According to a new survey by the Irish Computer Society 25% of Irish businesses had a data breach in the past 12 months and many more aren’t aware of their requirements under data protection rules.
The group’s Data Protection Attitudes and Practices Survey 2011 polled 286 people across IT and management roles. Fewer than half of those surveyed felt that senior management give data protection rights and responsibilities due consideration. Also among the findings was that almost half of respondents were not aware of new rules regarding the mandatory reporting of data breaches to the Data Protection Commissioner. The full story is available on SiliconRepublic.
UK biz bled dry by cybercrime
The average UK business is losing £10,000 a year thanks to cyber espionage, extortion and other forms of online fraud. In total the UK economy is losing £27bn a year and British businesses soak up £21bn of this loss. The Register has the report.
Having a Ball with ATM Skimmers
Krebs on Security reports in detail on an ATM fraud. A silver, plexiglass device had been attached to the ATM’s card acceptance slot, in a bid to steal card data from unsuspecting ATM users, with a secondary fraud device that the unknown thief had left at the scene: A sophisticated, battery operated and motion activated camera designed to record victims entering their personal identification numbers at the ATM.
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