What Steps Can Retailers Take to Stay Safe Online this Black Friday and Cyber Monday?
Black Friday is an informal name used to describe the day after Thanksgiving and is today regarded world-wide as the official start to the Christmas holiday season, and one of the busiest shopping days of the year, with many retailers offering sales and discounts. Cyber Monday is referred to the day following the US holiday of Thanksgiving, promoted by online […]
NEBRC Director, Rebecca Chapman Named Business Leader of the Year at the North East England Chamber of Commerce, Inspiring Female Awards
November 2022 NERBC Director, Superintendent Rebecca Chapman has been named Business Leader of the Year at Inspiring Female Awards. Organised by the North East England Chamber of Commerce, the awards were established to recognise business women at all stages of their career from around the region. Commenting on the award win, Rebecca said: “I am extremely honoured to have won this award and very proud to have been recognised for my role in inspiring business women of today and tomorrow. […]
The Information Commissioners Office (ICO) – Friend or Foe? By Detective Inspector Martin Wilson, NEBRC Head of Student Services
Security professionals, myself included, often refer to the ICO fines when making the argument for why SMEs need to implement cyber security. These arguments are well intended: we’re only too aware how vulnerable small businesses can be to cyber-attack, and our hope is that this will act as a trigger for security adoption. However, more often than not, such arguments do not trigger action but instead infer that the ICO is a draconian organisation ‘out to get’ businesses, when indeed the opposite is true. Small business owners are very busy people, often operating in difficult […]
Online Retailers Must Prioritise Cyber Security or Face Losing Customers
Research suggests that online shoppers are more likely to avoid retailers that have suffered a serious cyber attack. A recent poll of over 2,100 UK consumers carried out by Akami revealed that 59% would stop shopping with retailers that suffered a major cyber breach. 49% of consumers stated that they do not trust that retailers will keep their personal […]
Social Media Investment Fraud Warning
The City of London Police has issued a stark warning about the perils of ‘get rich quick’ scams following a 50% rise in investment fraud on the last year. Figures show that £891mn was lost to scammers in the 2021/22 financial year, nearly double the £596mn lost the year before. According to the National Fraud Intelligence Bureau, there were over 26,000 reports of investment […]
Complacency is One of the Biggest Risks to Cyber Security
According to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the biggest risk that businesses in the UK face in cyber security is not hackers, but instead “complacency.” The warning was issued after the ICO fined Interserve Group, a UK construction company £4.4 million for failing to protect its employees’ personal information, which breached data protection laws. Interserve was discovered to have failed to […]
The Threat of Online Fraud for Charities
Following Charity Fraud Awareness Week 2022, figures show that one in eight charities have experienced some form of cyber crime in the last 12 months. The most common attacks were reported as phishing, impersonation, and social engineering, opening customer and personal data to risk. The move to remote working, digital fundraising, and online operations as […]
SMEs Remain Uninsured Against Cyber Threats Despite Growing Security Risks
According to the latest research by GlobalData, figures show that SMEs in the UK are aware that they face greater cyber security risks post-pandemic, but many still remain uninsured. The SME insurance survey, covering 2021-2022, found that there was a rise in respondents reporting risks, with 32.7% of SMEs indicating a “slightly increased” and “increased” […]
The Dangers of Storing Dark Data
According to the latest insights released by leading risk and compliance company, Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN), 96 percent of senior executives are concerned about data fraud, with 95 percent worried that data breach incidents will increase over the next two years. Data breaches are a growing concern for businesses, and this includes the storage of dark data. Dark data is defined as data that a business […]
NEBRC NAMED CYBER POLICING TEAM OF THE YEAR AT 2022 NATIONAL CYBER AWARDS
The North East Business Resilience Centre, established in 2019 by a police-led team collaborating across seven NE forces to help protect and support businesses from cyber crimeand online fraud, has been named the Police Team of the Year at the 2022 National Cyber Awards. Now operating as part of a national network, thus allowing best practice to be shared, the NEBRC provides […]