In recent conversations we’ve had with firms of all sizes, we’ve seen business leaders focus on hitting year-end targets in areas such as revenue, hiring, and team stability. The problem is that hackers aren’t taking a break just because you’re busy. The trends are clear. When attention drifts, security posture declines. During and shortly after …
What do beer orders in Japan, manufacturing cars in England, and accounting software in the US have in common? They all recently came to a grinding halt due to sophisticated cyber-attacks. Asahi, who was unable to process orders for bars and restaurants across Japan, resorted to sending their workforce out to take orders via paper. …
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2. Your Computers – Lock Them Down Company devices should be locked tighter than your weekend plans. Users should only access machines assigned to them, and only from their usual location. No exceptions. Do you store data locally on your computers? If yes, encrypted it. If you don’t know how, then we need to talk. …
Cybersecurity Doesn’t Have to Be Complicated Cybersecurity doesn’t need to be complicated. In fact, it boils down to three things: users, computers, and data. Nail these, and you’re ahead of the curve. We’re looking at the three core aspects of cybersecurity and what you can do today to help improve the cybersecurity of your business. …
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Your business relies heavily on technology. It is your duty to protect sensitive data, prevent cyber attacks, and ensure business continuity for you, and your clients. It’s also critical to review the technologies you use annually, audit and report on them, and scale as necessary for the future. Why does it matter? Technology outages will …
Your company domain name serves as a portal to interact with your clients and advertise your services, and you’ve likely spent the majority of your time promoting your company name and business website/domain name. It’s important to ensure that you have control of your company domain names, so that you can make changes when needed, …
Bringing your own computer to the workplace has been a game-changer for many businesses and their staff. However, there is growing evidence that BYOD’s (Bring Your Own Device) can reduce the client experience overall and introduces several security concerns that are difficult to solve. When you give advisors the freedom to use their own devices, …
Not spending money is great; you get to save it, or use it somewhere that is needed. If you’re a business owner, you already know that risk is part of the job. When it comes to cybersecurity, the biggest threat might not be those that are trying to exploit you—it’s the assumption that “we’re probably …
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We always get frustrated by blogs and newsletters that are too technical, so here it is – no fluff, no jargon, no A.I., just straight-talking cyber security advice that is designed to actually help. We’ve been doing this for a while now, and we know what works. So let’s cut to the chase. Cyber security …
The majority of you reading this article will face increasing pressure to demonstrate robust cybersecurity practices, if not already. One of the most effective ways to do this is by adopting Cyber Essentials, the UK government-backed certification developed by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC). We know this might be a strange recommendation, a UK …
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