{"id":4305,"date":"2023-02-14T09:20:08","date_gmt":"2023-02-14T09:20:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nebrcentre.co.uk\/?p=4305"},"modified":"2023-02-14T09:20:08","modified_gmt":"2023-02-14T09:20:08","slug":"hospitality-sector-most-cyber-secure-industry-in-the-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crcnetwork-cfkr6.projectbeta.co.uk\/northeastcrc\/hospitality-sector-most-cyber-secure-industry-in-the-uk\/","title":{"rendered":"Hospitality Sector &#8216;Most Cyber Secure&#8217; Industry in the UK"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>According to research from&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.scams.info\/blog\/player-protection\/uk-industry-with-most-cybersecurity-breaches\/\">Scams.info<\/a>, the food and hospitality industry is the most cyber secure industry in the UK.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Data from the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/statistics\/cyber-security-breaches-survey-2022\/cyber-security-breaches-survey-2022\">2022 Cyber Security Breaches Survey<\/a>&nbsp;showed that the hospitality industry saw 5,176 cyber security breaches in the past year, accounting for just 0.44% of all breaches.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This was 60 times fewer breaches than the IT sector, which faced 320,060 breaches, making it the most attacked industry in the report.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Online security breaches are often a result of human error through falling for phishing scams,&nbsp;downloading malware, or failing to keep security software up to date.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A successful breach can allow hackers to steal personal and financial information&nbsp;and wreak havoc on online systems, which can be costly for businesses to restore.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>To avoid&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>cyber breaches, businesses can take steps to keep their&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>confidential data safe, such as using strong passwords,&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/crcnetwork-cfkr6.projectbeta.co.uk\/northeastcrc\/security-awareness-training\/\"><strong>training&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>staff<\/strong><\/a><strong>&nbsp;on cyber security, and implementing&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>Multi-Factor<\/strong><strong>Authentication (MFA) where possible.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>For further guidance on protecting your business, please&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>contact&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"mailto:enquiries@nebrcentre.co.uk\"><strong>enquiries@nebrcentre.co.uk<\/strong><\/a><strong>.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sign up for our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/crcnetwork-cfkr6.projectbeta.co.uk\/northeastcrc\/core-membership-sign-up\/\">free core membership<\/a>&nbsp;to stay up to date with the latest cyber security updates and gain access to a wealth&nbsp;of handy&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/crcnetwork-cfkr6.projectbeta.co.uk\/northeastcrc\/resources\/\">resources<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The NEBRC is a non-profit organisation that seeks to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/crcnetwork-cfkr6.projectbeta.co.uk\/northeastcrc\/services\/\">educate<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/crcnetwork-cfkr6.projectbeta.co.uk\/northeastcrc\/news\">inform<\/a>, and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/crcnetwork-cfkr6.projectbeta.co.uk\/northeastcrc\/support\/\">support<\/a>&nbsp;businesses across the UK on how to protect their business online through good cyber security practices.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to research from&nbsp;Scams.info, the food and hospitality industry is the most cyber secure industry in the UK.&nbsp; 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