the Italian e-identity system, SPID (Sistema Pubblico di Identità Digitale), into its electronic identity portfolio. Being the first international aggregator to offer SPID, Signicat enables companies and public administrations across Europe to seamlessly interact with SPID users for customer onboarding and authentication purposes. […]

It has been reported that Pizza Hut Australia has been hit by a cyberattack, the company has revealed, with customer data including delivery addresses and order details stolen in the hack. Javvad Malik, Lead Security Awareness Advocate at KnowBe4, commented on the news: “Pizza Hut Australia’s swift response in engaging forensic and cybersecurity specialists is […]

Finnish Customs has seized the ‘Piilopuoti’ web server in cooperation with foreign authorities and seized the contents of the server. The web server was operational in the Tor network since 2022. The Finnish-language website that sold narcotics opened on May 18, 2022. The site operated as a hidden service in the encrypted Tor network. The […]

MGM Resorts recently announced it has been the victim of a malicious cyberattack. The organisation published a statement on its website: ‘MGM Resorts recently identified a cybersecurity issue affecting certain of the company’s systems. Promptly after detecting the issue, we began an investigation with assistance from leading external cybersecurity experts. We also notified law enforcement […]

Rick Vanover, Senior Director of Product Strategy at Veeam, guides businesses in fearlessly taking control of their defence. Ransomware attacks continue to grow in frequency. As well as being more common, ransomware is also getting more potent. As per Veeam’s 2023 Ransomware Trends Report 21% of companies paid the ransom but could not recover their […]

The pressing need to reduce waiting times for services like security and immigration checks at airports or even when picking up rental cars has come into focus. Undoubtedly, waiting in long queues for any procedure is one of the most frustrating moments for travellers. The COVID-19 pandemic has also contributed to accelerating the adoption of […]

Axis Communications – a global leader in network cameras, access control and network audio devices for the physical security and video surveillance industries – announced the onboarding of AlJammaz Technologies as its newest distribution partner in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). The strategic decision to partner with AlJammaz Technologies will enable Axis to expand […]

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has issued a reprimand to NHS Lanarkshire, following staff’s unauthorised use of WhatsApp to share patients’ personal data over the course of two years. Between April 2020 and April 2022, 26 staff at NHS Lanarkshire had access to a WhatsApp group where patient data was entered on more than 500 occasions, […]

Norfolk and Suffolk constabularies have identified an issue relating to a very small percentage of responses to Freedom of Information (FOI) requests for crime statistics, issued between April 2021 and March 2022. A technical issue has led to some raw data belonging to the constabularies being included within the files produced in response to the […]