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    6% of businesses report that they have suffered a confidentiality breach…

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    9% of businesses report that they have received phishing emails asking for data…

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    45% of businesses report that security incidents costs up to £120,000 per year…

  1. #cyber alerts news letter 43

    By neil on 21st Feb 2012 | No Comments

    Security: More local authorities in spotlight for data breaches  The Information Commissioner’s Office has found that more local authorities have breached the Data Protection Act, reports The Register. Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council breached the Data Protection Act four times in 2011 and in July 2011, a member of staff at Brighton and Hove council [...]

  2. #cyberalerts news letter 42

    By neil on 7th Feb 2012 | No Comments

     Security: Scammers using Amazon’s cloud to redirect victims Facebook scammers have started redirecting victims through Amazon’s cloud in order to bypass malicious URL filters. PC World reports that according to F-Secure’s chief research officer, Mikko Hypponen, scammers prefer to redirect users through links on Amazon’s cloud because its domain name and corresponding IP addresses have [...]

  3. #Cyber Alerts Newsletter 41

    By neil on 23rd Jan 2012 | No Comments

    Cybercrime: Amazon’s Zappos attacked  Cyberattackers have struck Zappos, the Amazon-owned fashion e-retailer, reports BBC News. Zappos said up to 24m names, e-mail addresses and other personal information may have been exposed, but not full credit card numbers.  Read the full story here Security: Hackers hit Israeli airline and stock exchange  The websites of Israel’s national [...]