Firms across Lincolnshire and Newark warned about cybersecurity
Many are said to not be taking the issue seriously enough
We've been hearing there are many businesses across Lincolnshire and Newark who aren't taking the dangers of cybersecurity seriously enough
New research shows there are issues like people using the same passwords for multiple sites, accounts and devices.
65% of people in the UK admit they're scared about being hacked in the future.
We've been speaking to Kevin Hawkins from H2 Cyber Risk Advisory Services who advises firms across Lincolnshire.
He told us: "Passwords are probably getting less important - the problem is that without a decent password policy in your company - they're useless."
"Most passwords are very very easy to crack."
"Many people use passwords on business applications as well as their own private ones."
They don't think they're going to get hit - right up until the point where they get hit
"Most small to medium sized enterprises suffer from scamming and losing say 5k."
"It's crippling - so if they're going to get scammed they can lose anything."
"I had a client recently who lost 32 thousand in a scam - it was very very painful."
"It takes a change of mindset for a lot of small to medium businesses to get around this problem."
"They don't think they're going to get hit - right up until the point where they get hit."
"Just enforcing a policy so cyber awareness training can help."
"The password itself is no longer good on its own."
"Password crackers have been around for probably 25 years but they're getting a lot more sophisticated."
"A policy needs to enforce difficult passwords."