Posts Tagged ‘Cyber security’
Are accountants guilty of procrastinating over cyber security?
Brian Palmer of the AAT is asking in Accountancy Age “how good are you as an accountant at protecting client data?” “But – having identified your passion for client confidentially – I would now like to ask you to consider …“How good are you at ensuring the security of the data you’ve been entrusted with?”…”When we need…
Read MoreTimehop Breach – 21 Million users’ data stolen
The Independent is reporting that Timehop is at the centre of a huge hack People who have used the app – which gets access to social media accounts and then flags up interesting events that happened in the past – may have had some of their most sensitive information stolen during the breach, Timehop said. The…
Read MoreBooking.com targeted by scammers
The Independent is reporting that the online travel website Booking.com has been targeted by hackers with a phishing scam asking their customers for payment details. …A number of hotels and guest houses featured on Booking.com have been targeted by phishing emails, resulting in users of the website being sent emails instructing them to provide payment details. Personal customer information, such as…
Read MoreEngland World Cup Team warned of Russian hackers
The Guardian is reporting that the England squad have been told they could be targeted by Russian hackers With England’s football team arriving at their training base instructions were given to the squad to prevent them from being victim to Russian hackers. …Gareth Southgate and his players, along with the entire Football Association entourage, have been briefed…
Read MoreNorth Korean hackers more aggressive than Chinese counterparts
The Mail is reporting that North Korea is adopting more aggressive hacking operations partly to fund cash strapped regime …North Korean hackers are becoming more aggressive than their Chinese counterparts, a leading US cybersecurity firm warned… …Analysts say the isolated and impoverished but nuclear-armed North has stepped up hacking operations partly to raise money for…
Read MoreHackers targeting Winter Olympics
The BBC is reporting an increasing number of targeted attacks by hackers on sensitive data linked to the Winter Olympics Hackers have attempted to steal sensitive data from groups involved with next month’s Winter Olympics, cyber-security firm McAfee said… McAfee said a number of groups associated with the Olympics had received malicious emails – including…
Read MoreSecurity breaches double for online UK retailers
The Telegraph is reporting that the number of UK retailers experiencing data breaches has doubled over the past year. The numbers of online shops hit by serious losses of customer data has doubled in the past year… …Customers are increasingly at risk as retailers amass ever growing collections of their shoppers’ personal information… …Jeremy Drew,…
Read MoreBusinesses at risk as cyber security skills shortage in UK at crisis point
Information Age is reporting that research has revealed that the number of cyber security roles advertised in the UK was the third highest in the world, but that employer demand exceeded candidate supply by more than three times. …The number of cyber security job searches in Britain reached just 31.6% of the number of jobs…
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