A shortened summary of the PDL Data Breach Cybersecurity experts Bob Diachenko and Vinny Troia discovered back in October last year that 1.2 billion people’s personal data records were available for anyone to access on a Deep Access internet server. The data, proven to come from People Data Labs (PDL), included 622 million individual email…
For SMEs, the threat of a cyber attack is very real. Many small business owners overlook cyber security, assuming that their company would never be the target of a highly sophisticated cyber attack. But cyber attacks targeting SMEs are on the rise, and cyber criminals are exploiting the vulnerabilities of small businesses at an alarming…
Many small businesses are probably thinking the same thing, do we really need penetration testing? But also, if the need is obvious, is it something that we can really afford? For most small businesses every single pound is accounted for, and anything left over after operational cost can go on advertising, which is often vital…
Fraudsters are increasingly going after the high flyers in businesses. This approach has seen a significant rise in CEO fraud. In the USA CEO fraud reported by the FBI as being a $26 billion dollar scam. Other stats show CEO fraud is up 2,370% since 2015. This technique employed by scammers has been in use…
What Is PAT Testing? PAT stands for Portable appliance testing and is a safety precaution that makes sure that electrical appliances used by places of employment, service or hire will not cause damage or injury to employees, customers or renters. There are numerous laws and regulations that state it is the responsibility of businesses to…
If you are one of those companies putting off your IT security audit, what are you waiting for? With cybercrime at record levels, and new viruses finding their way onto the internet every day, now is not the time to be scrimping on your cybersecurity. Why you need an IT security audit Even the largest…