With the move to working from home and remote access to systems over the last year or two, both IT Security as an overall objective and Online Security have increased in importance as a particular concern in IT departments. In parallel with the move to online access, hackers have increased their attacks, thinking that organisations […]
We read every day of the latest cyber-attacks where an organisation has suffered a breach of Online Security. As a result, there is usually a loss of confidential data, users financial information has been compromised, or a website has been defaced. The organisation often makes a statement about how much the breach has cost the […]
It’s difficult today to avoid scare stores about viruses, ID theft, ransomware and other online problems. People are worried about Online Security, particularly the theft of their financial information. They don’t want to sit down at their online banking app and find a zero balance in their accounts because their banking details have been stolen. […]
It is impossible to use the Internet, even for the most rudimentary of activities like e-mail without leaving traces, “Digital Footprints”. Much larger footprints are left when using other online services like social media and web browsing. Whether you intentionally share information or not, it is being collected and examined by others. It is becoming […]
One of the effects of the pandemic has been a marked increase in the number of small startup businesses often operated from home. They are sometimes called “Small Office, Home Office” or SOHO businesses, and need a simple computing infrastructure. The work from home environment is becoming increasingly common. Small startups use their own SOHO […]
IT security is firmly at the forefront of the Head of IT’s mind. Hardly a day goes by without a story in the media about data theft, ransomware, or a security exploit. The FBI estimate that malware exploits and general IT-related thefts are significantly on the increase. They attribute it to the increasing use of […]
The move to working from home (“WFH”) and the rise in remote access to systems have given the Bring Your Own Device (”BYOD”) movement a boost. On the one hand, it can save hard-pressed IT Departments the costs of supplying hardware, but on the other hand, it can relinquish control of the devices used and […]
We have always had data sharing. On paper for sure, stuffed in drawers and filing cabinets, and difficult to collate and distribute. The digital era has changed all that. People seem to have an insane desire to share the minutiae of their lives on Facebook and the like, giving details of their private and personal […]
When an organisation’s IT infrastructure is inhouse, responsibility for its management, application systems, and efficiency is in the hands of the IT Department. To be sure, some aspects of security will require input from the organisation, but IT is in the main responsible for the protection of the company’s data assets. Adding external connections for […]
Network Security is a vital part of the Network Security operation within the IT Security environment. In recent times, malware and other network attacks have increased in frequency and sophistication. In parallel, digital migration has increasingly opened up network access to remote users, both internal and external to the organisation. In the past, IT Security […]