{"id":11276,"date":"2025-08-27T12:33:27","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T12:33:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nebrcentre.co.uk\/?p=11276"},"modified":"2025-08-27T12:33:27","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T12:33:27","slug":"watch-out-almost-40-of-smes-have-no-cyber-security-training","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crcnetwork-cfkr6.projectbeta.co.uk\/northeastcrc\/watch-out-almost-40-of-smes-have-no-cyber-security-training\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch Out! Almost 40% of SMEs Have No Cyber Security Training"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.commsbusiness.co.uk\/content\/news\/almost-40-per-cent-of-smes-have-no-cybersecurity-training-bt-survey-finds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">recent survey<\/a> by BT and Be the Business has revealed potential shortcomings in UK SMEs:\u202f39% of small and medium-sized businesses have not conducted any cybersecurity training for their staff.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The report further highlights that\u202fphishing remains the number one threat, with email scams affecting 85% of UK businesses. These attacks are not only disruptive, but they\u2019re also expensive and for micro and small businesses, the\u202faverage cost of a cyber breach is \u00a37,960.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Why Training Matters<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cybersecurity training is one critical pillar of defending against phishing emails. Assume your technical controls have failed, and a malicious email has reached one of your users \u2013 their ability to identify the email as malicious and take appropriate action can make a huge difference.\u202f&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Support from the NEBRC<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At\u202fNEBRC, we\u2019re here to help SMEs bridge the gap. As a\u202fpolice-led, not-for-profit centre, we offer expert training, practical assessments and ongoing support to build your cyber resilience without breaking your budget.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our <a href=\"https:\/\/crcnetwork-cfkr6.projectbeta.co.uk\/northeastcrc\/security-awareness-training\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Security Awareness Training<\/a>&nbsp;is designed for employees with little to no technical knowledge, delivered in&nbsp;bite-sized, real-world modules&nbsp;and tailored to your team\u2019s needs.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Investing in security awareness training means giving your employees the&nbsp;skills and confidence&nbsp;to:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Understand their online environment\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Spot and challenge suspicious activity\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Act as your first line of defence against cybercrime\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/crcnetwork-cfkr6.projectbeta.co.uk\/northeastcrc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Visit our website<\/a>\u202fto explore how we can help, or <a href=\"mailto:enquiries@nebrcentre.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">get in touch<\/a> to arrange staff training tailored to your business. &nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A recent survey by BT and Be the Business has revealed potential shortcomings in UK SMEs:\u202f39% of small and medium-sized businesses have not conducted any&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11277,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11276","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/crcnetwork-cfkr6.projectbeta.co.uk\/northeastcrc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11276","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/crcnetwork-cfkr6.projectbeta.co.uk\/northeastcrc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/crcnetwork-cfkr6.projectbeta.co.uk\/northeastcrc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crcnetwork-cfkr6.projectbeta.co.uk\/northeastcrc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crcnetwork-cfkr6.projectbeta.co.uk\/northeastcrc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11276"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/crcnetwork-cfkr6.projectbeta.co.uk\/northeastcrc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11276\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crcnetwork-cfkr6.projectbeta.co.uk\/northeastcrc\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/crcnetwork-cfkr6.projectbeta.co.uk\/northeastcrc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11276"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crcnetwork-cfkr6.projectbeta.co.uk\/northeastcrc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11276"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crcnetwork-cfkr6.projectbeta.co.uk\/northeastcrc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11276"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}