Call for cyber precaution

AN Price, Cheshire Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC), has called for small businesses across the county to increase their business resilience to protect them from cyber crime.

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The newly released Government Cyber Security Breaches Survey 2025 found that phishing is still the most prevalent and disruptive type of breach or attack, with 85% of businesses said they had experienced a phishing attack, up slightly from 84% last year.

The survey also found that UK businesses experienced 8.58 million cyber crimes over the past 12 months - up from 7.8 million in the previous 12 months.

On a positive note, fewer businesses (43%) said they had experienced a cyber breach or attack in the last year, which is down on last year's 50%.

However, of the businesses who did report a cyber breach, around half of those went onto experience cyber crime. This shows how important it is to increase cyber resilience and knowledge to protect small businesses.