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It’s been another busy week in the world of cyber security. The ongoing war in Ukraine has seen NATO warn of a growing cyber threat, and all eyes were on the US for signs of any attacks aimed at causing disruption to the mid-term elections.

How can you maximise your return on security spend? What happens to security now, post pandemic? Do you understand the real impacts a ransomware attack would have on your business? Our security experts and partners answered these questions and more at our Security First Roadshow events. 

While many organisations spend thousands on preventative cyber security tools, many make the mistake of overlooking the fact that cyber criminals are spending less time relying on brute force to gain access to protected information and more time on manipulating or bribing employees into giving up personal information.  

This week we learned how one ransomware group is responsible for the vast majority of ransomware attacks this year and a new report from the NCSC highlighted the true scale of cybercrime in the UK.

After years of increased threat complexity, most organisations simply don’t have the resources necessary to build an in-house cyber security strategy that’s equipped to deal with modern threats.  

One of the biggest challenges cyber security leaders need to grapple with in today's world is that malicious actors aren't always distant entities but are often people you work with on a day-to-day basis. The reality is that any employee or contractor with physical access to IT systems can leak private information and cause a data breach.  

Ever since WannaCry first brought ransomware to the world’s attention in 2017, organisations have struggled to keep up. During the first half of 2022, there were a total of 236.1 million ransomware attacks reported worldwide. 

Panicked responses to a cyber-attack can often result in a race against risk that leads to rash and costly actions. 

With UK Politics overshadowing cyber news we would like to highlight these cyber security incidents, the main events beingthe firing of Germany’s cyber security chief due to his ties with Russia and the release of a new report showing that UK businesses are experiencing an unprecedented number of cyber attacks. 

Phishing attacks may be the most common form of cyber-attack but that doesn’t mean that you’re helpless in the face of the threat.With Cyber Awareness Month now is a great time to test your employees. One of the best and effective ways to reduce the risk posed to your organisation is to run cyber security phishing tests to help your employees learn what they should keep an eye out for.

Keeping advanced cyber threats at bay is something that many organisations aren't equipped to do.