A new global survey has revealed that a number of outdated practices across the areas of customer interaction, data collection and fraud prevention are leaving customer data vulnerable in contact centres.

A data breach which saw the details of 57 million users of popular ride-sharing app Uber compromised affected just under 3 million accounts in the UK, according to reports. The attack on Uber’s systems, which took place in October 2016, gained access to 2.7 million accounts of both users and drivers in the UK, the company revealed this week.

The majority of the UK’s organisations are failing to manage vulnerabilities exposed in the cloud computing services they use, according to a new survey, opening many up to potential data breaches or attacks from hackers.

The UK can count itself among the EU countries with the best measures already in place to deal with a cyber attack, according to a new report, though every member state could do more to improve their preparedness.

The security protocol put in place to protect the majority of the world's WiFi connections is flawed, potentially exposing internet users to hackers, according to a researcher from Belgian university KU Leuven.

The number of cyber security breaches at a range of British university institutions have leave to sensitive information being linked to criminals, including details of research into military missiles.

The vast majority of US retailers – some 88 per cent – consider themselves ‘vulnerable’ to data threats, with a further 37 per cent stating they are ‘very’ or ‘extremely’ vulnerable, according to a report from a data security firm.

Everton FC has announced a new partnership with cloud security firm Netskope who will be responsible for implementing cloud software to keep the Premier League club's data safe.

Bupa has admitted a massive data breach after customer details were deleted in a violation of data rules, according to the company. The data security occurred after an employee copied and deleted the details of 108,000 customers with health plans around the world, including information on names, dates of birth and contact details.

The Department of Health has published a report by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and National Data Guardian, Dame Fiona Caldicott, that calls for NHS trusts to value data security as highly as their finances. As a result of the report, the government has pledged to dedicate £21 million to help strengthen data security at the 27 major trauma centres located around the country.