What’s the best form of defence when it comes to protecting against online vulnerabilities? If you’re the Bank of England it seems the answer to that question is pretty simple: you go on the attack. The Bank of England has announced its intention to take on cyber-attackers directly in order to ensure that the country’s …
Is the cloud secure? Can cloud services be trusted to look after and protect vital business information? Most people would probably assume the answer to both these questions would be yes. However, a new cloud adoption and risk report from cloud company, Skyhigh Networks, has found that such presumptions can be dangerous. The company found …
If you ever wanted proof of the growing sophistication and skill of cyber-criminals, then you need look no further than Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks. DDoS attacks let cyber-attackers temporarily suspend or crash the services of a host connected to the Internet. It had been thought that targeted security defences were sufficient to combat …
Can any business ever defend against every potential cyber-attack or protect its networks from hackers? The short answer to that is no. Determined hackers are enterprising and surprisingly skilled at finding even the smallest chink in your business’ security network. So does that mean you shouldn’t bother with security at all? Well, no: on the …
What lessons have we learned from last year’s massive cyber-attack on Target where hackers seized the personal and bank card information of more than 110 million customers? Well, according to Cisco Systems, the global networking and technology giant, the answer is not a lot. Yes there has been a scramble to come up with some …
Do owners of small and medium-sized business ever considered the fact that they may at some stage face the prospect of cyber-attack? The chances are the answer to that question is no. The reason for this is that they feel they are not big enough, or important enough to warrant attention from hackers; after all, …
The UK’s leading energy companies have taken a battering over recent months, not just from the elements, but also from the insurance companies they have previously relied upon. It isn’t the high level of claims that are causing sleepless nights for insurance underwriters however: it’s the industry’s weak cyber-defences. Leading underwriting firms have expressed deep …
What is ISO 22301? ISO 22301 has been developed to help organisations minimize the risk of disruptions. ISO 22301 standard replaced the current British standard BS25999-2. ISO 22301 is the world’s first international standard for Business Continuity Management (BCM) which can be used by organisations of all sizes and types. These organisations will be able …
How seriously should governments and businesses take the threat of cyber- attack? Well, in the view of Matthew Price, chief executive of online security experts, Cloudfare, the answer is very seriously indeed. On his social media account he highlighted the scale of the problem by tweeting: “Someone’s got big new cannon – start of ugly …
Throughout much of 2013 Oracle and its programming language, Java, was rarely out of the news. However, since its Critical Patch Update (CPU) release in October 2013, things have remained relatively quiet. Until now, that is. Unfortunately Java-related security issues are once again making the headlines. Kaspersky Labs, have recently discovered more botnet malware designed …
What’s the likelihood of your business being attacked by cybercriminals? Well, according to a recent report from Russia’s Interior Ministry, the answer is probably more likely than you might have expected. What happens in Russia might not appear to be especially relevant to UK businesses, but the issue of cybercrime transcends national borders: cyber-criminality has …
It’s often stated that knowledge is power. In today’s digital world, however, it’s information that governs power and success, particularly in a business context. Information is one of, if not the most, valuable assets that any business owns. Unfortunately whilst many organisations are practiced at gathering information, they are rather less adept at organising and …
The security division of EMC released its latest security report this week. The aim of EMC security division’s latest Security for Business Innovation Council (SBIC) report is to provide guidance on how organisations can gain competitive advantage by transforming many of the outdated and inflexible IT security processes which govern the use and protection of information …
2013 ended just as it had begun with yet another cyber-attack against a firm holding customer data. The personal and confidential information of thousands of Staysure customers was stolen by hackers. The cyber-attack saw the credit card details of nearly 100,000 travel insurance customers compromised. The travel insurance provider has revealed that card payment details …
Where will the biggest cyber security risks come from in 2014? Which new threats are businesses likely to face, and which vulnerabilities are most likely to be exploited by unscrupulous hackers? Well, according to security behemoth, McAfee, the major threat will come from ransomware – a type of malicious software that can be installed on …