Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Businesses are spending on average just over 5% of their overall IT budgets on trying to prevent the latest hacks and security breaches, according to analyst house Gartner. Despite the growing risk of threats facing organisations, surprisingly, Gartner said that The…
Ransomware Attacks On Small Businesses Eight Times Higher
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Following the news that Kaspersky recently released figures on ransomware attacks against SMBs, FalconStor’s UK & Ireland Managing Director commented below how to recover from an attack if businesses are caught out. Even though research from Kaspersky shows a rise The…
Many businesses still failing badly when it comes to password security
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Nearly half of organisations store admin passwords in a simple Word doc A new piece of security research has emerged, and while there are positive aspects here, there are the usual worrying statistics to chew over as well. And probably The…
Four in 10 businesses have lost data in cyberattack
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Big Red Cloud survey finds 75% were able to deal with cybercrime without having to pay out Four in every 10 small and medium businesses in Ireland have suffered a cyberattack resulting in data being lost or stolen, according to The…
Cost of a cyber-attack will soon reach $1 million for large businesses
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans We are coming closer to the point where a cyber-attack will cost every large business more than $1 million. According to a new Kaspersky Lab report, a single cyber-security incident now costs a large business, on average, $861,000. Small and The…
Businesses urged to improve cyber security
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans The Hong Kong Productivity Council (HKPC) has urged local businesses to improve the security of their websites and networked industrial systems to guard against the rising threat of cyber attacks. The council was addressing an information security forum on The post…
Kaspersky launches free anti-ransomware tool for businesses
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Kaspersky Anti-Ransomware Tool for Business leverages two groundbreaking technologies: Kaspersky Security Network and System Watcher. Security firm Kaspersky Lab on Wednesday launched Kaspersky Anti-Ransomware Tool for Business – a free software that offers complementary security to protect corporate users from The…
Survey findings: Biggest cyber security risk for businesses?
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Despite high-profile breaches, constant education campaigns and the obvious risks of data loss, the Gemalto Data Security vs Human Behaviour Survey revealed some surprising results. “People across Asia Pacific look for the quickest and easiest way to do things online, even…
Businesses Struggle With Managed Security Services
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Two-thirds of businesses say they don’t engage with a security provider until they experience data loss from a breach, according to a Raytheon survey. Many organizations worldwide wait until they fall victim to a damaging cyber-attack before engaging a provider of…
Cybercriminals are far ahead of businesses
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Cyber attacks cost German firms millions of euros each year. In an interview with DW, IT advisor Sandro Gaycken speaks about the technological battle between hackers and the businesses trying to keep them away. Sandro Gaycken, director of the “Digital Society…
