Category: Security (Page 4)
The Importance of Data Privacy Today.
Gartner recently proclaimed that 50% of businesses will review their privacy policies before the end of 2012 in order to properly reflect changes in business practices. Traditionally it was enough for companies to tell customers their information was protected. However today companies require much greater assurance regarding data management. This has being confounded by new laws affecting mandatory breach disclosure. Today the public is much more aware of privacy as …
The London Riots: Being Prepared for the Unpredictable
The London Riot clean up is underway. Many businesses however will have experienced detrimental affects to their IT infrastructures. It is essential that your business is prepared for the unpredictable. During turbulent times it is vital to have a reliable Data Backup and Recovery protocol in place. Here are some criteria that Backup Technology have put together as a checklist to help businesses ensure their data is protected. > Automated …
Germany Grumbles at Facebook’s Facial Recognition
Concerns have been expressed in Germany that Facebook are in violation of European privacy laws by implementing their facial recognition feature. Hamburg’s data protection official Johannes Casper has written to Facebook to demand it stops running facial recognition software on German users and deletes any related data. Facebook came under heavy criticism in June when they introduced the feature to over 500 million users bringing them to apologise for the …
Met Police Take To Twitter
The Metropolitan Police have joined hacking groups in using Twitter as a free publicity platform to get their message out there. The idea is to warn cyber criminals that they will not let up when it comes tracking them down. They commented “the investigation into the criminal activity of so-called ‘hackivist’ groups Anonymous and LulzSec continues.” “Under UK law it is an offence if a person acts from within the …
China Accused of 5 Year Hacking Spree
McAfee claims that it has uncovered one of the largest cyber attacks ever. More than 70 government agencies and corporations have had data extracted over a period of five years. International organisations have been infiltrated ranging from the UN to the International Olympic committee. According to Dmitri Alperovitch, McAfee’s vice president of threat research the evidence points to “a nation state” being the culprit. “Even we were taken aback by …
The Sun Suffers Data Breach
A Hacking attack on the Sun’s website has lead to thousands of people’s data being compromised. News International who oversee the publication of the paper has emailed thousands of people to let them know that hackers have stolen their personal details and have posted them publically on the popular hacking site, Pastebin. An email sent on Monday evening by the director of customer care for News International, Chris Duncan stated …
Tighter Data Breach Laws Required in Oz
Stricter laws regarding data breach notifications have been highlighted as one key aspect which needs to be tackled under a multinational joint plan outlined by the US, UK, Canada, New Zealand and Australia. Australia in particular, is a government which has been accused of not keeping up with developments. Nigel Waters, the former Assistant UK Data Protection Registrar commented, “The government has dragged its feet. I don’t think there’s any …
Rise of the Data Crime Bot
Automated cyber attacks are becoming increasingly prominent according to a new report conducted by Imperva. The Web Application Attack Report (WAAR) studied attacks on 30 different enterprise and government web applications highlighting that assaults on websites and databases are now as frequent as 25,000 per hour. The sheer volume of these attacks is worrying. However perhaps more concerning is the fact that most of them are conducted by automated bots. This …
New U.S. Cyber Defence
The DoD in the U.S. is introducing a new ‘Cyber Unit.’ The new department will not only aim to defend against incoming attacks but will also conduct online military skirmishes. Cyber security is now a major priority and online terrorists are being viewed as very likely future threats to national security. In effect the online battlefield will be treated the same as the traditional domains of land, sea and air. …
Backup Technology Launches V2.0 of Free Online Backup for WordPress Plugin
Backup Technology, world leaders in fully managed online backup and disaster recovery services, have released version 2.0 of their free Online Backup for WordPress Plugin. The plugin was originally created when there were no automated online backup services for WordPress with the aim of increasing data security for businesses and bloggers. The plugin has been updated based on user feedback and comments and it is now much more flexible, comprehensive …
