A new cyber security business is launching this month to help organisations in Cumbria and south-west Scotland combat the rising threat of cybercrime.
Resilience, part of Eco Group, launches in Carlisle and pledges to bring a new approach to protect businesses and organisations from the fast-changing and ever more complex techniques used by cyber criminals.
Without the latest protection businesses who fall prey to cyber criminals can at best have their operations suspended costing them thousands, and sometimes millions of pounds. At worst they can be shut down and put out of business completely.
Resilience is also keen to highlight that it’s SMEs who are among the most vulnerable, and it stresses how important it is for those businesses to get up to speed with the latest protection before it’s too late.
Cyber criminals launch thousands of phishing attacks on a single organisation every day. They are looking for one weak spot, one person in an organisation who falls for their scam.
Ryan Moffat, head of Resilience, said: “Russia, China and North Korea want to disrupt operations in the UK. They will target any business with thousands of automated attacks in the hope of one getting through and giving them access into an organisation and all their data.
“I know of cases where businesses are receiving 10,000 phishing attacks every day.
“We are not talking big corporate organisations. We are talking small and medium sized operations because cyber criminals know these organisations are likely to have more weak spots in their defences.
“The criminals want to access as much information about you and your business as possible. Who your customers are, who your suppliers are, they want to disrupt your entire operations.
“It only takes one person to click on a link and they are into your data and your systems with access to information on all your people and all your business connections.”
The absolute key for businesses is to not let the cyber criminals into their systems in the first place. To achieve that, not only must an organisation’s cyber security be watertight, but every person who works there must be trained to know when an email, a text, a social media message is safe, and when it’s a fraud.
That involves training every member of a team about the threats, what damage they can do, and crucially how to spot and prepare for AI, phishing and Multi Factor Authentication (MFA) attacks and prevent the cyber criminals from winning.
“Every single person has a part to play in maintaining cyber security. It’s vital that everyone in an organisation knows what is safe and what isn’t,” said Ryan who brings the latest thinking and research to his role to help ensure businesses have the latest, most effective protection.
A graduate of one of the UK’s leading cyber security courses at Abertay University in Dundee – Ryan keeps up to date with all there is to know about the fast-evolving world of cybercrime from every angle – the criminal, the police, the business owner – and knows how best to defend businesses against it.
Ahead of its official launch later this month Resilience is already supporting clients against cyber criminals in a range of sectors including healthcare, professional services, and logistics.
Resilience’s official launch takes place at Carlisle United Football Club on January 24, at 7pm when guests will have the opportunity to take part in three dynamic activities relating to cyber security as well learn from insightful demonstrations.
Places are limited, so those interested are advised to register now to secure a spot at the launch event, by emailing ellie@integrityoffice.co.uk
