Category: Cybersecurity
Brits leaving massive online trail, increasing security risk
Brits will leave behind an online trail of 9,828 photos, 10,811 social media posts and 126 email addresses across their lifetime. A study of 2,000 adults found more than a third (36 per cent) of our lives are now shared online, which will be viewable - even when we're no longer here. Adults share an…
GDPR fines hit nearly €100 million in H1 2022
An analysis by Atlas VPN reveals that GDPR fines hit a total of €97.29 million in the first half of 2022, an increase of 92% over H1 2021. The data for the analysis is extracted from Enforcementtracker. Companies and individuals were charged a total of €50.6 million in GDPR penalties in H1 2021. On the other hand,…
Over a third of businesses fear security risks from incompatible applications
Over a third (36%) of organisations fear the risk of a security breach or incident due to an incompatible application on the latest version of Windows, according to new research of UK and US CIOs commissioned by Cloudhouse. In addition, over a quarter (26%) of businesses are also concerned about the risk of breaching regulatory compliance…
UEFA Champions League – how to avoid the scammers
Image: UEFA.com With the UFEA Champions League final between Liverpool and Real Madrid taking place on May 28, fake streaming services and fake tickets for the final are forecast to increase massively. According to UEFA statistics, in 2020 the cumulative audience for live matches was 5.2 billion, with the final watched…
Over half of successful phishing attacks end in data breach
While not all cyber attacks succeed, those that do usually have devastating consequences for both organizations and their clients. According to the data presented by the Atlas VPN team, more than half (54%) of successful phishing attacks end in a customer or client data breach, followed by credential and account compromise (48%). Overall, 83% of organizations reported they had…
Over 31,000 leaked credentials from FTSE 100 end up on Dark Web
Outpost24 has published its 2022 FTSE 100 Credential Theft Study outlining the number of breached credentials from the UK’s most profitable companies that end up on the dark web. The Financial Times Stock Exchange (FTSE) 100 Index is made up of the 100 biggest companies by market capitalisation on the London Stock Exchange. These companies…
Russian passport details exposed by database leak
A leaked database thought to belong to the Russian airline Aeroflot has left the details of more than a million people accessible to the public putting them in danger of cybercrime, a report from the Cybernews research team has discovered. The team made the discovery during a routine investigation using open-source intelligence (OSINT) methods, coming…
A 5-Step Cyber Security Guide (That ANYONE Can Follow)
Cyber security is an ever-evolving topic that continues to be of interest to everyone. If you have a business on the web, the chances are high that you are thinking about the safety of your online property. But what exactly is cyber security? What steps can you take to avoid hacks and ensure the safety…
World Password Day: 5 essential tips for password management
Cybercrime continues to rise in scale and complexity - while costing the UK billions of pounds, causing huge damage, and putting national security at risk. One of the most common ways that hackers get into places they shouldn’t is via simple, easily guessable passwords. So it’s essential that all our passwords must be difficult to…
World Password Day: 1 in 4 keep passwords on paper
Ahead of World Password Day (May 5th), comparison and switching service USwitch.com has conducted a consumer survey to find out how the UK chooses their passwords, how safe they are and how often they have been hacked. Writing passwords down on paper can compromise safety and security if anyone takes it or keeps a copy.…
