More than half of businesses plan to adopt AI within the next two years according to the latest research findings with leading cybersecurity expert claiming that adoption of AI in businesses is both exciting and concerning. Key Findings: 57% of organisations plan to implement AI solutions. Two-thirds (66%) of organizations said that their total IT budget will be increasing in 2024. Purchase of cybersecurity solutions/services/apps (61%), were the most popular IT investments a

Stolen credentials through phishing attacks were the most common cause of cyber breaches among UK businesses last year, a new study has revealed. Cybersecurity firm IDEE commissioned an independent survey of more than 500 IT and cybersecurity professionals within UK businesses. It found that 61%) of businesses experienced a cyber breach in 2023, with 25% suffering three or more. When asked to name the cause or causes of their most recent breach, 35% said it was the result of

A new World Economic Forum report provides a snapshot of the multifaceted challenges facing the global cybersecurity landscape. While increased geopolitical tensions and economic instability continue to concern industry experts, the report spotlights widening cyber inequity and emerging technologies, such as artificial intelligence, as key rising risks for the year ahead in the fast-growing cybersecurity sector. Key Findings: With ‘cyber insecurity’ still featuring prominent

Global expansion is the way forward for businesses looking to upscale in 2023 and beyond. The past few years have laid the foundation for international expansion, and now more and more merchants are embracing the opportunities. But as they’re venturing into new markets, certain challenges appear along the way. One of them is cross-border payment. While businesses might be familiar with the fraud situation in their home market, new territories present new fraud obstacles. He

After it was revealed almost nine in ten cyber-attacks are caused by human error, experts have named five ways organisations can guard themselves against staff mistakes. IT experts from HostingSystems.co.uk have issued a warning to UK businesses after it was revealed 88% of cyber breaches were caused by preventable employee mistakes. Now they have named the five most common, and easily preventable, mistakes made by businesses which could leave them exposed to criminals. T

A new report reveals over a fifth (21%) of SME owners are concerned by overseas cyber threats in the midst of heightened cyber security threats from Russian hackers. The annual 2022 business challenges report carried out by card payments specialist takepayments Limited , surveyed SME business owners and decision-makers across the UK to discover the current small business landscape for the year ahead.  Over the past two years, the ICO reports that there has been a steady and s