Ransomware attacks – What are the best ways for your IT Team to prevent them?
Firstly – what is Ransomware? Ransomware is a type of malware from crypto virology that threatens to publish the victim’s personal data or perpetually block access to it unless a ransom is paid. While some simple ransomware may lock the system so that it is not difficult for a...
Cyber-security Dos and Do nots
Cyber-security is a shared responsibility of every employee and organisation unit. EVERYONE plays a big role in keeping the business secure and using private, sensitive information and resources. Here are some tips for cyber-security dos and do nots for use...
Monthly Newsletter – July 2021
We can’t believe how quickly this year is going, even with all of the chaos of lockdown and the Euros! It’s certainly been a super busy month! Restrictions being lifted and England making us proud even though they didn’t win!...
Ransomware – What are you asking?
Ransomware can have a devastating impact on a business with the amount of time is takes to recover from and resume critical business services. These events can also be high profile with along with public and media interest. Not to...
Penetration Testing – Does your business require it?
Networks are not a set it up and let it run type of thing, they constantly need re-evaluation, monitoring and testing to withstand any possible cyber-attacks (which are forever evolving and becoming more sophisticated). Penetration testing (often referred to as...
Cyber-security – The Truth
Many business owners do not understand the risk that comes with not having a great Cyber-security system in place. Regardless of the size of a business, Cyber-security is extremely important! Any size business can come under attack or be hacked....
Ensuring our businesses are secure on our return back to normality…
How many “new normal” are we going to have? Over the last year the first “new normal” was businesses moving their workforce over to remote working whilst many parents were also juggling home-schooling and the impact on emotions their families...
How far would your competitors go to get hold of your intellectual property and trade secrets?
Around 65,000 attempts to hack small to medium-sized businesses occur in the UK every day, around 4,500 are successful. That equates to around 1.6 million of the 5.7 million small businesses in the UK per year. Small businesses are just...
Darknet
The Dark web and the unseen impact on organisations The phrase “Data is the new oil.” coined by mathematician Clive Humby back in 2006 is now more relevant than ever and with so much data being stored, managed and maintained...
What is Cisco Umbrella?
Cisco Umbrella A cloud-delivered security solution that protects people and devices before attacks can occur. Check out how Cisco Umbrella works and what it protects you from. Starting with DNS The Domain Name System (or DNS) converts what we remember...