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 […]
Cyber Security has risen in importance in recent years. We read every day in the media of the latest cyber exploit, and these are only the ones that are reported. It is rumoured that many ransomware attacks are quietly settled with a payment rather than live the reality of the damage to their business reputation […]
Network Security is never far from the mind of some corporate executives and certainly not far from the mind of the head of IT. Every day we read or hear in the media of another security failure in the corporate world, a failure that certainly hammers the corporate profile and asset value of the unfortunate […]
In business, the spam email problem is not just an inconvenience, it could be business threatening, particularly for businesses such as on-line retail outlets that need a 24/7/365 online presence. Online Business Security is a continuing thorn in the side of IT managers, and businesses are increasingly reluctant to fund the escalating costs of counter-measures. […]