" It doesn't matter whether you are
big or small. If you have an IP address and are connected to the
internet, you are fair game as far as hackers and cyber-criminals
are concerned. "
Nick Prescott, Information Security Manager, Blackthorn
Technologies
Dubbed 'The Year of the Data Breach', 2014 saw a steady
stream of serious, in some cases record breaking, data breaches hit
the headlines. Some of the world's major household names were
hit by cyber-attacks but, although many of those breaches will
undoubtedly have affected UK customers, none of the top breaches in
terms of the volume of exposed records involved UK-specific
organisations.
So, was 2014 'The Year of the Data Breach' in the UK
and, more importantly, how has the seemingly endless procession of
data breach cases during the last 12 months changed both business
and public perceptions?
