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NEW: More organisations than ever are experiencing cyber security breaches and here are the five leading causes... https://lnkd.in/eQDqm8KD We’ve looked over the cyber data breach reports we received and have published the lessons that can be learned from common security mistakes and the five leading causes of cyber security breaches. Our “Learning from mistakes of others report” has simple steps organisations can take to improve your security and avoid future breaches. The five leading causes of cyber security breaches are: 🪝 Phishing – scam emails and messages that trick the recipient into sharing personal information or downloading malware. https://lnkd.in/eJYvh25T 💪 Brute force attacks – criminals use trial and error to guess username and password combinations, or encryption keys. https://lnkd.in/e7MNNd23 🚫 Denial of service – criminals aim to stop the normal functioning of a website or computer network by overloading it. https://lnkd.in/eD9_Enkw ⚠️ Errors – security settings are misconfigured, including being poorly implemented, not maintained and or left on default settings. https://lnkd.in/eSwqjdCk 🔗 Supply chain attacks – products, services, or technology you use are compromised and then used to infiltrate your own systems. https://lnkd.in/eJ2cs424 Read our Learning from mistakes of others report to learn about how to lessen the risks and prevent future cyber breaches https://lnkd.in/ef65A-Qg

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The example the ICO sets here is terrible. When made aware of remote access breaches to UK banks, years go by… China gets access to at least one and even then it appears to sit on its hands. If online banking doesn’t matter, then what does? https://markalanrichards.com/posts/2024-04-21-chinese-backdoor-to-uk-bank/

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