Business continuity plans and disaster recovery plans often get mixed up, with people thinking that because they have a business continuity plan (BCP) they don’t need a disaster recovery plan (DRP), and vice versa. They are, of course, very closely linked but with BCPs taking a more proactive approach to avoid and minimise the risk [...]
I recently blogged about how we can be our own worst enemies in disclosing our online identity. And how the companies we provide this information to sell it to allow people to target you with marketing and advertising campaigns. Since writing this a colleague brought to my attention a recent story involving a popular [...]
Could you do your job without email? Well if you are an office worker or field based executive, it would probably be difficult. And what about in your private life? We spend so much time online not having email could be a bit of a challenge for many of us. How much of our time [...]
Small business have increasingly become attractive targets for hackers, with some reports suggesting that up to half of cyber attacks are on small businesses. So, why haven’t you heard about them? We’ve grown accustomed to news stories about large companies and organisations being targeted. But that’s only because these companies are household names. At a [...]
Working in the IT industry, we spend a lot of time helping business owners and senior management to understand the risks of cybercrime; both to their organisations and to them personally. Security of data, particularly information held on individuals and subject to data protection law is quite rightly a concern for Board Members. With the impending [...]
A data breach at E-Signature company Docusign is reportedly behind another malware campaign which has been targeting users of the service over the last week. A phishing email impersonates a genuine email - in this case one from Docusign requesting a digital signature - which contains link or attachments that deploy malware to your machine [...]
Microsoft has added new applications to their Office 365 platform in a drive to help you become more productive and to assist in helping you close sales leads.Microsoft To-Do As the name suggests, this is Microsoft's attempt at a task management app - like 'ToDoist' and 'Google Tasks' for those who use them. Not to [...]
Outsourcing some (or all) of your IT requirements is an effective way to drive cost savings, increase resources, and grow your business in a scalable and flexible way. But there are pitfalls along the way that can negate any benefits you could enjoy. Over the years we’ve met a lot of people who have fallen [...]
If you receive a visit from the local police force warning you that a criminal gang is targeting local businesses - breaking and entering, and making off with anything of value – you would put security measures in place. You might be part of a local community policing scheme, notifying other businesses of suspicious activity [...]
Business continuity plans should be regularly reviewed and updated. Changes to your business, including the introduction of new IT systems, new services or products, relocation or expansion, can all impact on whether your current business continuity plans will stand up if an incident occurs. Here we outline five steps that can improve your business continuity [...]
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