Your business must know how to protect the valuable data your company possesses. Unfortunately, over the last 12 months, there has been a marked increase in cyber attacks on UK businesses. The relevant figures show that cyber attackers are targeting large companies and small businesses alike. This article aims to inform you of the nature of cyber threats, so your company can strive to guard itself against cybercrime. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The COVID-19 pandemic provided the perfect conditions for cyber attacks<\/a>. This is because nearly all businesses have had to work remotely. Unfortunately, remote work is often a weak entrance within a company’s IT network<\/a>. By allowing remote access to employees, you may also inadvertently allow remote access for hackers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n There are two primary forms of cyber attack: <\/p>\n\n\n\n Ransomware attacks involve an attacker locking the user out of their computer system. The attacker does so to demand a financial payment to return access to the system. Unfortunately, the average cost of these ransom demands is very high. Furthermore, there is no guarantee that the attacker does not retain a copy of the information for themselves. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The second main form of cyber attack involves cyber security breaches. This attempts to ‘farm’ sensitive data from your business, including passwords, usernames, employee information and bank account details. Cyber security breaches aim to steal money and critical data from your company. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Alongside fraudulent access to your bank accounts, there is a heightened risk of attackers using sensitive information<\/a> about your staff, such as their date of birth and national insurance numbers, to commit identity theft.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n Continue reading this article below the form\n <\/i>\n<\/a>\nWhat Information Do Cyber Attackers Want?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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