Over 80% Of Employees Use Non-Approved Saas Applications At Work
A new McAfee survey has discovered that eighty per cent of employees are using non-approved SaaS (Software-as-a-Service) applications at work. Alarmingly, the worst offenders amongst those surveyed were those working in IT who used more unauthorised apps than any of their co-workers. Stratecast suspects that this is a case of IT employees’ overconfidence in their […]
What Should We Do With Governments And IT Consultants Who Can't Look After Their Data?
When it comes to securing your private data it is essential that you consider the hardware it is stored on. That means thinking about physical security as well as data protection and having a backup policy in place. But there is also another consideration and it seems many people fail at this final hurdle: when […]
Ministers To Order ISPs To Block Extremist Websites
“One man’s terrorist is another man’s freedom fighter.” Attorney General Ramsey Clark,1975. UK government ministers will order internet service providers to block websites that publish extremist views, despite the misgivings of broadband companies. James Brokenshire, minister for crime and security, said that proposals for censoring such content would be made public in the near future. […]
New Employees And Privacy
When it comes to privacy it can actually be quite hard to find the right balance, especially if you are an employer. Away from work you would think that getting privacy was a simple affair but recent, and extensive, coverage of the actions of GCHQ and the NSA have shown that even governments can get […]
Twitter's New Security Measures Will Make Snooping 'Impossible'
Social media giant Twitter has announced new security measures designed to make it impossible for security agencies and cyber criminals to snoop on its users. Following the raft of high-profile security scares in the media recently, Twitter has joined the likes of Google and Facebook in adding an additional layer of security, dubbed ‘Perfect Forward […]
60% Rise In Cyber Crime Costs Britain £81bn, More Specialists To Be Recruited
The Metropolitan Police is set to increase the number of specialised officers dealing with cyber crime. Hundreds more investigators will be brought in as senior officers look to increase manpower fourfold in this area in response to what they say is “the growth industry of the criminal underworld.” The increase in online criminal activity in Britain […]
Data Breach Waiting To Happen? 2 Out Of 3 UK Workers Are Compulsive Clickers
A new survey from Sourcefire has discovered that 90% of UK workers have clicked on a web link embedded in an email. Considering how many security risks can be posed by this activity, the far more alarming revelation is that 66% of British workers admitted that they very rarely take the time to check whether […]
BH Consulting Identified as One of The Top Cyber Security Consulting Firms
We are delighted to see that BH Consulting has been identified by Kennedy Consulting Research & Advisory as one of the top firms globally in the field of Cyber Security Consulting. The report is the Cyber Security Consulting report and includes market research covering a critical consulting space driven by rapid advancement in technology and unrelenting cyber […]
Think Of Your Users' Security Before Thinking Of Yourself
If you were to grab some non-technical friends together and ran a straw poll, inquiring as to how hard or easy they thought it was to run a successful website, then you may well get quite a mix of answers. Some of them may look at the plethora of content management systems available these days […]
Almost Two Thirds Of UK Citizens Want Legislation To Force Companies To Disclose Data Breaches
A new poll from LogRythm has highlighted how the majority of UK consumers surveyed would like to see new laws enacted that would force organisations to make mandatory disclosure. In the survey of 1,000 consumers, 65.9% said that all breaches should be disclosed, irrespective of how big they are or the type of data concerned. […]