Most people who own or use a computer, either at work or at home, are aware danger of viruses and hackers pose to online security, but very few are aware of the toll that Internet attackers take the British economy.
it is estimated that in total, the cost to individuals, businesses and government equivalent to about £ 27 billion a year -. with the hardest hit companies, losing about 21 billion £ a year in revenue
despite this figure, a survey conducted earlier this year among UK businesses suggested that nearly nine out ten feel their online security was adequate. Commenting, Iain Lobban, director of GCHQ - electronic intelligence unit of the British government - said "this confidence is misplaced"
It is perhaps because of such a gap. perceptions of entrepreneurs about their online security, and the economic reality of Internet attacks that GCHQ take a leading role in advising companies on how to counter these threats
week last, GCHQ unveiled "Cyber Security for Business' -. a program that will bring together CEOs and presidents of large companies, representatives of the security and intelligence agencies and ministers in the British government to focus on the "20 Critical Control Top for effective cyber defense" and outline how cyber attacks threat has increased over the years.
Although no details are available at this time about what GCHQ recommend in their list of "critical controls" if the information is something similar to that published by the SANS Institute the US and the Canadian security intelligence, it is almost certain to contain measures that use a virtual private network, or VPN service.
a VPN encrypts all information flowing between a user's computer and the Internet, including email logins, web searches, and the IP address of the user. Using a reliable VPN service can be considered as the first step to ensure that the identities and valuable information about the network or client is kept well hidden for "nosy".
The fact that the British government sees the need for further intervention, despite the fact that a national cyber security program £ 650m is already in place, highlights the extent of the threat to businesses and individuals in the UK.
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