Apricorn stories
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UK councils report over 5,000 data breaches in 2023
Tue, 9th Jul 2024
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data protection
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risk & compliance
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data privacy
An FoI request by Apricorn unveiled over 5,000 data breaches across UK local councils in 2023, raising serious concerns about data protection compliance.
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Apricorn earns ISO 9001:2015 certification for quality management
Thu, 27th Jun 2024
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encryption
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r&d
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government
Apricorn has attained ISO 9001:2015 certification from IAPMO SCB, reinforcing its commitment to quality management and operational excellence in hardware-encrypted USB data storage.
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Research shows mobile workers put corporate data at significant risk
Wed, 19th Jun 2024
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email security
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phishing
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breach prevention
Research by Apricorn shows 63% of UK and US IT leaders fear mobile workers will cause data breaches, with 55% admitting deliberate security compromises.
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UK government departments reveal rise in data breaches & lost devices
Wed, 8th May 2024
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encryption
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smart home
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ministry of justice
A rise in data breaches and lost devices across key UK government departments potentially impacting thousands, highlights urgent need for enhanced data protection.
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UK government departments show apathy towards cyber insurance
Wed, 13th Dec 2023
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endpoint protection
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risk & compliance
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edr
Most UK government departments display a worrying disregard for cyber insurance, ignoring potential financial and data risks.
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IT leaders report surge in external breach Notifications to gov ICO
Sat, 21st Oct 2023
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fintechs
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financial systems
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breach prevention
32% of UK security decision-makers surveyed reported their organization to the ICO for a data breach, according to Apricorn's annual research.
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Two in three companies lose data due to no backups: Apricorn
Fri, 8th Sep 2023
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data protection
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dr
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ransomware
Nearly one-third of security leaders admit to insufficiently robust backup processes manual, and local backups rise.
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2/3 UK companies have lost data due to failed backups
Thu, 7th Sep 2023
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dr
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cybersecurity
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backup and recovery
While the majority of UK companies have needed to recover data from a backup in the last year, the number who lost data in the process has increased.
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Alarming drop in device encryption in UK companies
Thu, 20th Jul 2023
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encryption
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breach prevention
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cybersecurity
Lack of encryption and loss of devices containing sensitive information responsible for data breaches at more than a third (35%) of organisations.
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Apricorn releases its first offering to feature NVME SSD
Mon, 8th May 2023
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data protection
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encryption
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usb
Apricorn has released the USB 10Gbps Aegis NVX, the first encrypted device the company has offered to feature an NVME SSD inside.
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Data backup plans inadequate, data still at risk - study
Thu, 19th May 2022
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dr
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data analytics
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martech
The Apricorn 2022 Global IT Security Survey revealed that while the majority organisations have data backup plans in place, data for many are at risk.
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Duo expands security offerings
Tue, 23rd Aug 2011
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duo
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distributors
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apricorn
Duo New Zealand beefs up its security suite, partnering with Origin Storage, Data Locker, and Apricorn to broaden its market offerings.