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Cyber Security Threats to Expect in 2024

Annual IT security spending is set to grow by £50 billion in 2024 from £105 billion in 2021. As we approach 2024, many businesses will start the year with a significantly larger online presence than they did only a few years ago. With remote work becoming commonplace and IT playing a larger role than ever, the cyber-security of your business should be a top priority. Educating yourself and your staff on potential cyber risks can be game-changing for your business.

Ransomware Rates Are Still Rising

In the ever-evolving digital landscape, one threat has emerged as a formidable adversary to businesses and organizations worldwide - ransomware. Over the past few years, ransomware attacks have seen an alarming surge, wreaking havoc on companies of all sizes and industries. This malicious form of cybercrime encrypts a victim's data, holding it hostage until a ransom is paid, leaving businesses paralyzed and grappling with devastating consequences.

5 IT Solutions Businesses are Adopting in 2023

Worldwide IT spending is projected to total £3.75 trillion in 2023, an increase of 5.1% from 2022! For business owners wanting their organisation to be as productive, protected and successful as it can be technology is an unavoidable asset. Fortunately, ambitious business owners are in luck!

6 Cyber Security Threats to Expect in 2022

The pandemic brought a seemingly endless wave of challenges to almost all businesses. Most of these challenges were unique to each industry, but there was one unavoidable hurdle that all businesses no matter the industry had to overcome, Cyber Security. As lockdowns became stricter and working remotely became the standard businesses were forced to rapidly digitalise almost overnight, unfortunately doing this so suddenly left many businesses open to a number of cyber threats that still persist today.

Ransomware: Everything you need to know.

Ransomware. It’s a word you’ve probably heard a lot of in recent years. Perhaps you remember hearing about it during your office cyber security training, or you’ve seen it on the news. Maybe a pop up has appeared on your computer screen warning of a ransomware infection. But have you ever wondered why there's such a fuss?

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Fraud Alert – Schools targeted with Ransomware

Originally posted on 23 January 2017

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5 Ways To Prepare Your Staff For A Cyber Attack

A new report by BSI's Cybersecurity and Information Resilience division stated that 73% of organisations are worried about security. However, one in six have no plan in place, and a third conduct no type of security testing. We hear about cyber-attacks almost every day in the news. With the rate of cybercrime increasing, businesses are now asking the question of ‘WHEN’ not ‘IF’ a cyber-attack will occur.

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10 Unbelievable Facts About Cyber Security!

When the Internet was created 30 years ago by Sir Tim Berners-Lee, it was new and exciting being used to share information by connecting people. However, as time has progressed, the Internet has developed immensely, becoming a scary place full of risks. Did you know that there are 4.29 billion internet users in 2019? An increase of 366 million from 2018

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What you should do if your business is hacked!

It is something all businesses dread. You have been hit by a cyber-attack. Despite our best efforts, cyber attacks are on the increase and it is now more of a question of when, not if your business is attacked. Cyber attacks can happen for a number of reasons but research has shown that in 2018, 48% of data security breaches are caused by acts of malicious intent with human error or system failure accounting for the rest.

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3 Cyber Security threats to expect in 2019

2018 had its fair share of cyber-attacks with well-known brands being hit such as British Airways, Facebook and Google+ as well as nearly 300 attacks on universities. In the months leading up to Christmas it seemed as if it was dying down, however, experts have said 2019 is to be a big year for cyber threats. Cyber-crime is on the rise and small businesses have said to be the target of 65,000 attempted attacks per day.