Contemporary Society in a Global World: Cyber Crime in the UK

This report examines cyber crime in the UK within the context of contemporary society, drawing from a Channel 5 investigative news report. It highlights the increasing cyber threats faced by UK businesses, particularly focusing on an interview with an IT administrator, Mr. X, who discusses the challenges of managing data security and the impact of cyber breaches. The report includes insights from IT consultants on the financial consequences of cyber attacks and strategies for recovery. It also provides background information on the UK's growing digital economy and the prevalence of cyber crime, supported by data and illustrations showing the varying levels of cyber threats faced by different sized firms. The report concludes with recommendations for journalists to emphasize the importance of data protection and suggests follow-up programs focusing on employee training, IT administration improvements, and government policies to strengthen information technology security. This report provides a comprehensive overview of the current cyber security landscape in the UK and its implications for businesses and society.

Contemporary Society
in a Global World

Title:
Cyber Crime
Live on location at xxx
UK
Day and time to be screened: Channel:
5 January 2022
Features of the programme:
It is a programme that is associated with investigative news report that is focusing on a
issues like Cyber crime. Opening part of this episode is came from UK that is focusing on issues
of loss faced by companies with increasing cyber crime.
In this, one of interview is conducted of Mr. X who is a IT admin who is managing site,
data, person information, customer data and other things about company. This person is using
internet and online web for purpose of their business in UK (Ake, 2019). Focus on this interview
is on how they are using internet for their business, security measure use by them in order to
prevent cyber crime and other things. It provide more information to audience about how can
data be protected from cyber attacks and what mistake they have done due to which cyber hacker
breach data of company.
Second interview is conducted of IT consultant who is a providing information about
how much company has cause due to this event. They are also providing overview about how
they will overcome of impact of it on company. They are providing information about their
upcoming strategies which helps them to overcome of impact of this incident in company.
Interview with a suggested expert: Quotes to be used – at least 2
Mr. X is a IT admin of an organisation providing its service at online platform. Quotes to be
used: Cyber crime like spyware and malware is a challenge for corporate world and to get
success in market, we needs to develop effective information technology system. (Source abc,
2021)
Summary of the issue: Background information on the topic
Background of UK
UK is one of developing company which is increasingly using information technology in
business. Due to covid-19 situation, this country is facing various challenges in this industry but
still, it is getting growth in market. There are around 3 Million people is employed in UK in a

digital tech economy which is 11% in two years (Brooks, 2019). This technology is using in
different industry like retail, sports, manufacturing and other things.
Introduction of problem: In UK, there are different types of industry using information and
technology for purpose of improving efficiency. It is essential in order to get differentiation and
also to get more customers in business. But there are different types of cyber attackers are
existed in UK who are hacking sites of company and get access to personal information of
company. These information are related to customers, employees of company, strategies and
other things which can be released publicly. It create negative impact to company on imapge of
company and also provide competitive advantage to competitors as they can take advantage of
this situation.
Data, images and evidence – explain why this should be used and reference
Background of UK
UK is one of developing company which is increasingly using information technology in
business. Due to covid-19 situation, this country is facing various challenges in this industry but
still, it is getting growth in market (Burlacu, Bodislav, and Rădulescu, 2018). There are around 3
Million people is employed in UK in a digital tech economy which is 11% in two years. This
technology is using in different industry like retail, sports, manufacturing and other things.
Introduction of problem: In UK, there are different types of industry using information and
technology for purpose of improving efficiency. It is essential in order to get differentiation and
also to get more customers in business. But there are different types of cyber attackers are
existed in UK who are hacking sites of company and get access to personal information of
company (Daniel, and Garry, 2018). These information are related to customers, employees of
company, strategies and other things which can be released publicly. It create negative impact to
company on imapge of company and also provide competitive advantage to competitors as they
can take advantage of this situation.

Illustration 1: cyber breach in UK
Illustration 2: Fear of cyber attack

These article provide information related to cyber security in UK as threat of cyber attack are
more for large organisation in compare to small companies. It is used for purpose of providing
insight to people about proportion of cyber attract on different size companies. These image also
provide information about cyber espionage as well as cyber terrorism for purpose. Threat faced
by micro firm for cyber security is 38% which is lower in compare to large firm as it is facing
around 60% threat. This is the reason why large organisation is more investing in security in
compare to other organisation (Nambiar-Greenwood, 2019). Cyber security threat create impact
on companies in different manner like create difficulties in life of a person. It increase threat for
personal data of a person and can also affect privacy of a person.
Your opinion: what would you like the journalist to mention?
It is essential to protect data of companies as it create issues for them which create impact over
their goals and objectives of firm. It is important for a company to be unaware about these cyber
attracts and its impact over their business. Many small and medium organisation are unaware
about threat of these factors which create impact over business. These organisation is also does
not investing much of protection of cyber security which is not create favourable situation for
them.
What 3 aspects could a follow up programme contain?
Updates from employees: In this, focus is on employees who are working in IT industries as
how companies is making policy and strategies for protecting their data. In this, focus is also on
training and development provided to employees to reduce chances of threat of this factors.
Updates from IT admins: IT are also improving condition of company which helps them to
reduce threat of this factors. It helps them to improve condition of company and helps them from
prevent unauthorised access.
Update from Government: Government is making new policies and rules in order to
developing more strong system for information technology which is important for corporate
organisation to protect data.

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