When evaluating our effectiveness in dealing with cyber defence, we have two layers of uncertainty and risk: how effectively are we protecting critical information, and what are the adversaries actually getting and how might they use it against us?
On the 11 October 2010 the Daily Telegraph printed an article entitled: ‘David Cameron’s secret plan to cut UK’s £149bn debt by selling off property. This is a prime example of Government departments, local authorities and the wider public sector facing rationalisation of a magnitude never before seen. To meet the government’s austerity measures it is not going to be a case of simply skimming off 10 or 20% off budgets, it is a case of finding completely different ways of working.
Most private or corporate Internet users face security challenges on a daily basis. Unpatched end-points with a plethora of insecure programs installed represent a breeding ground for cybercriminals. Findings revealed in the Secunia Yearly Report 2010 identified that, typically, 50% of users have over 66 programs from more than 22 different vendors installed on their end-points. Vulnerabilities affecting a typical end-point pose a real threat to the end-user’s host.
A week after Epsilon confirmed that it had detected an unauthorised entry into its email system, the ripple effect is starting to be felt here in the UK. In fact, this breach is shaping up to be one of the biggest this year, and possibly to date as more victims come out of the shallows!
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