2 in every 3 Kings Lynn businesses will be a victim of cybercrime this year

Posted January 25, 2021
Kings Lynn, Norfolk, Vancouver BNI

A shocking 2 in every 3 Kings Lynn businesses will become the victims of some kind of cybercrime this year.

The latest data on cybercrime has been analysed by local IT support and data security expert James Fowler, of Uptech Ltd

“Business owners and managers around here understandably don’t like to talk about it, when they’ve suffered some kind of breach,” he said.

“And that’s why few people realise just how much cybercrime is affecting businesses here. No-one can know for sure, but it’s a safe bet that 2 in every 3 businesses will suffer some kind of cyberattack in the year ahead.”

A recent report showed that the world economy now loses more than £740 billion every year to cybercriminals. That’s an increase of 50% on figures reported just three years ago.

The kinds of cyberattacks affecting local businesses include:

Phishing attacks: Where a criminal sends an email pretending to be someone else. Often this is an attempt to steal money, such as sending a real invoice with altered bank account details

Spoofing: A fake website designed to look like a real one. They want you to enter card details

Ransomware: Where your files are encrypted until a ransom is paid to recover them

Malware: Malicious software that does damage to your system

James added: “We’ve been warning our clients for years that it only takes one person, to click on one link from one bad email – and damage can be done.  “It really is that easy. And with so many businesses around here likely to be affected this year, business leaders should check their levels of protection right now. “They need what’s known as a blended security option, combining appropriate software with excellent staff training.”

Uptech Ltd was formed in 1994, and looks after businesses in the Kings Lynn area and nationally. Contact us today, to find out how we can help you.