Posts about IT & Security

Every business is at risk of a cyber-attack. In 2017, cyber attacks on organisations cost the UK economy £10 billion, with 7 out of 10 companies falling victim to a cyber-attack or breach[1]. When a CEO is confronted with a cyber-attack or data breach, they start to worry about their vulnerabilities in the technology they use and forget to look at the very people using those technologies everyday - their employees. According to the 2017 Data Breach Investigations Report, more than 90% of cyber-attacks were traced back to human error[2], suggesting that mistakes caused by humans both initiates and amplifies the risk of cyber-crime and the damage it poses to businesses. The best way for business directors, CEOs and managers to combat this threat is to create a risk-aware workplace culture, and that starts with cyber security awareness.

Backup is one of the most important strategies for protecting your business continuity and ensuring in the face of a disaster whether natural or man-made. Without a backup plan in place, critical data essential to the running of a business can be lost for good, the results of which can be catastrophic.

Managed Service Providers or MSP's, are they a necessity in today's world, or just another service to add to your list?

At the start of the pandemic, the demand for Microsoft Teams grew. Working from home is set to be the new normal and it stands to reason then that there is an ever-increasing amount of vital data in Teams that needs protecting.

Managed backup helps protect against the modern-day disaster of many kinds; loss of a server, Ransomware, cyberattack. Businesses of all shapes and sizes have long looked for ways to protect their information.

Cloud backup is becoming an increasingly common method of secondary data storage. The word ‘Cloud’ is a common one on the lips of many people who manage large datasets.

Continuity and backup planning go hand-in-hand. Business owners don’t like to think of the worst happening. The prospect of all of their hard work over many years being jeopardised by an event beyond their control is something that can fill even the most hardened of business leaders with dread – and with good reason.

Is your data truly safe? Ransomware is one topic that doesn't seem to be losing momentum anytime soon.

DDoS Attacks are Evolving. They can have devastating effects on businesses of all sizes and it has now become a matter of when not if your business will be targeted.