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This 158-Year Old Company Went Under Due to a Weak Password

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Last updated: 2025/07/22 at 11:07 PM
News Room Published 22 July 2025
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How to Protect Your Business

Cybersecurity threats are getting pretty advanced in 2025. While some hackers are simply guessing weak passwords to gain access to sensitive systems, there are plenty of advanced techniques that employ AI technology that are far harder to recognize than they used to be.

However, those advancements aren’t an excuse to do nothing. The reality is that there are plenty of methods, strategies, and innovations that can help you keep your company safe, and you absolutely need to make an effort to utilize them before it’s too late.

“We need organisations to take steps to secure their systems, to secure their businesses.” – Richard Horne, CEO of the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC)

As for what you can actually do, education is the first place to start, especially because many of these vulnerabilities lie within your staff, as opposed to your system. Phishing scams, in particular, are getting more advanced with the development of AI, but if your team knows what to look for, you can stop these ransomware scams at the source.

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