ABTA was recently hit by a cyber attack as a result of a fault with their hosting company: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-39292133. Jake Madders, Director at Hyve Managed Hosting, on the shortcomings of the company in question:
“In light of the breach experienced by ABTA, all organisations should be fully aware of their hosting provider’s security offering in order to guarantee the safety of sensitive data. Real-time network threat awareness and continuous vulnerability testing is crucial to detecting potential intrusion, and any reputable host should offer these services as standard, 24/7. Managed tools such as two-factor authentication can even help defend against an attack after it occurs, by ensuring that the passwords stolen are not enough to successfully infiltrate and export user details.” - Jake Madders, Director of Hyve Managed Hosting