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.
Two-thirds of the population now suffer from ‘nomophobia’, the fear of being without or losing their phone, and it’s because business commitments mean we’ve never been more attached to our mobile phones, and they’ve never held quite so much sensitive information.
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.
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.”
Hamish Anderson blogs about an area of communication most of us now take for granted – email.
“Email has become a pervasive part of our every day, so much so, that many businesses cannot function properly without a live connection. But just how much do we know about email, how much do we take for granted, or what risks does it actually pose to business?”
Hamish Anderson blogs about the danger of believing your business is too small to be hacked.
“One of the biggest areas overlooked by business owners and managers is the area of software version control, or perhaps more precisely, keeping the software on all their machines updated; be this a new version or just a patch.”
