Tag: cyber-security
Data Privacy Day: 5 Most Common Data Mistakes
Data Privacy Day: This Thursday January 28th, 2021 sees an international day to mark data protection and privacy We live in a world surrounded by advanced technologies which are emerging every single day, and it has become clear over the past five years that smartphones, computers and tablets have (and will…
NCSC launches ad campaign to tackle Festive raud
Shoppers buying Christmas presents online have been urged to follow a new cyber safety campaign to avoid 'festive fraud' after callous criminals swindled an average of £775 from each victim over the same period last year. The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) – a part of GCHQ – today launched a major government advertising campaign…
Nearly half of firms had data breach in last 12 months
Data breaches continue to dominate headlines around the world. Recent findings analyzed by Atlas VPN reveal that as many as 45% of businesses had a data breach in the last 12 months. The data is based on a survey conducted by Kaspersky and B2B International on September 30, 2020. Researchers interviewed 4,179 businesses globally, with 50 and…
Small businesses told to train up ‘cyber security champions’ to stop hackers
Small businesses should train up “cyber security champions” to better protect themselves from the threat of cyber attacks, new government research has suggested. A report by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport and the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) claimed that in the case of more than half (57%) of businesses who had…
Cyber Governance Health Check report: UK firms need to do more
Leaders at some of the UK’s biggest companies have been told to be more aware of cyber attacks to avoid falling victim. Despite almost all of the country’s top firms having a cyber security strategy in place, many board directors admitted that they don’t have a full understanding of the impact of loss or disruption…
Fourth generation espionage: How spy agencies are turning to Quantum computing and AI
The head of MI6, Alex Younger, says there is a need for “fourth-generation espionage” as adversaries take advantage of “blurred lines” between the cyber and physical worlds. Here are some of the ways Britain’s security services are adopting, and responding to, modern technology. – Artificial intelligence and quantum computing These are potentially valuable tools for…
Password hacking: how to secure your accounts
Image: fbi.gov In late 2017, the security monitoring team at 4iQ made a stunning discovery while investigating the Dark Web. Somebody (or a group of people) had uploaded a vast database of 1.4 billion User IDs and passwords. Every record was presented unencrypted, in clear text format. So anyone with access…
Cyber security: 8 tips to keep your devices safe
Every month cyber security becomes a more pressing issue for both people and businesses alike. With frequent headlines reporting data breaches at a corporate level, individuals may believe they’re not a tantalising target for hackers. Unfortunately, this assumption is wrong. A recent report revealed that 86 per cent of respondents believe they may have experienced a phishing incident, whilst 40 per cent of millennials have experienced…
UK businesses attacked over 50,000 times EACH in June – IoT attacks most common
UK businesses were subjected to 52,596 cyber attacks each on average in the three months to the end of June, the equivalent of 578 attempt a day or once every two and a half minutes, according to Beaming, the business ISP. Although the rate of attack was slightly down on that experienced in the first quarter…
Are security concerns and high costs to blame for slow smart home take up?
While a new survey suggests disappointing growth, a new generation is set to embrace the benefits of the hi-tech home. Chris Price reports Despite an increased awareness of what a smart home actually is, uptake for smart home technology still remains surprisingly low. At least that’s one of the key findings of a national survey…
