In a US study by Experian and Ponemon Institute earlier this year, 55% of the polled companies experienced a security incident due to a malicious or negligent employee despite already having a a data protection and privacy training program in place. 60% of respondents believed that their employees were not knowledgeable or had no knowledge… Read More: Workforce cyber-awareness training mostly ineffective »
According to the latest research by Barclaycard, UK’s SMEs are failing to protect themselves from the growing threat of cyber crime. The research found that 48% of the surveyed businesses suffered at least one cyber attack in the past year and 10% experienced more than 4 attacks in the same period. Only 13% of the… Read More: SMEs are still not taking cyber threats seriously »
According to a survey commissioned by the HM Government and produced by the international consultancy PwC, 90% of large organisations and 74% of small businesses experienced a security breach in 2015. The 2014 figures were 81% and 60% respectively, which for the small businesses represents an increase of 23%. What is even more concerning, is… Read More: Security breaches in UK businesses increased by 81% in 2015 »
According to the latest research by Axelos, published in the SC Magazine, UK firms are putting themselves under significant risk of cyber breaches due to the lack of cyber security awareness in their employees. Up to 50% of severe breaches are thought to be down to human error, which could be avoided with better training… Read More: Lack of employee cyber security awareness puts UK firms at… »