Cyber Attacks on the Rise

Around the world, internet based attacks are increasing on critical systems according to a McAfee report.

The latest report from the Internet Security company took a survey of 200 IT executives working for utility companies in 14 countries, and 8 out of 10 said their networks had been targeted by hackers during the past year.

Since October 2010 in the UK, potential cyber attack has been recognized as one of the top four national security threats facing the country, but are we doing enough?

Cyber Criminals Target Business Secrets

Last week we reported on a collaborative move by the UK and US governments to train future generations in the fightback against cyber criminals.  This week a report by McAffe supports the fear that intellectual property and business secrets are fast becoming a target for cyber thieves.

Security has always been a key component to building a successful business data platform because, as we all know, there have always been net thieves attempting to compromise PCs using viruses and trojans in a search for logins or credit card details.

However, what has been highlighted in the report, is that there is now a market ready to do business for the data they are finding. In some cases, thieves are running campaigns to get at particular companies or certain types of information.

In the wake of the report and of a series of recent calculated attacks, we urge companies to know who looks after their data as it moves into the cloud or third-party hosting centres.

For support or advice on your voice and data security systems call us now 0115 970 1471

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