How can businesses combat easy email security mistakes?
It’s no secret that threats to email security are on the rise. According to a recent survey, 92% of organisations were victims of successful phishing attacks in 2022, while 91% of the respondents admitted to experiencing email data loss. By not implementing sufficient email security strategies, companies open themselves, their clients, and their customers to […]
Getting your cyberSecurity foundations right
Over 2022, the cybersecurity industry continued to accelerate, with rising numbers of attacks (global attacks increased by 28% in the third quarter of 2022) and sophisticated methods. Yet, recent research found that the majority of securityleaders believe that their organisation is still falling short in addressing cybersecurityrisks, with a lack of investment in cybersecurity (26%), […]
How financial organisations can stay protected from financial data breaches
Email is a crucial function of business communication, which many organisations strongly rely upon. But as the pandemic brought a new world of remote and hybrid working, it’s arguably more important than ever to keep both individuals and organisations connected – wherever they may be. A staggering 333.2 billion emails are sent and received daily […]
Investing in channel support to survive the evolving security landscape
Security is a growing concern across every industry, particularly now with the growth of dispersed workforces around the world. Cyberattacks continue to increase and become more sophisticated, with businesses of all sizes needing to invest in the right support. This is even more crucial for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), who may lack the adequate […]
Cybersecurity: The crucial double check
Cybersecurity has quickly become the world’s fastest growing form of criminal activity, and is showing no sign of slowing down with the number of attacks on businesses continuing to increase. COVID-19 has acted as a catalyst for this, with hackers taking advantage of remote workers during challenging times. Despite innovations and sophistication in hacking methods, […]
Keeping cybersecurity initiatives on track
The West Midlands Train service has come under fire after workers discovered that an email promising them a bonus payment after running trains during the pandemic was actually a phishing simulation test. Around 2,500 employees received a message which appeared to come from Julian Edwards, Managing Director of West Midlands Trains, thanking them for their hard […]
The Key to Cybersecurity is an Educated Workforce
The United Kingdom’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) handled a record number of cybersecurity incidents over the last year, a 20% increase in cases handled the year before. With the increasing number and more innovative nature of cyber attacks, businesses of all sizes must prioritise cybersecurity. However, the fundamental starting point of any organisation’s security infrastructure must […]
Data security in the new business world
By Andrea Babbs, Country Manager and Head of Sales for VIPRE Security Limited With many businesses having to overhaul their operations overnight to enable their staff to work from home due to Covid-19, maintaining as close to business as usual was an absolute priority. But in the rush to implement collaboration tools to get employees up and running […]
GUEST BLOG: Combatting the threat of accidental insider data leakage
By Andrea Babbs, UK General Manager, VIPRE SafeSend Cybercrime has rapidly become the world’s fastest growing form of criminal activity, and is showing no sign of slowing down with the number of attacks on businesses rising by more than 50% in the last year alone. While most corporates have made significant efforts to invest in cybersecurity defences to […]
