We’ve all heard of hospitals being hit by highly contagious viruses such as the norovirus, but what about the ‘Locky’ virus that is spreading at an alarming rate in the US? This new variation of the Cryptolocker ransomware is effecting a staggering 60,000 users per day, the majority in the US and Germany, but UK [...]
Whether or not the UK stays or leaves the European Union, new data protection laws will still apply to your business if you deal with others in the EU. This year the Network and Information Security Directive (NISD) is due to come into force, followed by the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in 2018. Only [...]
As the end of the financial year looms many of us are looking at budgets and earmarking areas in our businesses that require spending in the next tax year. IT is one function that I know can cause some sleepless nights for CFOs looking to balance spending with positive ROI. IT security is one area [...]
Apple Macs have always been relatively immune from malware and other malicious software - mostly due to the limited user base making them a less attractive target for Cyber criminals but also in part due to an operating system that is considered inherently more secure than Microsoft's Windows. Recently I have noticed a steady increase in reports [...]
We talk about passwords a lot in this blog. It's no big news that many people have insecure passwords and that this results in security risks. But as a business owner or Director do you have any idea how many user accounts and passwords are in use within your business? Sure you know everyone [...]
IT security analysts have reported a new wave of 'Spear Phishing' attacks on businesses, using the recent terror attacks to dupe victims out of substantial amounts of money. If you are not familiar with the term Spear Phishing, it is not a poorly spelled sporting pastime but more a method used by internet criminals to [...]
Do you know what it would cost your business if you fall victim to a cyber attack? Data security breaches are a factor of our everyday lives, many of which do not get the press attention that the likes of TalkTalk, Marks and Spencers and travel agents Thompson have attracted in recent months. While your [...]
If you are reading this article then you may already have heard the news that the EU / US 'Safe Harbour' agreement has been declared invalid by the European Court of Justice. You may also have no idea what this means - or what, if any, relevance it has to you. Well read on and [...]
The threat from viruses and malware is continually evolving and the IT industry faces an ongoing challenge to combat them. In an increasing digital world we have online accounts for almost all aspects of our lives and the opportunity to criminals to use malware exploit this, whether though identity theft, gaining access to you bank [...]
Moonpig may have leaked data on millions of customers A security flaw first reported to Moonpig by a security expert in 2013 was exposed this morning after a fix had not been made, in order to 'force the company to protect users' Credit card details, full names and postal addresses of Moonpig’s 3.6m customers may [...]
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