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As it has been Valentine’s Day, many couples will have gotten together to celebrate this and not just face to face – according to Infogram, 1 in 5 relationships now start online, with a total of 9.1 million people in the UK using online dating sites. With many people now spending so much time communicating on devices, and with the huge variety of different social media apps and dating sites, it’s no wonder that many couples now meet online – but how risky can this be and what are the red flags to look out for with a dating scammer?

Cyber security training is an essential line of protection against cyber crime alongside technical defences, and security policies. 46% of UK businesses reportedly suffered a cyber security breach or attack last year. Yet, studies show that security-related risks are slashed by 70% when businesses invest in cyber security awareness training

Given the frequency of large-scale ransomware attacks in recent months, it’s no surprise that ransomware is the cyber threat that’s on everyone’s minds right now. Today, ransomware presents a multi-billion pound attack vector for cyber criminals. Statistics revealed there were 304 million ransomware attacks in 2020 – 62% up on the total number of ransomware attacks for 2019.

Cyber Breaches: Cyber attacks have been making headline news and thrusting the threat of ‘cyber’ into the public eye for many years now. Here, we’ve rounded up some of the biggest and most interesting data breaches ever to have affected UK consumers