Cyber Crime

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UKFast March Cyber Crime Round Table Highlights

UKFast hosts discussions with the UK's leading entrepreneurs, asking the question "What is the biggest online threat to consumers and businesses in 2010?"

The UKFast round tables aim to unite business leaders to share advice and provide a wealth of ideas for other developing companies, like the latest targets for cyber crime in 2010.

Hosted by Jonathan Bowers, the guest speakers for this session are Philippe Jan of Lancaster University, Daniel Fenwick of Zentek Forensics, Ian Connolly of IGC Technical Solutions and Neil Lathwood, IT director of UKFast.

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UKFast March Cyber Crime Round Table Summary

With Google and social networking sites the latest targets for cyber crime, IT professionals and consumers need to do much more than just improve their user awareness to curb the increasing threat in 2010, according to an industry round table.

Adopting a holistic approach by practicing good PC hygiene and keeping up-to-date with patch and product updates, as well as encouraging SMEs to outsource to more knowledgeable companies, is just the start for cyber security.

With blind faith in technology encouraging victims to fall foul to cyber crime, a change in social culture is fundamentally needed. IT professionals need to constantly refresh their knowledge and stay on top of technology to combat the external threats from professional organisations as well as those from rogue employees.

As greater prevention methods are implemented, the panel also identified the frustrating situation the industry faces with criminals developing even more sophisticated ways to target online customers through malware.