20% of UK Organisations Believe Malicious Insiders Pose Biggest Threat to Security
July 18, 2014 - A survey amongst 250 IT security professionals, conducted during this year's Infosecurity Europe show, has revealed that 20% of organisations believe malicious insiders pose the biggest threat to their security. A further 44% suggest employee's ignorance could also cause defences to crumble. Hardly surprising, then, that this audience firmly pointed the finger at 'people' (70%) as the most frequent point of failure in an organisation's IT security, with 20% citing processes and just 9% at technology.
US Treasury calls on financial sector to step up cybersecurity planning
July 17, 2014 - A top US Treasury official has called on the financial services sector to step up its efforts to protect consumer privacy and critical infrastructures from the threat of cyber attacks.
UK cyber cops take on Shylock malware
July 11, 2014 - Authorities around the world, led by the UK's National Crime Agency (NCA), have banded together to tackle the Shylock banking malware.
More than one-third of IT security pros are sending sensitive data outside of their organisation without any form of encryption
July 9, 2014 - Despite headline-making breaches that have called attention to the importance of data encryption, nearly 36 percent of IT security professionals admit to sending sensitive data outside of their organisations without using any form of encryption to protect it, a new survey[i] from Voltage Security reveals.
New Cyber Security Study Shows 64% of Companies Expect to be Target of Cyber Attack within the Next Year
July 9, 2014 - Bit9® + Carbon Black, the leader in endpoint threat prevention, detection and response, today announced the results of a cyber security study which showed that nearly two-thirds (64%) of UK IT decision-makers said they expect their organisation to be the target of a cyber attack within the next 12 months. And nearly one in three (32%) of those surveyed confirm their business was hit by a cyber attack during the past year.
Sifma Calls for U.S. Cyber War Council
July 8, 2014 - Wall Street's biggest trade group has proposed a government-industry cyber war council to stave off terrorist attacks that could trigger financial panic by temporarily wiping out account balances, according to an internal document.
Barclays scores govt cyber security certification for digital banking services
July 4, 2014 - Barclays has become the first major organisation to receive a new UK government cyber security certification for its digital banking services.
Brazilian scammers score $3.75 billion in malware bank fraud
July 3, 2014 - Brazilian criminal gangs have netted $3.75 billion in a micro-transaction fraud that compromises transactions made using the popular Boleto payment method.
