{"id":8817,"date":"2026-10-23T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-23T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/intelliworx.wpenginepowered.com\/uk\/?p=8817"},"modified":"2026-10-23T03:47:39","modified_gmt":"2026-10-23T03:47:39","slug":"how-data-breaches-happen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/intelliworx.co\/uk\/blog\/how-data-breaches-happen\/","title":{"rendered":"How data breaches happen"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"8817\" class=\"elementor elementor-8817\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10af2781 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"10af2781\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb91395 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cb91395\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW199308253 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW199308253 BCX8\">It&#8217;s<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW199308253 BCX8\"> a busy Tuesday afternoon. Your website quietly goes dark. Not because of a hack, but because a vulnerability was found in a programming language your site runs on, and the safest thing to do was pull it offline before anyone could exploit it.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW199308253 BCX8\"><span class=\"SCXW199308253 BCX8\">\u00a0<\/span><br class=\"SCXW199308253 BCX8\" \/><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW199308253 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW199308253 BCX8\">That&#8217;s not hypothetical. It happened this week.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a3f480 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7a3f480\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd8986a elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"dd8986a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"9.2\" data-from-value=\"\" data-delimiter=\",\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\">\/10<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7acbb6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a7acbb6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW46920362 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW46920362 BCX8\">CVSS severity rating for the two critical flaws discovered<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-785d7a9 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"785d7a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dcc12dc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dcc12dc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d492b03 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d492b03\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b7518c elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"9b7518c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"70\" data-from-value=\"\" data-delimiter=\",\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\">%<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0585269 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0585269\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW230802008 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW230802008 BCX8\">of the world&#8217;s websites run on PHP, the programming language at the centre of the vulnerability<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91231a1 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"91231a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fed3d6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6fed3d6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24db1fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"24db1fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"50000\" data-from-value=\"\" data-delimiter=\",\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cca856 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9cca856\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW554494 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW554494 BCX8\">UK organisations warned by the NCSC about potential exposure<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-deec30d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"deec30d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e093b47 elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"e093b47\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"32\" data-from-value=\"\" data-delimiter=\",\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e08b69b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e08b69b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW173196809 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW173196809 BCX8\">UK government services taken offline as a precaution, with 4 more partially unavailable<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-820e1d8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"820e1d8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9cbe01 elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"b9cbe01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"1.5\" data-from-value=\"\" data-delimiter=\",\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\"> M<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3fa21f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c3fa21f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW263671697 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW263671697 BCX8\">hosts worldwide running unpatched PHP versions with no fix available<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49bf76d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"49bf76d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW160621008 BCX8\">D<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW160621008 BCX8\">ata breaches <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW160621008 BCX8\">don&#8217;t<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW160621008 BCX8\"> always start with a hooded figure in a dark room<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW160621008 BCX8\">: t<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW160621008 BCX8\">hey start with unpatched software, a misdirected email, a weak password, or a supplier who <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW160621008 BCX8\">hasn&#8217;t<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW160621008 BCX8\"> tightened their own defences. Understanding how breaches happen is the first step to preventing them.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-760b543 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"760b543\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is a data breach?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0241ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d0241ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"545\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D&apos;http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg&apos; viewBox%3D&apos;0 0 1024 715&apos;%2F%3E\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-14432 ld-lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-src=\"https:\/\/intelliworx.co\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/04\/iStock-1461103580-1-1024x715.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/intelliworx.co\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/04\/iStock-1461103580-1-1024x715.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/intelliworx.co\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/04\/iStock-1461103580-1-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/intelliworx.co\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/04\/iStock-1461103580-1-1536x1073.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/intelliworx.co\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/04\/iStock-1461103580-1-2048x1430.jpg 2048w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" data-aspect=\"1.43216783217\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72d5839 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"72d5839\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A data breach occurs when someone gains unauthorised access to confidential, sensitive, or personal information. This can result in files being viewed or shared without permission and used for financial gain. Everyone is vulnerable, from individuals to large organisations and governments.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Data breaches usually happen because of weaknesses in technology or human behaviour. As devices become more interconnected, the opportunities for breaches multiply. The pace of innovation tends to outstrip the pace of protection, and that gap is where attackers live.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db4ac51 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"db4ac51\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Five questions to ask about your business<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-974ea11 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"974ea11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"remixicon ri-number-1\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">When was the last time you inventoried every system that touches customer or employee data? <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"remixicon ri-number-2\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">If your website went offline tomorrow, how quickly could you tell whether it was a vulnerability or an attack? <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"remixicon ri-number-3\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Which of your third-party suppliers or partners have access to your systems, and when did you last review their security posture? <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"remixicon ri-number-4\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">If an employee clicked a malicious link today, would you know within hours, days, or not until something broke? <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"remixicon ri-number-5\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">What's your plan for the first 24 hours after a breach, and who owns it?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b885cb3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b885cb3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Types of data breaches<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f15508b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f15508b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW227138211 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW227138211 BCX8\">Cyberattacks exploit security vulnerabilities to access and compromise confidential information. Here are the five most common <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW227138211 BCX8\">types<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW227138211 BCX8\"> UK businesses face:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f5758b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2f5758b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"551\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D&apos;http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg&apos; viewBox%3D&apos;0 0 1024 724&apos;%2F%3E\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15038 ld-lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-src=\"https:\/\/intelliworx.co\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/10\/Cybersecurity-Breach-Table-1024x724.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/intelliworx.co\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/10\/Cybersecurity-Breach-Table-1024x724.png 1024w, https:\/\/intelliworx.co\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/10\/Cybersecurity-Breach-Table-300x212.png 300w, https:\/\/intelliworx.co\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/10\/Cybersecurity-Breach-Table-1536x1086.png 1536w, https:\/\/intelliworx.co\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/10\/Cybersecurity-Breach-Table-720x510.png 720w, https:\/\/intelliworx.co\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/10\/Cybersecurity-Breach-Table.png 2000w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" data-aspect=\"1.41436464088\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d58d49 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7d58d49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How data breaches occur: anatomy of an attack<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbc31d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bbc31d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW189733450 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189733450 BCX8\">Data breaches <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189733450 BCX8\">don&#8217;t<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189733450 BCX8\"> just happen. They follow a sequence, and understanding that sequence is how you spot the signs early.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef945dc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ef945dc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f6ff1d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0f6ff1d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-679a33c elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-ld_icon_box\" data-id=\"679a33c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ld_icon_box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id=\"ld_icon_box_679a33c\" class=\"iconbox d-flex flex-grow-1 pos-rel flex-column iconbox-default\"   >\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"iconbox-icon-wrap  \"><div class=\"iconbox-icon-container d-inline-flex   \"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"remixicon ri-search-eye-line\"><\/i><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contents \">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"lqd-iconbox-heading \" >Reconnaissance <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<p>having a good look around.  <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c7cc9d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1c7cc9d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a8d644 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-ld_icon_box\" data-id=\"5a8d644\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ld_icon_box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id=\"ld_icon_box_5a8d644\" class=\"iconbox d-flex flex-grow-1 pos-rel flex-column iconbox-default\"   >\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"iconbox-icon-wrap  \"><div class=\"iconbox-icon-container d-inline-flex   \"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"teenyicon ti-unlock\"><\/i><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contents \">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"lqd-iconbox-heading \" >Exploitation <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<p>finding the open window. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63354f3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"63354f3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce10d2d elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-ld_icon_box\" data-id=\"ce10d2d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ld_icon_box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id=\"ld_icon_box_ce10d2d\" class=\"iconbox d-flex flex-grow-1 pos-rel flex-column iconbox-default\"   >\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"iconbox-icon-wrap  \"><div class=\"iconbox-icon-container d-inline-flex   \"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"teenyicon ti-key\"><\/i><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contents \">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"lqd-iconbox-heading \" >Elevation of privilege <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<p>helping themselves to the master keys.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-387664f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"387664f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1025571 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-ld_icon_box\" data-id=\"1025571\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ld_icon_box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id=\"ld_icon_box_1025571\" class=\"iconbox d-flex flex-grow-1 pos-rel flex-column iconbox-default\"   >\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"iconbox-icon-wrap  \"><div class=\"iconbox-icon-container d-inline-flex   \"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"teenyicon ti-database\"><\/i><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contents \">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"lqd-iconbox-heading \" >Data exfiltration <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<p>filling their pockets.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a20287 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8a20287\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5939336 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-ld_icon_box\" data-id=\"5939336\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ld_icon_box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id=\"ld_icon_box_5939336\" class=\"iconbox d-flex flex-grow-1 pos-rel flex-column iconbox-default\"   >\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"iconbox-icon-wrap  \"><div class=\"iconbox-icon-container d-inline-flex   \"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"teenyicon ti-brush\"><\/i><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contents \">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"lqd-iconbox-heading \" >Covering tracks <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<p>wiping the fingerprints. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6fb8b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c6fb8b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Protect your business from data breaches<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac4b117 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ac4b117\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW118019498 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW118019498 BCX8\">The best time to strengthen your defences is before you need them. <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW118019498 BCX8\">Here&#8217;s<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW118019498 BCX8\"> a practical sequence for protecting your organisation:<\/span><\/span><span class=\"LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW118019498 BCX8\"><span class=\"SCXW118019498 BCX8\">\u00a0<\/span><br class=\"SCXW118019498 BCX8\" \/><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19e6fbb elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"19e6fbb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"remixicon ri-number-1\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><strong>Know what you've got.<\/strong> Identify every system, device, and data set that touches your business. You can't protect what you can't see. Start with <a href=\"https:\/\/intelliworx.co\/uk\/\">cybersecurity solutions<\/a> that map your full attack surface. <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"remixicon ri-number-2\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><strong>Watch for trouble.<\/strong> Continuous monitoring catches threats before they become breaches. The faster you see it, the less damage it does. <a href=\"https:\/\/intelliworx.co\/uk\/\">Managed detection and response<\/a> keeps eyes on your environment around the clock. <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"remixicon ri-number-3\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><strong>Test your own defences.<\/strong> Find the gaps before someone else does. Regular <a href=\"https:\/\/intelliworx.co\/uk\/\">penetration testing<\/a> is how you stay a step ahead. <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"remixicon ri-number-4\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><strong>Keep everything patched.<\/strong> Unpatched software is the open window. This week's PHP vulnerability proved that. <a href=\"https:\/\/intelliworx.co\/uk\/\">Patch management as a service<\/a> takes that burden off your team.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"remixicon ri-number-5\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><strong>Secure your cloud.<\/strong> As infrastructure moves online, <a href=\"https:\/\/intelliworx.co\/uk\/\">cloud governance<\/a> and security controls become non-negotiable.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>See how data breaches happen, where common security weaknesses begin, and what UK businesses can do to reduce risk and strengthen their defences.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":8948,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[204,29],"tags":[36],"class_list":["post-8817","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","category-security","tag-security"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.7 - 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