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2012 Web Security Report: What are the biggest security threats to your organisation?


Blue Coat Systems has released their 2012 Web Security Report. This highlights what the security firm believe are the biggest dangers to businesses worldwide.   According to this report, malnets (malicious networks) came into play as a significant threat to …
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SOCA has been taken offline after being targeted in a cyber-attack


The website of the UK’s Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) has suffered a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack, resulting in the temporary take-down of the site.   The BBC has reported that a spokesperson said the site was taken …
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SOCA and the FBI shut down sites used to sell credit card data


The Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) and the FBI have taken down 36 websites being used to sell stolen bank card details and three people linked to the sites have been arrested.   Two men have been arrested in the …
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Trustworthy Internet Movement are to regularly publish insecure websites


A recent report by the BBC reveals how the not-for-profit organisation ‘Trustworthy Internet Movement’ (TIM) will regularly publish an online list naming and shaming websites that do not take out appropriate security measures.   This will publicise which companies have …
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What do you do if you have been hacked?


There are a number of ways that you may have found out that you have been hacked:   You can no longer gain access into your email or social media account; Your friends may have questioned you about a suspicious …
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