SMEs are increasingly at risk from cyber criminals and brokers are at the forefront of advising and protecting clients from online attacks. Author: Sam Barrett Whether it is customers’ personal…
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UK Consumers Call for Harsher Breach Penalties
73% said it takes an unacceptably long time for businesses to realize theyve been breached Phil Muncaster British consumers are fast losing patience with the business they patronize, with a…
DDoS attacks more sophisticated, rising threat to business - report
Max Metzger Neustar, a provider of real-time cyber-security information, has released its research on DDoS attacks in the EMEA. The findings come as part of Neustar’s larger report on DDoS…
How did jihadists hack into top UK ministerial emails if no security breach took place?
Kelly Fiveash GCHQ has declined to comment on a report in the Daily Telegraph this weekend, which claimed that UK cabinet ministers’ emails had been hacked, but that bafflingly…
How to pick the perfect password
By Chris Foxx Hackers have managed to decode more than 11 million encrypted passwords stolen from the Ashley Madison website, shining fresh light on the importance of password security. On…
Stolen storage device leads to loss of customer bank and personal data
RSA offers customers free identity theft insurance for two years. by Lee Munson The personal details of thousands of Lloyds Bank account holders have gone missing following the suspected theft of…