The UK government cyber security breaches survey reported that 46% of UK businesses experienced and reported a cyber attack in 2019, with most businesses experiencing cyber security issues at least once a week during 2020.

Ransomware isn’t going away anytime soon and in the last few weeks, there have been several high-profile incidents including a Ransomware attack against Serco, the outsourcing firm working closely with the UK government on the NHS test and trace programme, as well as other incidents at a French hospital, an insurance company and a video game manufacturer in Europe, which resulted in the source code for a game being auctioned off.

Cyber security is the practice of protecting networks, systems, devices and programs from unauthorised access or malicious attack. Often confused with information security, which refers to the broader practice of protecting all information assets, both physical and digital.

The majority of UK based workers have had to adapt to working from home over the last few months. According to the Office for National Statistics in April 2020, 86% of us were working remotely due to the Coronavirus pandemic.