Cyber crime | Digital security should be rooted into your company culture - here's why

Pleas from Government officials for firms to better protect themselves against cyber attacks have typically fallen on deaf ears.

For decades, easily preventable cyber attacks have impacted organisations costing them tons of time, money and energy – in some cases this can lead to reputational damage or loss of data.

As remote work became the norm over the pandemic, and businesses were tasked with operating from multiple locations and networks, cyber attacks against firms went up significantly. As a result, cyber crime costs the UK economy roughly £27 billion a year. Don’t get it twisted, even though you can’t see it, cyber crime and data breaches are a serious threat to the business world, and most companies aren’t doing enough in educating their staff on how they can protect their organisation.

Why don’t we care about cyber crime?

From a psychological perspective, there are a few reasons why many organisations aren’t protected well against cyber threats. Firstly, people don’t know what they don’t know, and many firms lack adequate training and education about protection. Most employees don’t understand what they’re protecting themselves against, who they’re protecting themselves from, or how big the potential for an attack is.