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WordPress sites became a particular target for cyber attacks as a massive botnet made up of tens of thousands of computers has been actioned to target vulnerable WordPress platforms.   The botnet infects thousands of computers, allowing cyber criminals to control their activities and, as such, are aiming for WordPress sites with an ‘admin’ username,…

With many small to mediums enterprises a primary target for devastating cyber attacks, the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) has set aside half a million pounds to aid SME’s in stepping up their cyber security measures through using outside expertise.   SME’s will be allowed to apply for up to £5,000 in an…

It was announced this week that a global cyber security centre would be opened at the University of Oxford. William Hague, Foreign Secretary has said that the Global Centre for Cyber Security and Capacity building will act as "a beacon of expertise", and is the UK’s contribution to helping other countries form defence mechanisms and…

With a funding of £650million in place to implement the country’s Cyber Security Strategy, it is a major aim to grow the number of skilled professionals to line up with growth of, and Britain’s growing reliance on the internet and cyber space. The NAO states that the internet economy in the UK accounts for more…

  President Obama is the latest in the long list of world leaders to call for procedures to be drawn up to manage the risk of the country’s exposure to cyber security threats. Obama has ordered US officials from the House Intelligence Committee to revive CISPA – the White House’s cyber threat information-sharing legislation. The…

Faced with growing threats from cyber criminals, the Government has launched a Cyber Security for Business programme.   The initiative will bring Government, the intelligence services and the privatesector together in an unprecedented project.   A report by the Commons Intelligence and Security Committee found that UK businesses had not prepared their defences sufficiently, despite…

A crown prosecutor told how a hacker from the group Anonymous caused online e-commerce payment centre PayPal “enormous economic harm” which cost it £3.5 million.   The hacker, a student from Northampton University who went under the cyber name of Nerdo, joined Anonymous and took part in cyber campaigns that attacked sites including Master Card,…

US-based web hosting and domain company Go Daddy is bolstering its cyber security after discovering that its customers’ Domain Name System (DNS) settings had been tampered with.   It now plans to expands its two-factor authentication, originally just available in the US and Canada, to the international community and build in more intelligence-driven models.  This…

<p>Professional services company KPMG has issued new warnings to businesses about cyber security threats.&nbsp;</p><p>A recent report from the firm claimed that senior management in British businesses are unprepared for the security threats that they face and are not responding sufficiently. &nbsp;</p><p>The report showed that 15 percent of Forbes 2000 companies surveyed allowed hackers easy access…

Businesses are having to factor in the likely costs of cyber crime when preparing their budgets, a report by Wesley Johnson in the Telegraph has said.   From back-bedroom to international governments – hackers are at every level.  Petty hackers vent their grievances on company websites, such as Adidas, targeted because of the football team…