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Website defacement: could you be a victim?


Who is monitoring your website?   If your online presence is not monitored, how would you know if a hacker gained unauthorised access into your website? This could be a cybercriminal with malicious intent or a student looking for entertainment. …
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Retailers: does your website take too long to load?


If your website takes longer than 2-3 seconds to load, you will lose your customer. Website visitors have a very short attention span. If your site doesn’t load immediately, they will move on elsewhere.   Amazon conducted a test which …
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Cheshire East Council breaches the Data Protection Act


Cheshire East Council has been fined a penalty of £80,000 by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) for failing to deploy appropriate security measures in regards to the disclosure of personal information via email.   In May 2011 a council employee …
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Why is patch management still greatly ignored?


Updating patches is an integral element to keeping a business safe from cybercrime, yet many organisations are still ignoring patch management technology.   Solely running antivirus software and updating the operating system are not sufficient security measures. These are only …
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Council Data Leakage


A council in the South East of England has notified the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) of a data leakage of around 750 council employees.   Details such as names, date of birth, staff ID numbers, contract start dates and working …
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