[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”3.22″][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”3.26.7″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”] Criminal hackers are ‘rediscovering’ the tools of the past in their latest efforts, and moving back from hacking machines to hacking people. One of the reasons behind this shift is the lack of cybersecurity awareness among employees,… Continue reading From hacking machines to hacking people – how do you cope?
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Cost of cyber fraud rises by 1,266%
[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”] [et_pb_row admin_label=”row”] [et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”]Cyber fraud in the UK totalled £124 million last year, according to a new report by KPMG. The firm’s Fraud Barometer reported a 1,266% rise on 2015’s figures, an increase largely accounted for by a £113 million boiler-room scam involving 750 victims. Criminals cold-called people while posing as the… Continue reading Cost of cyber fraud rises by 1,266%
Cyber crime cost UK businesses £29 billion in 2016
[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”] [et_pb_row admin_label=”row”] [et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”]Beaming recently published new research that revealed the impact of cyber crime on UK businesses in 2016. 2.9 million British companies were hit by some sort of cyber crime at a total cost of £29.1 billion. Phishing was the most common type of attack (affecting 1,299,178 businesses), followed by… Continue reading Cyber crime cost UK businesses £29 billion in 2016