[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”] [et_pb_row admin_label=”row”] [et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”]Over the past few years, cyber security has become a big concern for many organisations. With continual stories of data breaches leading to reputational damage, loss of customers and disciplinary action, organisations are more aware than ever of the consequences of not staying secure – but they’re not always… Continue reading How penetration testing can prevent insider threats
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England football team warned about cyber attacks at 2018 World Cup in Russia
[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”] [et_pb_row admin_label=”row”] [et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”]The FA has told the England team not to use public or hotel Wi-Fi at next summer’s World Cup in Russia amid fears of being hacked. Russia is becoming notorious for politically motivated hacks, and the FA believes that malicious actors in the country could try to expose sensitive information… Continue reading England football team warned about cyber attacks at 2018 World Cup in Russia
Former council worker stole vulnerable people’s personal information
[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”] [et_pb_row admin_label=”row”] [et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”]The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has advised that a former Leicester City Council employee has been fined after “unlawfully obtaining personal data”. Accessing confidential information without permission and a valid business reason to do so is an offence and can incur serious consequences. It transpired that the ex-employee obtained details of… Continue reading Former council worker stole vulnerable people’s personal information
More data was lost or stolen in the first half of 2017 than all of 2016
Wonga hacked: Up to 270,000 customers’ personal data may be exposed
[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”] [et_pb_row admin_label=”row”] [et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”]Payday loan company Wonga has suffered a data breach that may have affected up to 270,000 customers’ personal data – including names, addresses, phone numbers, and financial information such as account numbers, sort codes and the last four digits of customers’ card numbers. This is “one of the biggest” breaches… Continue reading Wonga hacked: Up to 270,000 customers’ personal data may be exposed
From hacking machines to hacking people – how do you cope?
[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?
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%
10 checkpoints to protect yourself from Phishing emails – An example by "HMRC"
[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”] [et_pb_row admin_label=”row”] [et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”]Phishing scams, data breaches and ransomware attacks can all too easily be thought of as things that happen to ‘other people’. There are countless news stories about an ‘unnamed employee’ at some company or local government body who clicks on a link and costs their company millions of pounds.… Continue reading 10 checkpoints to protect yourself from Phishing emails – An example by "HMRC"
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
What is Shadow IT?
[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”] [et_pb_row admin_label=”row”] [et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”]Shadow IT is a term that refers to all resources and applications, including but not limited to Cloud (SaaS, PaaS, IaaS), that are used in an organization without the approval of the organization’s IT department. These can be productivity applications, personal purpose applications or simply applications/ content that the… Continue reading What is Shadow IT?
