Category: Cybersecurity
UK cybercrime doubles in five years, claims survey
Five-year study suggests cybercrime has cost UK businesses £87 billion since 2015 Percentage of businesses falling victim has doubled in five years Explosion in victim rates is highest among small companies The number of UK businesses succumbing to cybercrime has doubled in the last five years, with the sharpest spike in victim rates coming in…
Homeland is TV show most likely to be targeted by pirates
American counterterrorism thriller Homeland is the show most likely to be targeted by pirates, according to the latest survey from cybersecurity company McAfee. As Brits spend more time at home and streaming entertainment amid orders to stay in, McAfee conducted research to identify which popular movies and TV shows available on-demand today pose the highest…
Homes fear cyber attack more than child risk, claims survey
UK householders confined to their home and spending more time online fear the threat of data and financial loss due to a cyber attack above concerns about the risks their children face while online, according to a new survey by Irdeto. As COVID-19 grips the world, the Irdeto Home Cybersecurity Report polled more than 5,000…
What to Look For in the Best Antivirus Software
Though technology is always developing, we haven’t yet gotten to the point where our devices and web browsing can no longer be targets of hacking and malware. The truth is, we likely never will. That’s why, now more than ever, it’s essential to have high-quality antivirus software running at all times on phones, laptops, and…
Stressed home workers struggling to switch off during COVID-19 lockdown
Stressed home workers are struggling to switch off during COVID-19 lockdown and it’s impacting their mental health, according to the findings of a new study by cloud communications platform provider, 8x8. Almost half (42%) feel more stressed and overwhelmed than when in the office, blaming too many apps, a blurring of the lines between work…
Women better at cybersecurity than men, claims Nordpass survey
Women are better at cybersecurity and protecting themselves online, new research by NordPass suggests. The survey revealed that women are more concerned about the potential harm of their personal online accounts being hacked. They also tend to use unique passwords more often than men. 43% of women always use a unique password for online store…
NCSC removes 2000 Coronavirus scams in a month
The UK's National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), part of GCHQ, has taken down more than 2,000 online coronavirus scams in the last month. NCSC said this included 471 fake online shops that were selling fraudulent virus-related items. It coincides with the launch of a cross-governmental ‘Cyber Aware’ campaign offering advice for people to protect passwords,…
Implications of DDoS Attacks for Election Security
The threats of cyberattacks against the US electoral process are far from hypothetical. The previous Presidential election showed that cyber threat actors will attempt to use social media to change the course of an election, and additional research into the security of voting machines has demonstrated that they are also vulnerable to a number of…
1 in 3 Europeans experienced identity theft in last two years
Identity theft is expanding rapidly, causing substantial financial loss to millions of people all around the world. This invisible crime is also widespread across the European countries, where a growing number of consumers are being targeted by sophisticated scams each year, both offline and online. That's according to data gathered by Finanso.se which shows 56%…
Netherlands tops list of GDPR Data Breaches
According to data gathered by PreciseSecurity.com, the Netherlands, Germany, and the UK top the European rank for the number of data breaches, with more than 100,000 reported cases in total so far. The EU's General Data Protection Regulation or GDPR came into force on 25 May 2018. Since then, the total number of reported data…
