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Nine in 10 top firms hit by cyber attacks, spy boss warns Cyber-criminals have attacked 90 per cent of major British companies, it emerged yesterday"> Worrying trend: Figures reveal that the threat from hackers trying to steal confidential data is rising steeply. Ciaran Martin, director general for cyber-security at the listening post, told a conference that the attacks 'show little sign of abating' and include threats from hostile states, terror groups and malicious hackers known as hacktavists. He spoke out a week after the Queen's Speech included proposals to hand more powers to the security services to repair the damage caused by US traitor Edward Snowden's leaks. RELATED ARTICLESPrevious1Next Tragic Charles Kennedy was found by secret lover: Body of... Americans 'overreacted' to 9/11 terror attacks because... Police could be taken off the beat to cope with the... Share this articleShare15 shares And he defended the use of controversial tactics to access the phone calls, texts and emails of millions of citizens, saying spies did not carry out 'random mass intrusion' on law-abiding people. Shocking details of the scale and cost of cyber-attacks to British firms were compiled in an annual report commissioned by zofran lawsuit lawyer the Government. The findings, published yesterday, reveal how nine out of ten large companies had suffered breaches - up from 81 per cent last year. For small firms, almost 74 per cent were attacked, up from 60 per cent. In a keynote speech, Mr Martin said GCHQ did not carry out mass surveillance http://zofranproblems.com/ of the public in Britain. He acknowledged there had been 'controversy' following the revelations about the intelligence agencies' use of personal data following the leaks by former CIA contractor Snowden. But he said 'everyone' at the UK eavesdropping agency used its powers 'extremely carefully'.
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Nine in 10 top firms hit by cyber attacks, spy boss warns
Cyber-criminals have attacked 90 per cent of major British companies, it emerged yesterday">
Worrying trend: Figures reveal that the threat from hackers trying to steal confidential data is risingsteeply.
Ciaran Martin, director general for cyber-security at the listening post, told a conference that theattacks 'show little sign of abating' and include threats from hostile states, terror groups andmalicious hackers known as hacktavists.
He spoke out a week after the Queen's Speech included proposals to hand more powers to thesecurity services to repair the damage caused by US traitor Edward Snowden's leaks.
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Body of... Americans 'overreacted' to 9/11 terror attacks because... Police could betaken off the beat to cope with the...
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And he defended the use of controversial tactics to access the phone calls, texts and emails ofmillions of citizens, saying spies did not carry out 'random mass intrusion' on law-abiding people.
Shocking details of the scale and cost of cyber-attacks to British firms were compiled in an annualreport commissioned by zofran lawsuit lawyer the Government.
The findings, published yesterday, reveal how nine out of ten large companies had suffered breaches- up from 81 per cent last year.
For small firms, almost 74 per cent were attacked, up from 60 per cent. In a keynote speech, MrMartin said GCHQ did not carry out mass surveillance http://zofranproblems.com/ of the public inBritain.
He acknowledged there had been 'controversy' following the revelations about the intelligenceagencies' use of personal data following the leaks by former CIA contractor Snowden. But he said'everyone' at the UK eavesdropping agency used its powers 'extremely carefully'.
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Clear Who is this week's top commenter?Find out now. The typical cost of serious cyber-attacks to smaller businesses has soared from ?115,000 to ?311,000.
Warning: The country now faces 'chronic, advanced and persistent' threats every day, a top officialat the GCHQ spy agency (pictured) warned
The figure includes the cost of disruption, lost sales, recovery of lost information, fines andcompensation.
Incidents included loss of confidential data, infection by viruses or malicious software, theft or fraudand other breaches caused by staff - such opening a suspect internet link. Cyber-criminals haveattacked 90 per cent of major British companies, it emerged yesterday
The country now faces 'chronic, advanced and persistent' threats every day, a top official at theGCHQ spy agency warned. Almost one in ten companies took more than 100 days before theyrealised they had been targeted.
The number of attacks directed through company mobile phones or tablets doubled from 7 per centto 15 per cent.
British Airways was hacked in March, leaving tens of thousands of customers locked out of theirfrequent-flyer accounts. A Cabinet Office report three years ago found the cost of cyber-crime to theUK was ?27billion. Nine in 10 top firms hit by cyber attacks, spy boss warns | Daily Mail Online
Nine in 10 top firms hit by cyber attacks, spy boss warns: Threat costing economy tens of billionsFigures reveal threat from hackers trying to steal confidential data is risingCyber-criminals haveattacked 90 per cent of major British companiesExperts warned the typical cost to big firms of themost severe information security breaches had nearly tripled in a year from 1.1million to3.1millionSpy boss: Country faces 'chronic, advanced and persistent' threats every day
ByIan Drury, Home Affairs Correspondent for the Daily Mail
Published:17:47 EST, 2 June 2015 |Updated:18:00 EST, 2 June 2015
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Cyber-criminals have attacked 90 per cent of major British companies - costing the economy tens ofbillions of pounds, it emerged yesterday.
Figures reveal that the threat from hackers trying to steal confidential data is rising steeply.
Experts warned the typical cost to big firms of the most severe information security breaches hadnearly tripled in a year from 1.1million to 3.1million.
