The cost to the Australian Economy of employees who are not engaged by their work is estimated to be $42.1 billion a year. This is pretty staggering isn’t it? What it goes to show is that staff are the linchpin to most, if not all, businesses.
Societal norms dictate that people want to be with other people, doing what other people are doing. We fear ostracism and as such we seek to belong. It’s pretty ironic then, that in marketing, being successful requires you to stand out from the crowd, not be part of it.
To many, the concept of data security involves a few key things – strong passwords, encrypted data and firewall protection – but these are really only the tip of the iceberg and there are a number of other important considerations you should give to protecting your network data, which is the lifeblood of your company.
Staying out of trouble online and protecting your personal details should be pretty easy right? Not anymore. Hamish Anderson blogs about how easy it is to be duped by online scams that appear to come from trusted and recognisable sources.
Earlier this month, international research firm Gartner released its IT predictions for 2012. Its 11 predictions make for compelling reading. From its perspective it sees 2012 and beyond as moving towards a loss of centralised IT control and an upward trend towards consumerisation of the cloud.
Hamish Anderson offers up some easy ways to lessen the amount of spam your business receives.
“…stopping spam takes more than luck; it takes vigilance, common sense, a team who follow your IT policy and a solution you can depend on.”
Hamish Anderson blogs about protecting your business against malware.
“Be aware that not everything you receive is necessarily what it seems. Activate your software and keep up to date with new releases. Be Attentive to codes , URLs and other online activities.”
Hamish Anderson blogs about new cyber threats every business needs to be aware of.
“Smishing is the use of SMS and bogus phone calls to dupe a recipient into providing personal information to a hacker – akin to a phishing scam.”
Hamish Anderson blogs about whether banks have a social responsibility when it comes to letting their customers know about phishing scams.
“Surely, with fraud and phishing so rife, there should be more responsiveness from big business, especially if specific companies know they are the targets of phishing scams. Surely they have a responsibility to inform the public.”
Hamish Anderson blogs about the security risk our touch screen devices pose.
“Whilst it is fantastic being able to be anywhere, accessing information and keeping in touch, the lack of a mouse on these portable devices makes you that little bit more attractive to Phishers and their scams.”
