Orthus support Welsh Assembly Government in Detailing Steps to Combat Internet Fraud & Id Theft

Aug. 16, 2010 - PRLog -- Orthus Limited present the current tactics used by hackers to compromise data security and provide guidance on how to combat these attacks at the 6th Annual eCrime Wales Summit 2010 held in Newport July 15, 2010. The presentation is a direct response to a request from Welsh business.  

2009 Saw twenty-five credit card frauds committed each minute in the United Kingdom and almost one in four British citizens were the victim of identity theft. In 2010 there are more than 4.2 million web pages available on the Internet offering some kind of free down-loadable hacking software. Statistics on data breaches and identity theft rose year after year yet most organisations fail to address this fact. This attitude is particularly prevalent in the U.K. business sector where public disclosure of breaches is not mandated.

“Internet users need to understand the risks” says Orthus Service Delivery Manager, Michael Joseph.  “We log on everyday with basic assumptions of privacy and security when in fact neither is true” claims Joseph.  “Our credit card and identity data is certainly a target for fraudsters but we fail to realise that everything we do on the internet is valuable to someone.  What we buy, what we browse is important information to businesses as well. Internet security begins with understanding that data equals money” states Joseph.  

Orthus present “Internet Security – Street Smarts” which comprehensively details the techniques used by hackers to remove sensitive data from both public and private networks to commit fraud, and what measures can be implemented to identify and prevent these losses.
Security best practices, along with proven business continuity, back up, incident management and disaster recovery strategies shall be detailed by Orthus for summit attendees. (http://www.orthusintel.com)

Orthus present alongside other key industry experts during this summit which provides valuable information security and data compliance best practice to Welsh Businesses. For the full conference agenda see: http://www.ecrimewales.com/

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Orthus is a leading provider of Information Security, Business Continuity, and Data Compliance services, with over 100,000 supported systems globally. Orthus provides a range of simple packaged solutions to identify, minimise and manage security, compliance and business continuity gaps before incidents escalate.

These services are delivered by Orthus resilient infrastructure and supported by expert consultants backed up by unsurpassed service level guarantees and full cost coverage for data breaches, compliance failures and downtime. For more information, please visit http://www.orthusintel.com

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