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CNET, a news and technology product reviews website, has suffered a security breach in which data from one million users was stolen.  CNET was informed of the breach via a Twitter direct message conversation by a Russian hacker group who were responsible for the attack. Details such as names, usernames, encrypted passwords and email addresses […]

After over 5,700 complaints, 5 people have been arrested in relation to hoax websites which trick users into believing the site is a legitimate government website. The websites, which claim to offer services such as ordering driving licenses and passports, charge user’s money for such services which are normally free.  This scam can trick unsuspecting

ISPs from the UK, US, Netherlands, Zimbabwe, Germany and South Korea have collaborated with the campaigners Privacy International to challenge GCHQ, the UK’s intelligence agency. Involved in the lawsuit are GreenNet from the UK; Riseup and May First/People Link from the US; Greehost from the Netherlands; Mango from Zimbabwe; Jinbonet from South Korea and Chaos

Hackers used phishing emails to bypass the charges dating websites request to allow personal messaging between users. Once these login details have been obtained, the details would then be used to access profiles, and befriend other users in order to persuade them to send money to hacker. Messages from the fraudster would ask others for

Innovation Vouchers worth up to £5,000 are available for start-up, small or medium sized businesses looking to protect themselves from the growing issue of cyber threats in the UK, as well as worldwide. The voucher is available to organisations from all sectors as long as you have a project to fund which relates to or

The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) officially launched the new Cyber Essentials scheme on 5th June, 2014. The two part scheme is based on The 10 Steps to Cyber Security, a guide developed for businesses to follow to implement a baseline cyber hygiene within their business.  However, as the government realised that the

GameOver Zeus is a Trojan Horse computer malware. Previous version of Zeus has been around for a while and have always been known for stealing bank details. Over the years criminals have tweaked the malware to perform better at evading anti viruses and maintaining access on the victims computers. The Zeus controllers are given the

Zain Javed, Head of Pen Testing was invited to take part in the latest edition of the renowned UK Fast Round Table series, discussing the Heartbleed Bug the latest known major vulnerability that has taken the press by storm. Discussions were held around how the bug has affected SMEs and its impact on business. The

Using guidance from CESG’s ’10 Steps to Cyber Security’, a blueprint for the industry fused with elements taken from IASME (Information Assurance for SMEs) and ISO27001, and with input from BSI (British Standards Institute) and ISF (Information Security Forum), the standard is expected to be launched in summer 2014. Companies will be able to complete

Mitigate’s Head of Penetration Testing Services Zain Javed will be taking part in an expert panel for The Guardian’s Small Business Network between 1pm and 2.30pm on Wednesday 23rd April. Zain will be answering questions in the live webchat about the steps to take to protect your SME from an online attack. The discussion will

Cyber security has hit the headlines again recently with reports of the ‘Heartbleed Bug’, a code error which means that websites can leak user details including passwords through the 'heartbeat' function used to secure connections. The bug affects web servers running OpenSSL, enabling hackers to read confidential encrypted data meaning that they can gain access

It was announced this week that the Government have used some of the £860million invested into cyber security defences to launch the UK’s national Computer Emergency Response Team, otherwise known as CERT-UK. The body has been established to deal with cyber security incidents of national significance and will feature a team of 55 people. The

Take a look at this week’s Cyber Security feature on The Guardian’s Small Business Network, where our managing director Stephen Robinson advises SMEs on what they need to know about trading online and what steps they need to take to ensure customers are protected from cyber crime. To view the article click the link below:

The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills has recently reported plans to begin educating children as young as 11 about careers in cyber security to help prevent the future skills deficit. It has been widely speculated that the UK could suffer a major global disadvantage with regards to resources in this sector unless more people