At least 3,000 people have been defrauded of more than £675,000 and millions more British internet bank customers are at risk.  The cyber criminals, thought to be an Eastern European group, have developed an internet virus which hides on home computers to steal confidential passwords and account details.
The virus, called Zeus 3, automatically checks whether there [...]

Labour MP, Geraint Davies, believes not enough is being done to stop people using cards to get access to sites hosting illegal images.  Almost 40 MPs have signed a Commons motion calling on the government to bring forward laws, similar to those in the US, to penalise card providers if their products are involved in [...]

Global giant Virgin Media enlisted CY4OR’s expertise when suspicions arose that fraudsters were selling illegal set top boxes that allowed customers to access subscription television channels for free on the Virgin Media cable network.
What CY4OR was asked to do
CY4OR was appointed by Virgin Media to assist in compiling crucial forensic evidence to stamp out this [...]

Research by Unisys has revealed that a third of UK employees use a personal device for work purposes.  The survey of 987 end-users and 204 CIOs and IT directors across Western Europe revealed gaps in the readiness of businesses to support and secure the rapidly growing use of consumer technologies, such as netbooks, iPads and [...]

John Yates, an assistant commissioner at the Metropolitan Police in charge of the country’s antiterrorist police activities, has spoken up against the proposed government spending cuts.  Last week he warned that the cuts were coming at a time when the threat of an al Qa’eda inspired attack remained severe.  He also mentioned that less than [...]

According to the Wall Street Journal, cyber terrorism is now seen as a real threat.  According to MI5’s web site, “the threat of espionage did not end with the collapse of Soviet communism in the early 1990s.  Espionage against UK interests continues from many quarters”.  It estimates that at least 20 foreign intelligence services are [...]

The Government has announced that Apple iPhone are not to be used for sensitive official communications until further notice.  The CESG, the UK Government’s National Technical Authority for Information Assurance, has declared the embargo advising that the Blackberry should be used instead.
A report by the Telegraph claimed that information security experts have not approved their [...]

Next month a new security layer will be added to web’s address system to help protect users from cyber attacks such as phishing and spam.  The Domain Name System Security Extensions (DNSSEC) will prevent hackers from intercepting DNS data and redirecting users to fake websites.
Leslie Daigle, Chief Internet Technology Officer at the Internet Society responsible [...]