On 14th January, the Information Commissioner's Office, the government agency responsible for enforcing the Data Protection Act, issued a Monetary Penalty Notice to Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) for £250,000 in relation to the security breach of the PlayStation Network in 2011 that resulted in the compromise of the records of millions of UK PlayStation owners, who used the PSN to purchase digital content.
Penetration Testing is often sold as the mechanism to highlight when security doesn't work. By contrast, it can also serve to highlight when it does. (more…)
Malicious hackers are continually turning to Small Businesses for targets for a very simple reason, they're easier to attack. (more…)