According to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the biggest risk that businesses in the UK face in cyber security is not hackers, but instead “complacency.”
The warning was issued after the ICO fined Interserve Group, a UK construction company £4.4 million for failing to protect its employees’ personal information, which breached data protection laws.
Interserve was discovered to have failed to have appropriate cyber security measures in place, which allowed hackers to gain access to the personal data of 113,000 employees via a malicious phishing email.
Following the attack, the ICO is urging businesses across the UK to put protections in place and not become complacent, as they could face similar fines.
John Edwards, Information Commissioner, warned: “Cyber attacks are a global concern and businesses around the world need to take steps to guard against complacency.”
Training staff to recognise potential threats, risk management, and data backups are just some ways businesses can stay safe in the digital world.
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