Securing your employees within a business and keeping them safe is important, but you can also improve their trust at the same time by following these simple tips: – Get the appropriate technology to begin with. Make sure they have firewalls in place, anti-viruses activated, block spam and many more IT basics, this will keep them…
Summer is just around the corner and to make sure you get the most out of it, we will provide you with the best five tips on how to stay safe in the warm weather in terms of cybersecurity. Fraudulent hotel websites. If you’re planning to go on holiday this summer, try and book it directly…
There are always new and evolving threats of cybersecurity in the IT world. Recently, the National Cyber Security Centre and the National Crime Agency released their annual reports, which outlines the main causes and problems of cybersecurity and how this will evolve in the future. Here are the main threats. Data Breaching – The most obvious…
Cyber crime is constantly changing within the IT sector as new ways of getting exploited are happening and re-occuring all the time. To keep yourself protected, be sure to beware of these five cyber-security traps: – Ransomware. This is in the form of computer viruses that threaten to delete important data from a company unless…
Backing up your data is critical for any business. Would your business be able to continue running if it suffered a loss of data? Downtime and data loss can have a substantial cost to your business both financially and to your reputation, highlighting the importance of your business being prepared for such catastrophe. It is…
When it comes to protecting your business and the data that you have stored, it is important that you do everything you can to prevent cybercriminals from attacking. Research shows that more than half of board members recognise that cyber security threats are a top risk to their business but do not receive a sufficient…
Bitcoin value has started to dip as the Chinese government has decided to crackdown on initial coin offerings within China. The new law shows that ICOs have been declared illegal by the People’s Bank of China, the autocratic nation’s securities regulator, due to concerns regarding financial fraud and general criminal activity. Bitcoin is a currency…
A recent study shows that businesses that run older versions of operating systems and web browsers are more likely to fall victim to data breaches than those who update their software regularly. BitSight, a security ratings company, found that 2,000 firms out of 35,000 from over 20 different industries were running on operating systems that…
It is very important to educate your employees in cyber-security threats as in the battle against cybercrime, they can help stop data, systems and reputation being compromised. What your business can do: Make your employees aware of the responsibilities they have within the company and explain how their actions can assist cyber-criminals. Have a contingency…
Cybersecurity is the body of technologies, processes and practices designed to protect devices and reduce the risk of attacks, damage or unauthorized access to our personal data that we store on certain devices and online. Cybersecurity is more important now than ever before because phones, tablets, computers, the internet, online banking, emails and social media…