04 May 2005
Businesses must manage physical and IT security together if they are to protect themselves properly against crime, according to the former national crime-reduction co-ordinator at the National Hi-Tech Crime Unit (NHTCU).
Security expert John Lyons, who left the NHTCU in January, says if organisations want to avoid falling victim to scams, the IT department needs to work with other parts of the business.
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The recent attack on the London office of the Sumitomo Mitsui Bank, where criminals were able to place key-logging devices on computers to try to steal £220m, provided a stark warning (Computing, 21 April).
'Few businesses put security at the heart of what they do, yet they are surprised when they become the victims of fraud, extortion, IP theft, identity theft and denial of service attacks,' said Lyons.
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