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Small successes provide some cause for optimism
Cyber-crime units from the UK
have previously played a significant role in disrupting
cyber crime both at home and abroad, as part of
international collective efforts with law enforcement
agencies in the US, the Netherlands and several other
countries. Operation Trident Breach, for example, disrupted
a cyber crime ring thought to have penetrated bank security
systems to acquire some £44.3m in funds.
At home, the PCeU made several arrests
in September in its investigation of a crime ring believed to use
the Zeus Trojan bot to acquire personal details from infected PC's
and gain access to UK financial institutions and a number of major
world banks. |
"The
faster speeds themselves are not a significant increase in
risk; transfer rates are already high enough that the small
packets used in hacking attempts pass unnoticed against the
mass of iPlayer or YouTube downloads. The advice remains the
same, businesses should ensure they are protected using
firewalls and by making sure their web facing systems are
kept updated. If you require any advice give us a ring."
Delta Comtech |
