Tag: fasthosts
Study reveals how pandemic has left businesses vulnerable to cybercrime
A report by Fasthosts has revealed that the pandemic has left UK businesses vulnerable to fraud and cyber-attacks. Data from the National Fraud Intelligence Bureau show that businesses have had […]
Safer Internet Day: Top 5 Tips to Keep Kids Safe Online
Tomorrow (8th February) is Safer Internet Day. We teamed up with web hosting experts at Fasthosts to give our top 5 tips for keeping children safe online… We know that […]
A new study reveals 60% of Brits affected by after-hours work emails
While digital technology has kept us safe during the pandemic, for millions of people working from home has felt more like sleeping in the office, making it harder to fully […]
Opinion: 2007: The year your data went AWOL
We’ve been talking about data security, phishing, and online scams for years, but it feels like 2007 was the year that everything went completely pear-shaped.
With visions of Nicky Campbell rummaging through the litter bins of major high street banks fresh in the mind, it seems that every Government agency, and even a few private companies, have had a go at losing our personal data this year.
The Inland Revenue (sorry, Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs), the Driver and Vehicle Agency, Fasthosts, the Diabetic Retinopathy Screening Service, Leeds Building Society, the Citizens Advice Bureau… I could go on, but it’s too depressing.
Yes, despite all the warnings about how vigilant we, the innocent members of the public, should be — shredding bank statements, having decent security on our PCs, securing our home wireless networks, and so on — it seems the “big boys” still aren’t getting it right.