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Small UK businesses bear the brunt of cyberattacks according to the latest industry reports. SecureTeam have crunched the numbers and put together an InfoGraphic which depicts how cybercrime is impacting UK small business. They have concluded UK small businesses are targeted with 65,000 cyberattacks per day, with one small business hacked every 19 seconds! As expected, email is by far the most commonly used attack vector, and the security posture of small businesses is not sufficiently robust enough to withstand cyberattacks, knowledge which the cybercriminals clearly understand.

The 2019 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR ) was released today, and I was lucky enough to be handed a hot off the press physical copy while at the Global Cyber Alliance Cyber Trends 2019 event at Mansion House, London. For me, the DBIR provides the most insightful view on the evolving threat landscape, and is the most valuable annual “state of the nation” report in the security industry. Global Cyber Alliance Cyber Trends 2019 The DBIR has evolved since its initial release in 2008, when it was payment card data breach and Verizon breach investigations data focused. This year’s DBIR involved the analysis of 41,686 security incidents from 66 global data sources in addition to Verizon. The analysed findings are expertly presented over 77 pages, using simple charts supported by ‘plain English’ astute explanations, reason why then, the DBIR is one of the most quoted reports in presentations and within industry sales collateral. DBIR 2019 Key Takeaways Financial g...

Guest article by Damon Culbert of Cyber Security Jobs Cyber criminals are a part of modern life, from Uber account hacks to major business data breaches, our online identities are rarely safe. And, while big-name companies under threat often make the news, it’s small and medium-sized enterprises who are actually their biggest targets. Large businesses and government departments may seem like more obvious hacking targets with bigger payoffs, but these organisations can afford much more robust, well-kept and successful IT security measures and cyber security professionals working round the clock. Due to this, cyber criminals are much more likely to swing for easy targets like family businesses. With the introduction of GDPR across Europe, all businesses are now much more responsible for the personal data they keep, meaning companies of all size can’t really afford to not have at least the basic security measures in place. The UK National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) have created a list ...