Spring officially arrives in the UK on 20th March and with it comes the concept of spring cleaning and getting everything tidied up, freshened up and ready for the rest of the year ahead. Spring cleaning isn’t just about dusting your office and shredding the paperwork you no longer need, it can also be a…
Last year we spoke a lot about how to protect your business IT systems, as growth in home working due to the Covid-19 pandemic had caused an increase in cyber attacks. Now, as 2021 starts to take shape, it is clear that the pandemic is going nowhere, and thus the risks to your business data…
Do you have the right systems in place to prevent an IT disaster over Christmas? With many businesses closing over the festive period and staff taking time off, it’s easy for IT systems to get forgotten about. The last thing anyone needs though, is a problem come January, when it’s back to business. This year…
2020 has catapulted even the most technology-resistant businesses into the digital age. The Covid-19 pandemic, and subsequent lockdowns, forced most office-based businesses into a new home-working era. With this has come an increase in cyber security threats, and in particular, phishing emails. With every new development, whether positive – such as an advance in technology,…
What is Two Factor Authentication? Remember when logging into something was as easy as pasting in your username and password? So do we, but let’s not be fooled into thinking those were the good old days. Accessing any account that contains any personal or business data, needs to be protected by more than just a…
In the last few months, as a result of the pandemic, a record number of businesses have switched to remote working, using cloud technology such as Office 365 to ensure that they can operate fully with the majority, if not all key staff working from home rather than in the office. However, despite the many…
Cyber security is a phrase we often hear in relation to businesses that operate online and the people who buy their products and services. It explains how organisations and individuals reduce the risk of cyber attack, and with cyber crime on the rise, it’s a really important element of the digital age that we simply…
What is Cyber Essentials? A UK Government-backed scheme that helps businesses take steps towards protecting themselves from online cyber attack using proven methodologies since 2014. Why should your business get Cyber Essentials certified? Cyber Essentials will highlight the technical security controls that businesses should have in place to protect against Internet-based threats. This baseline audit…
The future is unpredictable. Anything can happen between ‘now’ and the so-called ‘then’ – whenever that may be. New challenges that we are not aware of at this moment of time will arise, whilst some existing challenges will remain pertinent. Here are our five challenges that we think will cause businesses the most problems in…
Your employees are the pinnacle of your business, but they are also the biggest cybersecurity threat. The likely cause of most cybersecurity breaches is still attributed to human error, so it is important employees are careful when operating in day-to-day business. Here are three key ways in which you can reduce the chance of a…