Russia is carrying out a sustained campaign of cyber attacks targeting democracy and critical infrastructure in the West, UK Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon has warned. Moscow was “weaponising misinformation”…
Day: February 3, 2017
Security firms 'overstate hackers' abilities to boost sales'
Computer security companies have been accused of “massively” exaggerating the abilities of malicious hackers. Dr Ian Levy, technical director of the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre, made the accusation in…
MPs question UK's cyber attack defences
A skills shortage and “chaotic” handling of personal data breaches are undermining confidence in the government’s ability to protect the UK from cyber attacks, MPs have warned. The Commons Public…
Just One in Four Banks Confident of Breach Detection
Customers more trusting than executives. By Phil Muncaster Less than a quarter of banking executives are confident their organization can detect breaches, despite the public having far more confidence in…