Glasgow and Central Scotland businesses are increasingly targeted because they rely on email, cloud services, and suppliers to operate. UK data shows 43% of businesses reported a cyber breach or attack in the last 12 months - so this isn’t a rare event. Based in Glasgow, Valorem First supports organisations across Central Scotland.
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Here are the top ten cybersecurity threats facing businesses across Glasgow and the wider UK:
Reduce risk: staff reporting culture + phishing controls and guidance.
Reduce risk: ransomware-resistant backups + restore testing (not just “backup exists”).
Reduce risk: MFA everywhere + payment process controls (verification steps).
Reduce risk: call-back verification for payments/HR changes + limit public org charts/contact details.
Reduce risk: call-back verification for payments/HR changes + limit public org charts/contact details.
Reduce risk: DLP/labels + simple checks and training; human error is a leading cause of reported breaches.
Reduce risk: joiner/mover/leaver discipline + logging + access reviews.
Reduce risk: third-party security checks and contract requirements (MFA, patching, incident reporting).
Reduce risk: baseline configurations + regular reviews + prompt remediation.
Reduce risk: enforce MFA and remove legacy sign-in paths where possible.
Cybersecurity isn’t just an IT issue - it’s a business resilience issue. Taking a proactive stance now can prevent costly incidents later.
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