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29 Jan 2010 13:21:11
Who says the war in Vietnam is over?
The UK Security Breach Investigations Report 2010 was published this week and is an analysis of actual data compromise cases by computer security and forensics consulting firm 7Safe and the University of Bedfordshire.
The data analysed, which had been made anonymous, was from more than 60 computer forensic investigations undertaken by 7Safe.
The University’s Head of Computer Science and Technology, Professor Carsten Maple, wrote the new report.
Professor Maple said: “To my knowledge this report is the first of its kind in the UK, and many businesses will find the results very interesting. It has been a pleasure working with 7Safe.”
The co-author and 7Safe CEO, Alan Phillips, said: “Compared with many existing studies that are based purely on survey data, this report reveals what is really happening in the UK.
“The work carried out by 7Safe’s breach investigation team has been expertly analysed by Professor Maple, and the results are intriguing.”
Some of the findings include:
* that 36 per cent of cyber attacks on UK organisations originated from Vietnam, followed by the United States (29 per cent).
* that 69 per cent of data compromises occurred in the retail sector.
* in 85 per cent of cases, payment card information was stolen.
* that 80 per cent of security breaches came from outside the organisation.
* SQL injection was used in 60 per cent of the cases.
* the majority of attacks (73 per cent) were relatively unsophisticated in complexity.
* that 86 per cent of attacks were achieved through web applications.
* of the organisations that suffered payment card data breaches, none of them were compliant with the required security standard, PCI DSS.
The report, supported by high-profile
organisations SOCA (Serious Organised Crime Agency) and the Metropolitan
Police’s Police Central e-Crime Unit, is available in digital format, free of
charge, from www.7Safe.com/breach_report
Presentations on data from the report will be given by 7Safe on-stand (G42) of Infosecurity Europe 2010, the number one industry event in Europe, at the new venue of Earl’s Court in London from 27-29 April.
7Safe, which offers a diverse portfolio of services, is renowned as publisher and co-author of the ACPO Good Practice Guide for Computer-Based Electronic Evidence.
The University and 7Safe operate a joint MSc in Computer Security and Forensics.
To find out more on 7Safe, visit www.7safe.com
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