Cyber Security Advice and Resources

2021-11-25T19:45:32+00:00November 25th, 2021|Cyber Security, Security and Threats, Tips and Advice|

For cyber security advice and resources look no further! Whether you know what you want an answer to or don’t know where to begin; this blog has useful information and links. Firstly, it’s a fact that cyber security attacks are increasing, they’re a worldwide problem – and no one is infallible. So even if you [...]

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Have you got a cybersecurity strategy?

2022-03-28T22:54:39+01:00November 10th, 2021|Cyber Security, Security and Threats, Tips and Advice|

You should have a cybersecurity strategy - basically a document that will cover all the steps you need to have gone through to protect your business as well as possible against cyber crime. And, in the face of rising cyber attacks, you should include having a Cyber Incident Response Plan in your strategy too. Because [...]

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Mobile Device Management – what it is and using it

2022-03-28T23:02:51+01:00November 2nd, 2021|Compliance, Cyber Security, Tips and Advice|

Mobile Device Management is being deployed by many organisations. If you are using your business mobile device and your company requires a secure way of protecting the data on it (for example if they need to be certified to the UK Government Cyber Essentials standard), they may choose to put controls on the mobile device [...]

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How to use Mimecast Secure Send

2021-11-24T10:53:44+00:00October 12th, 2021|Cyber Security, Tips and Advice|

We show you how to send an email securely in Outlook using Mimecast Secure Send, including what a recipient would see. Sometimes you may need to email confidential, valuable or sensitive information and this is when Secure Send comes in handy. You can watch our video to find out how – or read on … [...]

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How to access Mimecast ‘On Hold’ messages

2021-11-24T10:55:33+00:00September 22nd, 2021|Cyber Security, Remote Working, Security and Threats, Tips and Advice|

In our series of ‘how to’ videos we include tips on using Mimecast cloud cybersecurity. This time, we look at how to access and work with Mimecast 'on hold' messages via the Mimecast website portal or Outlook app. Mimecast provides a whole range of tools for email, data and web to help prevent cyber threats [...]

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Phishing emails – how to prevent being hacked

2021-11-24T10:56:52+00:00September 8th, 2021|Cyber Security, Security and Threats, Tips and Advice|

We’re focusing on phishing emails here, which are the most common form of cyber attack. We explain what they are, how you can detect them and how to protect your business. Phishing is a scam aimed at gaining information from a victim such as user names, passwords, bank and credit card details etc., to hack [...]

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How to write an effective Cyber Incident Response Plan

2021-11-24T10:58:23+00:00September 1st, 2021|Business Continuity, Cyber Security, Security and Threats, Tips and Advice|

You need an up-to-date Cyber Incident Response Plan because, sadly, it’s no longer a case of whether your business could get cyber attacked but when it will get attacked. You should be as prepared as possible. Research published, such as that in ‘Information Age’, reveals the worrying trend that commercial cyber attacks on UK businesses [...]

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‘Zero Day’ and the importance of tight cybersecurity

2021-08-18T10:36:02+01:00August 18th, 2021|Cyber Security, Security and Threats|

Why you should know about Zero-Day cyber threats and ensure that you improve your security … At Pro Drive we work with cybersecurity firm WatchGuard, who provide insights into the threat landscape and trends. Over the past month WatchGuard blocked around 4,644,499 malware attacks globally and, they report, 82% of that was Zero-Day malware. The [...]

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Decent business IT support can make hybrid working a reality for many

2021-08-17T09:59:30+01:00August 12th, 2021|Cyber Security, Productivity, Remote Working|

A good business IT support service provider will ensure that you can work productively and securely whether you’re in the office or working remotely. Now that more offices have re-opened, people everywhere are still procrastinating over where they will be working – at home or in the office, or both. And business leaders are hesitating [...]

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Cybersecurity update – ‘PrintNightmare’

2021-07-13T13:49:56+01:00July 13th, 2021|Cyber Security, Security and Threats|

This cybersecurity update focuses on the ‘PrintNightmare’ vulnerability on the Windows operating system - another security risk which we have acted upon recently and which all users should be aware of. Microsoft has issued a fix for the critical bug named ‘PrintNightmare’. The bug was accidentally disclosed by researchers but the fix, a patch, is [...]

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