'Protecting data can also help you win new work'

A North Staffordshire IT firm is urging businesses to take their compliance to the next level.

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NORTH Staffordshire cyber security experts SyTech IT are urging businesses to ensure their data is 'as secure as possible'.

Managing director Darren Kirby is working to support companies to reach the Government's Cyber Essentials standard and to go further to gain the gold standard Cyber Essentials Plus certification.

The cost of a cyber attack on business has been highlighted by recent data breaches at the Co-Op and Marks and Spencer.

M&S say disruption could continue until July and it is estimated the cyber-attack will hit this year's profits by around £300m - the equivalent to a third of its profit.