The ONS publish stats, which are expected to show an increase in crime rates following the inclusion of cyber-crime. In response to the news, James Murphy, Associate Director – Defence and Security at techUK have the following comments on it. [su_note note_color=”#ffffcc” text_color=”#00000″]James Murphy, Associate Director – Defence and Security at techUK : “This increase in crime stats, the first for 20 years, indicates the true scale of cyber-crime and gives police chiefs a greater understanding of the problem they face. Given these crimes are often under-reported, it’s likely the actual figures are even higher than those published today. The…
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Injunction prohibits Appthority’s continuing use of infringing technology Veracode, a leader in protecting enterprises from today’s pervasive web and mobile application threats, prevailed in its patent infringement lawsuit against Appthority in the U.S. District Court of Massachusetts. The Court recently ruled on post-trial motions, confirming the jury verdict that Appthority ‘willfully’ infringed a Veracode patent related to binary static analysis. The Court also imposed a permanent injunction against Appthority’s infringing use of Veracode’s patented technology, rejecting Appthority’s argument that the injunction should apply only to a limited number of specific types of program errors detected by its technology. Accordingly, the…
Cyber crime will officially become the country’s most common offence this week, with the total number of victims of crime soaring by millions overnight. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) is to issue new statistics on Thursday which will include cyber crime for the first time. Previous ONS studies have estimated the number of cyber crimes at between three and four million per year – meaning there will be a dramatic rise on the annual number of offences in England and Wales, last estimated at 6.8 million. Security expert from Tripwire have the following comments on it. [su_note note_color=”#ffffcc” text_color=”#00000″]Tim…
43 Million Business Security Incidents in 2014; 75% of Businesses Not Engaging Full Board in Security Businesses suffered nearly 43 million known security incidents in 2014. This increased 48% compared with 2013 and equals some 117,000 attacks daily. And still, many boards and executives don’t have the information and resources they need to make effective business decisions on cybersecurity. AT&T is now sharing its own insights and research in its first Cybersecurity Insights Report in an effort to better equip other businesses to secure their own data. Drawing upon decades of experience operating one of the largest global networks, AT&T…
As the years go by humans have naturally advanced in all areas, particularly technology. It could be argued that technology has advanced more in the last 15 years than the 100 years before that. With new strides made by engineers come new ways consumers go about purchasing products and services, changing the landscape of service requirements which business owners need to adhere to. However, the question remains if we are perhaps advancing at too fast a rate, and if there is a possibility that humans will no longer be needed for traditional service roles in years to come? Movies such…
A leading cyber security expert is warning users of laptops, tablets, PCs and mobile devices to update their online security to avoid becoming victims of cyber crime. Hugh Boyes, a cyber security expert at the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) has issued five top tips which, he says, will help people to avoid becoming victims of cyber crime. Hugh said: “With increasing threats to systems and new vulnerabilities emerging daily, we need to raise awareness of the need to improve the cyber security of all the technology we use.” Hugh’s top five tips are: Do not use an account…
Week long schedule of free events, offered by security professionals, to help make UK Plc a safer place to trade online In this Cyber-Hostile world, renowned experts are joining forces to inspire others to become more security savvy. Security Serious is all about the IT security industry, and the professionals that work within it, working together non-gratis to help make UK Plc a safer place to trade online. The campaign has the tagline “we take security seriously – do you?” Yvonne Eskenzi, the driving force behind this campaign, explained, “Security Serious is all about those that can’t, learning from those that…
Cyberattacks are increasingly more efficient and daily affect thousands of businesses all over the world. The most broadcasted hacking are always focus on large companies such as Ashley Madison last summer or the leak of SONY internal data, but most of the victims are SMEs. Considering that 60% of them have to stop their activity after being hacked, HTTPCS tries to provide the best tips to daily assures their integrity, security and availability. The European Leader of Cybersecurity has launched a large survey toward more than 13 000 e-commerce and web apps owners in order to highlights their weaknesses against…
Attackers are exploiting a previously unknown vulnerability in fully patched versions of Adobe’s Flash Player so they can surreptitiously install malware on end users’ computers, security researchers warned. So far, the attacks are known to target only government agencies as part of a long-running espionage campaign carried out by a group known as Pawn Storm. Adobe expects to release a fix next week. Ken Westin, security analyst for Tripwire have the following comments on it. [su_note note_color=”#ffffcc” text_color=”#00000″]Ken Westin, Security Analyst for Tripwire : “This latest vulnerability gives us an idea as to the level of sophistication of the Pawn…
TalkTalk has confirmed that it has suffered a “significant and sustained cyber-attack.” TalkTalk has which has over 4 million customers in the UK. While details are limited, TalkTalk has said that the hackers may have accessed its customer database – including names, addresses, date of birth, email address, telephone numbers, TalkTalk account information, credit card and/or bank details. Security Experts from AppRiver, MWR InfoSecurity, Intercede, Intel Security EMEA, Digital Guardian, Veracode, QinetiQ, Certivox, AlienVault, Imperva, Lieberman Software, Proofpoint, Certes Networks, ESET, Performanta, Rapid7, VASCO, Tripwire, HP Data Security and Centrify have the follwoing comments on it. [su_note note_color=”#ffffcc” text_color=”#00000″]Jon French,…