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UK under siege?


 

ThreatMetrix, a security technology company based in San Jose, California, claims that the UK is the most attacked nation on the planet as pertaining to online activity.



The UK has some the highest internet penetration rates in the world with UK users more likely than most to make online purchases, use online banking services, as a result they have been shown to be the biggest losers when it comes to online fraud as a result of their increased exposure to online fraudsters.



The ThreatMetrix report claims that attacks aimed at the UK are primarily originating from Germany, Nigeria, the USA and Mexico.



It should be clear by now to those societies looking to increase their internet penetration levels (as well as to the businesses looking to take advantage of the increased uptake) that greater online exposure leads to greater risk of online fraud. Without educational campaigns advising users on the safest means of using the new technology there is an increased risk that in their ignorance users will fall prey to the cyber criminals.

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