Human error to blame for 88% of data breaches in UK
Companies living in fear of a data breach need to look closer to home after new research shows that 88%…
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Cyber security expert jailed for running hacker test site
A cyber security wizard who shunned the chance to earn big bucks in the corporate world to set up his…
Hiscox uses realtime attacks to push cyber insurance
Specialist insurer Hiscox is using realtime cyber attacks in the creative for its latest advertising campaign as part of a…
Firms warned over new wave of nefarious cyber attacks
Data security chiefs will be earning their money this year after the head of the National Cyber Security Centre warned…
Business data now the holy grail for online fraudsters
Confidential business and customer data has now become the number one target for fraudsters, surpassing hard cash and even physical…
Third of UK firms say they will cough up for ransomware
Nearly a third of UK organisations admit they would be willing to pay up for a ransomware attack, with businesses…
Equifax can’t find addresses for 14 million customers
Equifax has confessed that the real reason it has not contacted the 14 million UK customers who had their name…
FCA launches investigation into Equifax breach farce
City watchdog the Financial Conduct Authority has confirmed it has launched an investigation into Equifax’s farcical handling of the massive…
Finance firms face sustained attack on their data vaults
Being a cyber security chief has never been easy – that is why they command such high salaries – but…
1,000 hack attacks hit UK but ‘it’s only tip of iceberg’
More than 1,000 cyber attacks have been launched against computer systems in the UK over the past year – with…