hacker attack

According to a recent report by the Identity Theft Resource Center the top cause behind the data breaches is hackers. Previously information was stolen due to lost laptop with unencrypted data or even a lost briefcase. In 2009 the situation changed to that one out of every five data breaches had a hacker behind it.

UBS has rolled out IBM's Zone Trusted Information Channel (ZTIC) online banking security hardware to its customers. It is the first bank to offer such kind of functionality.

IBM’s product is a USB-attached device which being connected to a user’s PC increases the level of security above existing protection systems. Using this device customers log into their accounts and confirm transactions via a display on it.

According to a survey by security software firm McAfee every second largest infrastructure supplier has been hit by a cyberattack.

While many attacks on business users prove successful security experts note that very few of the companies hit by hackers make the information public for fear of spoilt reputation.

In the research for the McAfee the Center of Strategic and International Studies polled about the Center of Strategic and International Studies