Cyber crime or cyber attacks come in many different forms. If your business is hit by a cyber attack could it survive?

Malware: Malware is malicious software that is installed on your computers usually via phishing scams sent in emails or vulnerabilities in other software that is installed on your system. The installed malware can be used to obtain sensitive information from your system, such as passwords, usernames and email addresses.

Ransomware: Ransomware is software that gets installed onto your system much like malware however, once installed it quickly encrypts your data. The next time you try to access files on your hard disk you will get redirected to a banner or webpage that demands a ransom, usually in bitcoin, to unlock your files. There is no guarantee that once you have paid the ransom you will be able to access your data again.