And all staff, even if they don’t have the ability to assess the seriousness of a security issue themselves, need to understand the importance of escalating it to the right team in a prompt fashion. Security specialists at CtrlboxUK uncovered a security flaw that meant a database belonging to UK retailer B&Q was fully accessible online according to a report on Graham Cluley. The exposed information, intended only for internal access, contained details of 70,000 store thefts and in some cases the names of suspected offenders and their vehicle details. A spokesperson from B&Q, which is owned by US retail giant Walmart, said it had been notified about the issue but declined further comment. Despite alerting B&Q to the breach several times, Ctrlbox said it took the company nearly two weeks to take the data offline.
Security specialists at CtrlboxUK uncovered a security flaw that meant a database belonging to UK retailer B&Q was fully accessible online according to a report on Graham Cluley. The exposed information, intended only for internal access, contained details of 70,000 store thefts and in some cases the names of suspected offenders and their vehicle details. A spokesperson from B&Q, which is owned by US retail giant Walmart, said it had been notified about the issue but declined further comment. Despite alerting B&Q to the breach several times, Ctrlbox said it took the company nearly two weeks to take the data offline.