Tag: cyber

Significant cyberthreat to UK businesses continues to grow

March 16, 2017

Greater collaboration is needed in order to combat the significant cyberthreat to British businesses, according to the UK’s National Crime Agency and the National Cyber Security Centre. A jointly released report found that industry and government, as well as law enforcement, need to work more closely together to deal with increasing aggressive and confrontational attacks. … More Significant cyberthreat to UK businesses continues to grow

Challenges and implications of cybersecurity legislation

March 14, 2017

Technology has had an impact on nearly every aspect of society, and will continue to do so in the coming years. Many of today’s activities are increasingly dependent on information systems, electronic devices, and data networks – a trend which is leading to hyperconnectivity. At the same time, we are seeing new threats and vulnerabilities … More Challenges and implications of cybersecurity legislation

Strategic cybersecurity will stymie ‘expanding threat landscape’

February 6, 2017

Companies need to implement strategic cybersecurity processes to stay better protected against the increasing threat of cyberattacks, a new survey has suggested. Cisco’s recent Annual Cybersecurity Report highlighted that over one-third of organizations that suffered a breach of security in 2016 reported a revenue loss of over 20%, which underlines how devastating such attacks can be. … More Strategic cybersecurity will stymie ‘expanding threat landscape’

Cybersecurity: 5 basic lessons for everyone

February 2, 2017

Recently we’ve had the opportunity  – quite a fun and interesting opportunity – to visit a number of information security and cybersecurity conferences. These conferences were flooded with relatively ‘new’ developments such as NextGen, the Internet of Things (IoT), IoT DDoS attacks, security intelligence platform, etc. The fact that some of these terms have become … More Cybersecurity: 5 basic lessons for everyone

UK fraud and cybercrime figures show extent of these threats

January 24, 2017

There were approximately 5.6 million incidents of fraud and cybercrime in the UK last year, new figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) have revealed. Of that number, two million incidents related to computer misuse offences, highlighting how problematic this type of criminal activity has become. According to the ONS’ latest annual Crime Survey … More UK fraud and cybercrime figures show extent of these threats