Some 16 British nuclear power plants are acutely vulnerable to drone attacks, a confidential report conducted by a leading nuclear expert reveals.
Carried out by British nuclear specialist John Large, the report tracked the movements of tiny unmanned vehicles as they flew over French nuclear power plants and installations. Grave concerns, which arose in the course of the project, are equally relevant to Britain’s 16 operational reactors that are estimated to generate in the region of 18 percent of the state’s electricity, Large said. While giving evidence to the French parliament, he argued plausible drone attacks on standard nuclear power stations.
Read moreEvaluating online cybersecurity awareness of 2,011 consumers from the USA and United Kingdom, a new survey by One Poll and Dimensional Research revealed that a lot of respondents believe using a third party payer such as PayPal or Google Wallet is the safest way to pay for goods online.
With so many retail breaches this year, it is not surprising that people are now more comfortable shopping online. However, consumers still need to be wary of where they are storing their data. Third party payment providers make the online shopping experience easier, but they can and will be targeted just the same as the retailers themselves.
Read moreSeventy-six percent of organizations in the USA and United Kingdom have suffered a DNS attack, according to Cloudmark. Three hundred IT decision makers were polled across the USA and UK and, of those who reported suffering a DNS attack, more than half admitted to losing business critical data or revenue.
An astounding third of respondents also confirmed they had lost confidential customer information. The survey findings suggest that large organisations are not only inadequately protecting company intellectual property against DNS attacks but more needs to be done to help educate businesses on the methods used by DNS attackers.
Read moreHacking of computers at Belgian telecoms firm Belgacom, alleged to have been carried out by a British spy agency, was more far-reaching than previously thought and went undetected for more than two years.
News of the intrusion into Belgacom's networks first broke late last year when Belgium asked Britain, its NATO and European Union partner, to respond to allegations that its intelligence service was responsible. It said the malicious software found on Belgacom's systems was one of the most advanced spy tools ever identified by security researchers. Belgacom, Belgium's dominant telecoms provider, was seen as a top target by the British spy agency.
Read moreInternet-connected households in the United Kingdom are at risk of getting attacked through their wireless router. Unsecured routers create an easy entry point for hackers to attack millions of home networks in the UK.
The vast majority of home routers aren’t secure. If a router is not properly secured, cybercriminals can easily gain access to an individual’s personal information, including financial information, user names and passwords, photos, and browsing history. One of the biggest risks on any Wi-Fi network is DNS hijacking. Malware is used to exploit vulnerabilities in a user’s unprotected router and surreptitiously redirects the user from a known site.
Read moreUK cyber security professionals have identified Russia and China as the countries that produce the most skilled hackers, according to a survey carried out by information security consultancy. A lot of people believed that the hackers with the highest skills come from Russia.
Almost a third of respondents surveyed at a recent IT conference linked the success of their overseas counterparts to a combination of more investment, better education and political motivations. Russia has long been recognised for being behind various malware strains and exploits. Recently, it was reported that Russian hackers had exploited a bug in Microsoft Windows dubbed Sandworm to perform cyber espionage on NATO.
Read moreA survey by One Poll and Dimensional Research on holiday shopping security practices evaluated online cybersecurity awareness of consumers from the USA and United Kingdom, and revealed that a lot of people believe emails from “trusted brands” are safe to click, and some respondents anticipate doing at least part of their holiday shopping while at work.
Cybercriminals are very resourceful, and they know that the siren song of a good deal is almost always irresistible to bargain hunters. The number one reason to click is trust in a brand, which isn't good there are some very convincing phishing emails that look nearly identical to the real thing.
Read moreMost consumers do not feel safe when shopping online and many are shying away from their favorite retailers as a result. The survey, which questioned 10,000 people in the USA and United Kingdom.
The survey found that people are uncomfortable sharing sensitive financial and personal information when they shop and interact with organizations online. However, demand on retailers to address security is reaching a critical point. The recent spate of high profile data breaches has clearly had an impact on online trust, and consumers are now placing responsibility squarely with retailers to tackle this issue.
Read moreThe British government isn't letting up on its desire to track internet activity in the name of fighting terrorism. UK Home Secretary is proposing a bill that would require internet providers to keep tabs on who's using a given internet protocol address and hand it over to the police, who could theoretically use it to hunt down suspects.
Full details aren't available yet, but there would be some accountability involved. Police would have to get permission before collecting IP address info, and there would be documentation showing both when and why they needed that data. The potential law is more respectful of privacy than the failed Communication Data Bill.
Read moreUK to take action to close down Russian website streaming images from British webcams including baby monitors and those in gyms and bedrooms. The UK is to take international action to close down a Russian website that is streaming images from British webcams including baby monitors, bedroom cameras and gym.
The site feature live feeds from households and businesses across the world, including a gym in Manchester, a bedroom in Birmingham and an office in Leicester. The site highlighted the importance of setting secure passwords on devices that have access to the internet. It has become the source of concern for data watchdogs across the world.
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