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. […]
November Patch Tuesday – Your PC May Have Failed To Install The Latest Updates
Microsoft this week issued its latest round of patches in what has long been known as ‘Patch Tuesday’. This latest batch of fixes was relatively light with there being only three critical bulletins and five important updates. The eight security bulletins cover a total of 19 separate vulnerabilities aimed at fixing bugs in Windows, Internet […]
Waking Shark II – UK Banks To Host Cyber War Games Tomorrow
Banking staff in London’s financial district will, tomorrow, take part in a large-scale exercise to see how they would cope in the event of a real cyber attack. The ‘war games’ scenario, dubbed “Waking Shark II” according to Reuters, is a replay of a similar event which took place on March 11 2011. That first […]
Can You Fix-It? Latest Microsoft Zero-Day Not Fixed In Upcoming Patch Tuesday
Next week Microsoft will release eight security bulletins as part of November’s Patch Tuesday, but the latest zero-day is not one of them. The Windows/Office hole, which could allow a targeted attack via booby trapped images, will not be plugged as part of Microsoft’s forthcoming monthly security update. Group Manager of Response Communications, Dustin Child, […]