Survey reveals a disconnect between confidence levels, good practice and training.
Research has found that 82 percent of UK finance professionals believe they've been targeted by cyber-criminals in the past year.
According to the research from Skillcast, 85 percent believe they could spot an attempt, but 59 percent admit they’ve clicked on a link they later believed to be a phishing scam or potential cyber-attack.
Vivek Dodd, CEO and Co-founder of Skillcast, said: “Our survey revealed a disconnect between confidence levels, good practice and training. Cyber threats are changing all the time, so employees need to be alert to the latest tactics hackers use and get the basics right too – like choosing strong passwords, and not clicking on unsolicited links.
“This is why it’s so worrying that regular training and advice is sporadic, or non-existent, in some organisations, despite training and competence, and good cybersecurity processes, being key requirements of the FCA”.
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Dan Raywood is a B2B journalist with 25 years of experience, including covering cybersecurity for the past 17 years. He has extensively covered topics from Advanced Persistent Threats and nation-state hackers to major data breaches and regulatory changes.
He has spoken at events including 44CON, Infosecurity Europe, RANT Forum, BSides Scotland, Steelcon and the National Cyber Security Show, and served as editor of SC Media UK, Infosecurity Magazine and IT Security Guru. He was also an analyst with 451 Research and a product marketing lead at Tenable.
