Two-thirds of UK companies experienced a data breach in last two years, new survey claims…
According to a recent data security survey commissioned by Infinigate UK and GFI Software, two-thirds of UK companies have reported data breaches within the last two years, with 37 per cent of all attacks found to be made deliberately from within a company. The survey, which was conducted in April of this year by the technology market […]
Kaspersky Lab: Brit residents ‘top targets’ of ransomware attacks…
New data released by security software company, Kaspersky Lab, claims that British residents are constantly being targeted in a wave of ransomware attacks. The research suggests that mobile ransomware is becoming more commonplace, and reveals that the company put a stop to 136,532 ransomware attacks between March 2015 and March 2016; an almost four-fold increase […]
Industry Spotlight: Business as usual for UK police and security firms?
As a nation, we are still coming to terms with the shocking decision made by the public to leave the EU and, already, police are launching investigations into post-referendum racism acts across the country. Despite these ignorant acts, senior UK police chiefs have declared its strategy to carry on as normal, even with numerous warnings that the Brexit vote will potentially increase the chances […]
Consumers fear of further cyber-attacks a ‘very clear call to action’ for organisations…
A new survey conducted by the identity software management provider, Centrify, has revealed that 75 per cent of adults in the UK would stop doing business with, or would cancel a membership to, an organisation if its database was hacked. The research of 2,400 people across the UK, Germany and the US analysed consumer attitudes towards hacking and how likely people are […]
Industry Spotlight – Basu: Sports fans and festival goers could become the next targets of terrorism…
Revellers at major sporting events and festivals this summer could potentially become targets for terrorism, according to the Metropolitan Police deputy assistant commissioner, Neil Basu, who said in a recent anti-terrorism briefing held at Wembley Stadium that sport and music venues are vulnerable due to the higher populations of people. With festival organisers and football club executives in attendance, Basu urged bosses to step up all security solutions […]
