One Weak Password, 158 Years Lost: A Wake-Up Call For Employers On Cybersecurity

Recent BBC reports centred on a 158-year-old company which went under as a result of a cybersecurity breach.

Importantly, the breach in this case was not some kind of high-tech infiltration of the company's systems, but a simple mistake that could be made by any of us. The issue was one employee used weak password which hackers were able to guess. Once in, they encrypted the company's data and locked them out of their own systems.

Using weak passwords or reusing passwords is commonplace and something most people will be guilty of from time to time. However, when it comes to protecting the workplace, employers need to take steps to ensure that their company is protected from these unscrupulous characters.