- Could your staff be leaving more than their troubles behind at the security gates when jetting off this festive season?
- DARSHNA KAMANI
- Industry News
- Posted On
Sunday, 05 October 2025
Reports that the Web site of a New York-based tour firm has been hacked and around 110,000 bank card details lifted by hackers may have repercussions for the company on the PCI DSS front, says Imperva.
- DARSHNA KAMANI
- InfoSecurity
- Posted On
New research just published by G4S Secure Solutions (UK) (‘G4S’), the UK’s leading security company, reveals that one-in-seven (14%) people would consider stealing from a retailer this December. Meanwhile, over 1.1 million people would consider stealing a Christmas present for a friend or family member, an increase of 50% over 2009.
- The Editorial Team
- Industry News
- Posted On
Hacktivism is the use of cyber attacks and sabotage to communicate politically motivated causes; it is as old as the internet. Sole hacktivists have always acted in an individual manner to demonstrate their protest using various attack methods. One popular attack has been, and continues to be, the defacement of websites- Microsoft’s website, for example, was displaced with a Saudi Arabian flag.
- NOA BAR YOSEF, Senior Security Strategist, Imperva
- Industry News
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