Security demands on SMEs ‘increasingly a barrier to success’
UK SMEs are potentially losing out on a third of all enterprise contracts due to cyber fraud and cyber security credentials not being to a recognised standard. That’s according to research from cyber security awareness platform, CyberSafe, which revealed 37 per cent of organisations have been required to achieve a recognised cyber security standard over […]
GUEST BLOG: Securing SMEs for the future
By David Navin, Head of Corporate, Smoothwall Cyber-attacks are nothing new, with a new threat, attack or breach making a regular occurrence on the news agenda. With a number of high profile attacks on large corporations such as Yahoo, Sony, TalkTalk and Camelot, it is easy to think that cyber criminals only go after the […]
Forum Insight: Savvy SEO tips for start-ups that won’t break the bank…
With 50 per cent of new businesses failing within five years, recent research has revealed that many small businesses are missing out on opportunities to market online due to a lack of digital knowledge. The research from 123 Reg found that 73 per cent said they did not advertise online and 42 per cent reported […]
UK SME’s must adapt to digital economy or pay the price…
Tony Richardson, managing director of Octree, has responded to the government unveiling a £1.9 billion programme to protect the UK from cyber criminals up until the year 2021. The ‘National Cyber Security Strategy’ was launched by the Chancellor, Philip Hammond on November 1 and sets out the ‘decisive action’ needed to protect the UK economy […]