Cybersecurity is a critical component to every business. In the past 12 months, half of businesses (50%) and around a third of charities (32%) have experienced some form of cybersecurity breach or attack. That’s according to the UK Government’s 2024 cybersecurity breaches survey. The report also estimates that UK businesses have experienced approximately 7.78 million cyber crimes of all types and approximately 116,000 non-phishing cyber crimes in the past year*.

October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month and it’s a great opportunity to ensure your organisation is cyber ready and to develop an effective cyber aware culture.

Building an Effective Cyber Aware Culture

Every member of your team has a personal responsibility to keep the business safe. This includes regular data backups, setting strong passwords, being mindful of data protection and privacy, and being aware of policies and procedures.

It’s also important to have a culture where people can freely speak and raise concerns. Ultimately, these processes will save companies time, money, effort and resources dealing with unnecessary and preventable security breaches. These practices are essential to develop an effective cyber aware culture within your organisation.

Leading by Example: Our Approach to Cybersecurity

It’s imperative we prioritise doing the right thing, which is why, at Risk Evolves, we never ask our clients to do anything that we wouldn’t do.

We lead by example and data privacy is integral to our ethos and operations, maintaining robust policies, ensuring alignment with clients’ expectations.

Our GDPR specialists facilitate knowledge sharing and training sessions to stay updated with the latest developments, and data usage is strictly restricted to secure systems, ensuring utmost confidentiality and integrity. Collaborating closely across all departments, we consistently deliver high-quality services, backed by a deep understanding of privacy principles and regulations.

By steadfastly adhering to our protocols and actively fostering cybersecurity awareness among our staff, we continue to uphold a strong posture in data protection, safeguarding the trust and confidence of our valued clients and partners, and demonstrating how to develop an effective cyber aware culture.

Supply Chain Management and Cybersecurity

Continued collaboration with our supply chain partners is essential to operations. We are committed to nurturing mutual support and improvement within our supply chain network, supporting adoption of best practices. This collaborative approach helps to **develop an effective cyber aware culture** throughout the entire supply chain.

Helen Barge, our Managing Director, is an industry leader in areas of risk management and operational improvement, working closely with companies in senior governance and supply chain management.

Helen will be a panel speaker at the upcoming Global Cyber Summit in London later this month. Representing the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB), Helen will discuss small businesses being a critical component of the supply chain and a potential point of vulnerability, which is why making them more secure is in the interest of larger organisations.

More on the panel will be featured in our news section.

Don’t forget to use #CyberSecMonth on LinkedIn and look out for content from your local
Cyber Resilience Centre and the National Cyber Security Centre.

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Let us help you to develop your cyber aware culture

Discover how we can help you develop an effective cyber aware culture and protect your business from sophisticated cyber threats. Check out our cybersecurity page, or contact us to find out how we can help enhance your cybersecurity culture.