Tag Archives: Cyber

You are more at risk than ever of having your cyber security compromised

According to Government research more businesses than ever are facing the threat of losing confidential information, the research identified: 87% of firms employing up to 50 staff had experienced a…

Many UK Firms Fail To Identify Cyber Security Risks

Many UK firms risk becoming victims of cyber attacks because they fail to take basic steps to safeguard their data assets, according to reputation management and security firm Schillings as…

Cyber Crime Costs UK Economy £6.8 Billion

The cost of cyber-crime to the UK economy amounted to $11.4 billion (£6.8 billion) in 2013, or 0.16% of the country’s GDP, a report from the Centre for Strategic and…

Don’t let a BYOD policy put your firm at risk

Whilst devices increasingly resemble mini-PCs, their security is almost certainly behind that of an average computer. This doesn’t matter much to you if your employees simply want to use one…

A ‘watering hole’ attack?

You’d be forgiven for assuming the above was related to an old western and not a cyber-breach of your company computer systems. A ‘watering hole’ attack is named in relation…

Pineapple – a humble fruit; or a significant cyber threat?

We all know that fruit is healthy for us, but when it comes to business, a pineapple, (or as they are known in the hacking world, a WIFI Pineapple) has…