Overview

Cyber-attacks and data breaches cost organisations billions of pounds every year. As the world becomes more digitally-led that figure is likely to go up.

Incidents are increasing globally and are unpredictable, sometimes going undetected for months or years.

Cyber threats can be:

• malicious software that attempts to breach your organisation's firewalls
• unsolicited email, containing a link to a legitimate website, which launches a program and allows unauthorised access to all of your organisation's systems and databases

There are many different types of cyber attacks, including social engineering and phishing. The people and organisations who carry them out have different motivations, including money or political ideals.