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CSO Online recently spoke to a person working in the security field with a rather unique job. He's paid to break into places, such as banks and research facilities (both private and government), in order to test their resistance to social engineering and physical attacks. ===> A MUST READ <=== Learn more: - http://www.scoop.it/t/securite-pc-et-internet/?tag=Social+Engineering 
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The UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has announced that the majority of data breaches in the first quarter of 2013 were due to carelessness in the way that the information was handled.
That's according to the UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) which says 175 out of 335 incidents it examined between April 1 and June 30 were due to personal data being “disclosed in error”.
Half of data breaches are due to people being careless with what they do with private information. How can we all help to reduce this problem?
===> Do we need better user education? <===
Gust MEES's insight:
Half of data breaches are due to people being careless with what they do with private information. How can we all help to reduce this problem?
===> Do we need better user education? <===
YES!!!
Learn more:
- http://gustmees.wordpress.com/2013/06/23/ict-awareness-what-you-should-know/
- http://gustmees.wordpress.com/2012/07/11/cyberhygiene-hygiene-for-ict-in-education-and-business/
- http://www.scoop.it/t/securite-pc-et-internet/?tag=DATA-BREACHES
Gust MEES's curator insight,
August 15, 2013 11:47 AM
Half of data breaches are due to people being careless with what they do with private information. How can we all help to reduce this problem?
===> Do we need better user education? <===
YES!!!
Learn more:
- http://gustmees.wordpress.com/2013/06/23/ict-awareness-what-you-should-know/
- http://gustmees.wordpress.com/2012/07/11/cyberhygiene-hygiene-for-ict-in-education-and-business/
- http://www.scoop.it/t/securite-pc-et-internet/?tag=DATA-BREACHES
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Gust MEES's insight:
This is ALSO for EDUCATION and watch "Point 10" ===> SCREEN EMPLOYEES THOROUGHLY! <=== Conduct thorough background and reference checks before hiring new employees!!!
I said already that it is VERY IMPORTANT that students have the basics of Internet-Safety and ALSO of Cyber-Security as employers need employees who have that knowledge! Prepare THEM for the REAL-WORLD!!!
Learn more:
- http://gustmees.wordpress.com/2012/07/11/cyberhygiene-hygiene-for-ict-in-education-and-business/
- http://gustmees.wordpress.com/2013/06/02/social-media-students-take-care/
- http://gustmees.wordpress.com/2013/06/23/ict-awareness-what-you-should-know/
- http://gustmees.wordpress.com/2013/06/02/social-media-students-take-care/
- http://www.scoop.it/t/securite-pc-et-internet?tag=Infographic
Gust MEES's curator insight,
June 24, 2013 10:56 AM
This is ALSO for EDUCATION and watch "Point 10" ===> SCREEN EMPLOYEES THOROUGHLY! <=== Conduct thorough background and reference checks before hiring new employees!!!
I said already that it is VERY IMPORTANT that students have the basics of Internet-Safety and ALSO of Cyber-Security as employers need employees who have that knowledge! Prepare THEM for the REAL-WORLD!!!
Learn more:
- http://gustmees.wordpress.com/2012/07/11/cyberhygiene-hygiene-for-ict-in-education-and-business/
- http://gustmees.wordpress.com/2013/06/02/social-media-students-take-care/
- http://gustmees.wordpress.com/2013/06/23/ict-awareness-what-you-should-know/
- http://gustmees.wordpress.com/2013/06/02/social-media-students-take-care/
- http://www.scoop.it/t/securite-pc-et-internet?tag=Infographic
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First: the online world is coming to benefit every aspect of our lives, bringing innovation, convenience and efficiency. And no wonder. New innovations like the cloud offer a hundred-billion euro boost to Europe.
We cannot turn our backs on those benefits. But, with that growing spread, online threats have correspondingly growing consequences. And a lack of trust can only hamper widescale use, and constrain those benefits.
Second: risks are mounting. According to Symantec, the total number of attacks increased by 81% in just one year. In ever more forms: from identity theft and phishing — to botnets, Trojans and denial-of-service attacks. And more besides.
Third: these risks imply significant costs. Each year, many businesses, if not the majority, face security breaches: even for a smaller business, the cost can be tens of thousands of euros per breach. For a major incident the cost could amount to over a quarter of a trillion dollars. Let's hope that doesn't happen.
But let's not get confused between the different issues in play here. Let's understand the situation, recognise which tools we have available, and use the right one for the right job. Let's not confuse privacy with security, or confidentiality with integrity.
Data protection is a fundamental right that we must safeguard. People have a right to know and control how their data is used. Not least because the further data is spread, it more vulnerable it becomes.
===> Often the solution is relatively simple. Some reckon as many as 85% of successful intrusions could be prevented just by decent "cyber-hygiene" practices. <===
Gust MEES's insight:
===> Often the solution is relatively simple. Some reckon as many as 85% of successful intrusions could be prevented just by decent "cyber-hygiene" practices. <=== Learn more:
- http://gustmees.wordpress.com/2012/07/11/cyberhygiene-hygiene-for-ict-in-education-and-business/
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By this point you should be fairly well aware of the threats facing you when browsing the Internet on your digital devices. From phishing scams in your inbox to malicious banner links, surfing the ...
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Governments are scrambling to shore up the defences of critical infrastructure systems as the web exposes them to greater scrutiny.
"For attackers, the potential pay-off for compromising these systems is very high," said Mr Wilhoit.
Governments are turning their attention to increasingly public vulnerabilities in such critical systems.
The US Department of Homeland Security has established a computer emergency response team that deals solely with threats to industrial control systems.
In the UK, government cash has been made available to help intelligence agencies and law enforcement deal with cyberthreats.
Continue reading the main story A Cabinet Office spokesman said cyber-attacks were one of the "top four" threats to the UK's national security.
"Billions of pounds are being lost to the UK economy from cybercrime each year, including from intellectual property theft and cyber-espionage," he said. "Industry is by far the biggest victim."
Gust MEES's insight:
"The threat is there," he said, "It might not be biting you yet but you had better be ready for the day it does."
Learn more:
- http://gustmees.wordpress.com/2012/07/11/cyberhygiene-hygiene-for-ict-in-education-and-business/
Learn more:
- http://www.scoop.it/t/securite-pc-et-internet/?tag=Cyberattacks
Gust MEES's curator insight,
May 20, 2013 6:31 AM
"The threat is there," he said, "It might not be biting you yet but you had better be ready for the day it does." Learn more: - http://gustmees.wordpress.com/2012/07/11/cyberhygiene-hygiene-for-ict-in-education-and-business/ |
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CSO Online recently spoke to a person working in the security field with a rather unique job. He's paid to break into places, such as banks and research facilities (both private and government), in order to test their resistance to social engineering and physical attacks.
Learn more:
- http://www.scoop.it/t/securite-pc-et-internet/?tag=Social+Engineering