Ticketmaster has admitted that it has suffered a security breach, which the BBC understands has affected up to 40,000 UK customers. Malicious software on third-party customer support product Inbenta Technologies…
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UK government enforces minimum standards for cyber security
Government departments have autonomy in how they comply with the new rules Tom Allen The UK government has published its first attempt at setting a minimum cyber security standard for…
Small Businesses That Ignore Lessons from Cyber Attack Likely to Suffer Another: Hiscox
While 47 percent of small businesses suffered at least one cyber attack in the past year, only 35 percent of them took action following a cyber security incident to mitigate…
Mary Portas puts SMEs under the cybersecurity spotlight
By Oliver Pickup Digital breaches aren’t just a pain – they can cause lasting problems for SMEs. Business security was the topic of conversation in the first Spotlight Session, brought…
Yahoo fined £250,000 over cyber-attack
Yahoo’s UK arm has been fined £250,000 ($335,000) by the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) over a data breach affecting more than 500 million users which took place in 2014.…
Dixons Carphone admits huge data breach
Dixons Carphone has admitted a huge data breach involving 5.9 million payment cards and 1.2 million personal data records. It is investigating the hacking attempt, which began in July last…