Data available online leaves UK infrastructure vulnerable to cyber attacks - IET

Danny Palmer
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Institution of Engineering and Technology warns 'low level of technical knowledge' required to mount attacks thanks to freely available information

Information freely available on the web could be leaving the UK's critical national infrastructure vulnerable to cyber attacks by hackers, a new report has claimed. Carried out by design and eng...

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