Hot on the heels of our recent post about SSL certificates, I have read with interest another security story about the dangers of phishing. In case you have not come across it before, phishing is defined as “the criminally fraudulent process of attempting to acquire sensitive information such as usernames, passwords and credit card details [...]

An article last week about Princeton University research into the sophistication of cyber attacks reminded me just how important it is for online businesses to take their security seriously. The great strength of the internet is its accessibility but unfortunately the trade off is that this can also be its vulnerability. Providing access to legitimate [...]

News reaches me (hot from today’s Metro, courtesy of Mr Bowers) here at UKFast Blog Central that The Queen has received more than 20,000 birthday cards this year – and 17,000 emails. Looks like this new technology has finally filtered through to even the most established parts of The Establishment. But of course, it’s not [...]

When you read statements like; “every day at least 400 credit card numbers are sold,” it’s easy to dismiss it off hand, that is until it happens. Then it feels like a real invasion of privacy, which of course, it is. When looking for a new bank account or credit card provider, do you ask [...]