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<p>The government’s <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/cyber-security-breaches-survey-2020"
target="_blank">Cyber Security Breaches Survey 2020</a> found almost half (46%) of
micro and small businesses reported cyber security breaches or attacks in the past
12 months. The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) 2020 Annual Review identified
an increase in ransomware and phishing attacks over the past year.</p><p>The National
Cyber Security Strategy sets out the government’s work to protect the UK online and
help ensure all organisations, large and small, are effectively managing their cyber
risk. The NCSC, working closely with trade bodies, local initiatives, banks and industry
partners, provides a range of actionable guidance, training and easy to implement
tools to help small businesses improve their cyber security. Last month, the NCSC
launched a state-of-the-art tool which creates a personalised ‘Cyber Action Plan’
for small businesses as part of the cross-government Cyber Aware campaign.</p><p>DCMS
is carrying out a review of business resilience and cyber security to identify what
more can be done to build cyber resilience across the economy and increase security
in supply chains.</p><p> </p>
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