Paving the desired path: Usability and Security
People are just trying to get tasks done. Like a river finding its way to the sea, people will find the easiest way. For example, landscape planners sometimes wait to see where people want to go, revealed by dirt tracks, before paving the paths. So, when you’re designing your product or your process, it’s important to start with the end ...
Printers: reliable workhorse or insider threat?
Printers are easily overlooked when thinking about the cyber security of your business. People commonly think of them as simple workhorses that sit in the corner taking up (far too much) space, drinking ink and occasionally spitting out the document requested some time ago. Usually distorted, with splotches of ink on. Printers are unloved. However, many printers these days are ...
Why Cyber Essentials matters especially for professional services firms
Cyber Essentials is a government-backed initiative that, once you’ve achieved certification, demonstrates that your business has good cyber security practices in place and you take cyber security seriously. And this matters for professional service firms, such as solicitors, accountants, consultants and architects. This is because they are knowledgeable businesses, almost entirely based around data, including both client information and company ...
What would a cyber-attack really cost you?
Would a cyber-attack on your business really be such a big deal? According to the annual government’s cyber security breaches survey 2021:
- 39% of businesses reported a cyber security attack or breach in 2020 (and 26% of charities).
- Nearly half of those businesses reported an attack occurring at least once a month.
Cyber security, importance and urgency
Are you familiar with the important—urgent matrix? Known as the Eisenhower matrix, it is a way of prioritising your tasks so that the important things don’t get pushed out by urgent (but less important) tasks. Eisenhower matrix Inevitably, tasks can move between the four segments as priorities change and unexpected events happen, but as an overview:
- The urgent tasks, that ...
What are the benefits of cyber security?
Cyber-attacks are becoming ever more common, whether you are at home or at work, and whether you work at a business or a charity, a school or a club. There’s a lot you can do to protect yourself and your organisation for free. Yes, there really is! You could start by working your way through the six actions in your ...
