The 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London will mark the third time the city has hosted this event. When previous London Olympics were held in 1908 and 1948, cyberattacks weren’t even the stuff of science fiction. This time around, they’re a real concern.
As businesses increasingly rely on the internet to reach a wider market, it’s vital that irreplaceable virtual assets – the data and information being stored on their computers and fileservers – are protected and kept secure. Here’s how.
The tax return season is almost upon us and experts are warning SMBs to be wary of online scams masked as tax related services by the hackers who are offering them.
For many employees, the line between work and personal life has grown increasingly murky. Many now use their own tech gadgets to do business as often as they use company property. On the one hand, that can save the company money on hardware and make employees more efficient – but it also presents serious security risks.
You may have made your business ultra-mobile with a fleet of laptops or tablets, to make sure you and your team can be responsive and productive almost anywhere. But have you prepared for how a disaster-caused outage would impact your business? If not, read on.
There’s been a lot of talk about Google’s new security certification, but what does ISO 27001 actually mean? How did Google earn it, and will it benefit your business? These are all important questions to ask, and equally important answers to know.
If you’re escaping the winter blues by heading overseas and plan to take your mobile phone, tablet PC or laptop along, there are few things you should watch out for. From sand and saltwater to pickpockets and poorly protected wireless networks, many dangers can befall your electronic companion.
The end of financial year is not far away and for most businesses, it’s a time for planning. This year the task is complicated by the business environment: it’s a difficult one to predict and this makes it hard to put together a realistic IT plan.
As the number of SMBs rise in Australia, so too does the risk of exposure to online threats. Fortunately, there are few simple ways to ensure your business is protected against online criminals.
Online security is no longer a simple matter of patching software and keeping your anti-virus solution up-to-date. To put an effective IT security solution in place and secure your business data, you need to have a basic understanding of the six stages of today’s malicious cyber attacks.
