Category: Cybersecurity
Are home workers putting their jobs at risk?
As much of the nation continues to work from home, a new study has revealed that British workers’ security and cybersecurity practices could be putting their jobs at risk in 2021. A poll of 2,043 UK workers carried out by VPNOverview.com found that a staggering 68% of employees do not think about the security impact of working…
Dramatic increase in business cyber attacks, claims Mactavish
New research from Mactavish, the specialist outsourced insurance buyer and claims resolution expert, reveals that 21% of businesses have suffered a cyber-related loss in the last three years, and just over two thirds (69%) say this happened in the past 12 months. Mactavish has previously warned that several specialist cyber insurance policies have flaws and…
What Does a $6.5 Million Classiscam Teach Us About Online Ad Scam Prevention?
A report by Group-IB described a scam that targeted European internet users and outlined that criminals managed to bring in $6.5 million from it in 2020 alone. The Classiscam scheme is an automated scam-as-a-service that mimics actual pages to steal payment information and user information. Each one can be traced to a Telegram bot on…
Global VPN downloads surge in 2020, Arab countries lead
Arab Countries like UAE, pictured, are leading the way with VPN downloads According to data based on the VPN Adoption Index by Atlas VPN, Virtual Private Network (VPN) downloads reached 277 million in 2020 worldwide with Arab countries showing the highest levels of growth. A Virtual Private Network hides the…
Russia linked malware found on laptops given to children by government
Some of the laptops given out in England to support vulnerable children home-schooling during lockdown contain Russia linked malware, according to BBC News. Teachers shared details on an online forum about suspicious files found on devices sent to a Bradford school. The malware, which they said appeared to be contacting Russian servers, is believed to…
Cyber attacks rose by a fifth in 2020
The volume of Internet-based cyber attacks on UK businesses increased by just under a fifth (19 percent) in 2020, according to Beaming, a specialist internet service provider for businesses. Companies in the UK experienced 686,961 individual attempts each, on average, to breach their systems online last year, up from 576,575 in 2019. 2020 was the…
2 in 3 would contact police if personal data stolen
Over two in three Brits would contact the police if their personal data was stolen online, according to the latest research carried out by Prolifics Testing. Interested in cyber-security, Prolifics Testing analysed the latest data from the European Commission to establish the main action 1,040 Brits would take if they fell victim to different types…
Up to 1 in 5 online listings could be fraudulent, claims research
After analysing nearly three thousand listings during November, including the busy Black Friday/Cyber Monday shopping weekend, an online moderation company has found that up to 1 in 5 could be dangerous or fraudulent. According to research from Besedo, 15% of items reviewed showed signs of being fraudulent or dangerous, rising to 19% on Black Friday…
NCSC launches ad campaign to tackle Festive raud
Shoppers buying Christmas presents online have been urged to follow a new cyber safety campaign to avoid 'festive fraud' after callous criminals swindled an average of £775 from each victim over the same period last year. The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) – a part of GCHQ – today launched a major government advertising campaign…
7 tips to avoid Black Friday Scams
Black Friday is a minefield for shoppers and presents a huge opportunity for online criminals to scam unsuspecting Brits. Chris Price talks to Raj Samani, Chief Scientist and McAfee fellow about how to protect yourself from fraud... With the pandemic seeing Brits tightening their purse strings this year, it's likely many will be shopping more…
