Businesses need to identify security issues in their network before it’s too late.

Cyberattacks are on the rise and what’s even more worrying is the pace at which they are rising. British firms are among the hardest hit by data breaches and cyber attacks in the whole of Europe.

Which factors can businesses identify and eliminate in order to protect their business?

Staff
When it comes to your organisation’s cybersecurity, the weakest link is your own staff. Phishing attacks, which make more than 80% of total cybersecurity incidents, commonly target unsuspecting employees. In addition to this, employees sometimes end up sharing sensitive data with unintended recipients, and this mistake leads to almost a quarter of the total cybersecurity incidents in the UK.

Bad planning
Almost half of the businesses surveyed lacked cybersecurity defence plans. Given this fact and the rise in cyberattacks, it won’t be wrong to say that if a business isn’t well-prepared and hasn’t experienced a cyberattack so far, it can expect one in the near future.

Vulnerable Remote Workers
Even though most employers have allowed their staff to work remotely, they are still unprepared against the kind of security breaches that can result from this major shift. Many remote workers end up using personal devices and insecure public networks for work making their devices highly vulnerable to hacking and phishing attempts.

Misconfigured Hardware & Software
It is common for inexperienced IT professionals to misconfigure servers and essential security software such as firewalls. Unfortunately, businesses that are unable to identify and rectify such issues well in time usually fall prey to the malicious attacks.

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