Enhance Your Server Management With These 8 Tips
Enhance Your Server Management With These 8 Tips You may have state-of-the-art servers, but their efficiency can diminish over time. Managing them is key to optimizing your business operations. Numerous organizations rely on servers for various IT functions, such as applications, emails, hosting websites, and data storage. Although many companies have turned to cloud-based services […]
Cybercriminals can take advantage of various vulnerabilities in your company. Patching them up is crucial to protecting your reputation.
Cybercriminals can take advantage of various vulnerabilities in your company. Patching them up is crucial to protecting your reputation. Taking your cybersecurity seriously is essential regardless of your organisation. Otherwise, criminals can easily halt your operations. Take the University of Sunderland as an example. At first, it seemed like they had a standard IT issue […]
Amshire gains Cyber Essentials certification
Amshire has achieved the Cyber Essentials accreditation, a UK government backed standard for companies taking all necessary steps to protect themselves from cyber-attacks and to keep customer data safe. Cyber Essentials accreditation is also a requirement for all businesses planning to bid for government contracts that involve handling personal information. Certification is included as part […]
Beware Locky is back with new variants
Locky, thought to be dead, was one of the first major forms of ransomware to achieve global notoriety. However, it appears to have risen from the crypt with new variants, Lukitus and Diablo. Notorious attacks have returned with distribution through the Necurs botnet, one of the largest botnets in use today! Recent activity shows that it […]
GDPR and the Future of your Data Security
GDPR and the Future of your Data Security EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) The date set for the EU’s GDPR to come into force is 25th May 2018. For businesses, this means a stricter code of conduct in terms of data protection. The GDPR will supersede the current UK Data Protection Act (DPA) that […]
Compliance is all about people
In our article ‘Navigating a steep learning curve’ we explored tools and processes to ensure your employees remained compliant. Compliance is all about people. However, you can go a long way towards avoiding accidental data breaches by training up your employees. Employees need to understand the requirements to remain compliant and therefore, avoiding simple mistakes. […]
Data – Navigating a Steep Learning Curve
Navigating a Steep Learning Curve Ensuring your business remains compliant with the GDPR will require you to implement measures to protect and secure your data, more than most organisations are taking at present. Companies must re-think how they engage with Customers. Information regarding an individual’s data must now be transparent. Regulators will have new enforcement […]
5 Security Tips To Share With Your Employees
5 Security Tips To Share With Your Employees Nowadays, everyone needs to stay alert and be aware of IT Security systems. Below are 5 security tips to share with your employees. PASSWORDS These should be at least 10 characters long with a mix of lower and upper case letters, numbers and symbols BROWSERS Ensure secure browsers […]
Are you ransomware ready?
Are you ransomware ready? We’ve all heard about ransomware and know that it is a type of malware that prevents you from accessing your data until you pay a ransom. However, did you know that only 4% of organisations say they are confident of their ability to protect themselves against Ransomware attacks. By deduction this […]
Beware of email with malicious intent
Beware of email with malicious intent It has come to our attention that there is currently an ‘Email Scam’ with malicious intent is doing the rounds. The malicious email appears to come from ‘CPS Enforcement Northern Ltd’ and has several hyperlinks to click onto. DO NOT CLICK THESE – your machine will become infected. This is […]