28th August 2025 • The HERALD • Page 65 v INDEPENDENT, LOCAL AND PROUD v BRYANT & CO Chartered Accountants & Business Advisers We provide a wide range of accounting and business services to individuals, partnerships and limited companies. We specialise in working with family owned businesses, providing guidance and advice as appropriate. Our services include: • Annual Accounts • Bookkeeping • VAT • Payroll and CIS • Personal and Corporate Tax Returns • Management Accounts • Business Advice • We also provide training on the use of Sage and Quickbooks, and the implementation of computerised and manual accounting systems. • Meetings can be arranged to suit your needs, including evenings and weekends if more convenient to you. • The initial meeting is free of charge, regardless of the length of time, as we believe it is important to develop a good working relationship from the outset. • All fees are agreed in advance of any work being undertaken. Please call Peter or Lisa on 023 8089 4982 to arrange a meeting to discuss your business needs. You can also contact Peter on 07976 808969, or email us at info@bryantandcompany.co.uk Have a look at our website www.bryantandcompany.co.uk for a fuller understanding of our business. ASK A PROFESSIONAL Business Cyber Attacks common target as they are perceived to have weaker systems”. Michaela has provided a six-point checklist of cyber security advice to help businesses in the ongoing ght against cyberattacks. • Update your incident management plan • Ensure all sta are fully trained to spot scams and phishing • Invest in cyber resilience measures • Check your cyber insurance covers incident response and that they provide a system vulnerability scan for you • Have o ine back ups • Consider multi factor authentication (MFA) on emails and all remote application. John Turner, of Lloyds Bank, added: “Cyberattacks are not going away and form the biggest threat to many of our valued customers. We wanted to give something back to the community in which we live and work, and this seminar has helped raise awareness of the multiple issues surrounding this subject and some of the actions to take to combat them.” e Cyber Security Breaches Survey 2025, commissioned by the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) and the Home O ce revealed that 43% of UK businesses (approximately 612,000) and 30% of UK charities (61,000) identi ed a cyber breach or attack in the past year. e survey, published in June, also shows that the prevalence of cyber breaches and attacks in medium and large businesses remains high (67% medium and 74% large) with micro businesses at 35% and small businesses 42%. SAFETY FIRST: Combining for a cyber security seminar in Southampton were, from left, William Gage (Lloyds Bank), John Turner (Lloyds Bank), Sam Cheshire (Gallagher), Charlotte Powney (Gallagher), Michaela Johns (HWB) Continued from page 64
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