John Finch examines the anatomy of a cyber-attack that caused a breach of public sector data, considering the impact assessment, the remediation applied, and future implications. This details a type of data breach that has been happening for years, but is now becoming more widely publicised. The talk considers what you can do about it, how to spot it and what can be done nationally.

The session was part of Secure South West 7 at Plymouth University on 5 October 2016. [(CC) BY-NC-SA 2.0 UK]