http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/494053/20130724/ftse-350-companies-fail-cyber-security-protection.htm
By Alistair Charlton
International Business Times
July 24, 2013
Published today, the report by KPMG accuses FTSE 350 companies of failing
to keep their networks safe, and as a result the safety of Britain's
economy and national security as a whole could also be under threat due to
simple flaws in web security.
By simulating the initial steps a would-be hacker would take to gain
access to a website, KPMG found all 350 companies guilty of
unintentionally leaking data by leaving employee names, email addresses
and sensitive internal file location information online - all of which
could be used by hackers to potentially gain access to a company's website
and servers.
Martin Jordan, head of cyber response at KPMG, said: "What our research
has shown is that companies do not have full control of their web presence
at a time when cyber security has been turned upside down.
"Hacking is no longer about a few hacktivists. Now, hacking has become
automated on an industrial scale - often with state sponsored agencies
behind it - and attackers are aiming for an increased competitive edge by
stealing company secrets and IP [intellectual property], or purely seeking
financial gain through fraud."
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