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Cyber security: What small businesses need to know

by Owen Gough • February 6, 2017 • 0 Comments

Did you know that 27 per cent of SMEs believe that they are too small to be of interest to cyber attack? Despite the fact that almost 60 per cent of UK SMEs have been victim of an attack. No one is too small to go untargeted. So if you’re starting up a small business, you need
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Why the cyber security skills gap could mean trouble for your business

by Ben Lobel • January 17, 2017 • 0 Comments

In a global study by Indeed of employer demand for cyber security expertise and the numbers of people searching for such roles, Britain’s cyber security skills gap emerged as the second-worst in the world. The study reveals that the number of cyber security roles advertised in the UK is the third-highest in the world, but
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UK SMEs targeted 230,000 times each by cyber criminals in 2016

by Owen Gough • January 9, 2017 • 0 Comments

UK businesses were, on average, subjected to almost 230,000 cyber attacks each during 2016, according to new analysis from Beaming. The volume of attacks hitting individual company firewalls passed the 1,000 per day mark, on average, for the first time in November last year. Hackers focusing on connected devices and the Internet of Things While
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The most common cyber security mistakes, and how to avoid them

by Ben Lobel • October 7, 2016 • 0 Comments

Cyber attacks and data breaches are among the biggest risks currently facing small businesses, with a recent study by Jupiter Research showing that half have been victims in the last year. Yet despite the growing threat, many SMEs still believe that they won’t be affected, with the same study showing three quarters feel they are
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Businesses turn to ex-hackers to improve cyber security

by Ben Lobel • June 28, 2016 • 0 Comments

A fifth (20 per cent) of UK businesses have already invited hackers to assess their cyber security and systems and a further 37 per cent are open to the idea.
The report from Radware finds that three in five respondents experienced a cyber attack in the last 12 months.
Concerns over the growing threat lead four in five respondents to state that security is now a CEO-level concern while 33 per cent state that a change in C-level awareness is critical in order to thwart the latest attacks.
Among the leading concerns for executives is the Internet of Things (IoT), with connected devices identified by 29 per cent as ‘extremely likely’ to be a target for cyber criminals over the next three to five years.
Although businesses understand the threat, many are unsure how or where to direct their resources to defend against it, leading to the consideration of hiring an ex-hacker.
Ransomware is high on the agenda too, with around one in seven respondents experiencing a ransom attack over the last year. In fact, at least three companies said they were under attack at the time of the survey.
Although UK executives express an unwillingness to pay a ransom, with 9 per cent saying they would pay, compared to 23 per cent in the US, seven of