A report released by tech giant Microsoft found that the number of ransomware attacks has more than doubled over the last 12 months. It found that financially motivated cybercrime has increased in the last year and is to remain a “persistent threat” moving forward. The report also found that the number of online scams has risen five-fold in the last two years, with Microsoft now observing around 100,000 scams a day in 2024.
According to the Office for National Statistics UK business report, released in September, there were 2.72 million businesses registered in the UK as of March this year. Four out of the twelve regions in the UK showed an increase in the number of new businesses registered. As new businesses emerge across the country, many in industries less aware of growing cybersecurity risks, the need for remediation becomes crucial.
In an article on our sister site Contact Centre Briefing, Conor O’Neill, CEO and Co-Founder at OnSecurity, explains why both new and established businesses should prioritise this essential security measure…
