Cyber Security Foundations: Protecting your Devices
Mobile devices are now an essential part of our lives and often allow us to work while out and about. However, that very mobility means that they typically need even more protection than the computer systems you may have back at the office. They are easy to lose or damage, and they are very easily stolen. And mobile devices may ...
Why does information security matter?
As a small business owner, when you are reminded about backups, passwords and so on, you may be thinking ‘just one more thing to add to my endless to-do list’. So, why should you care about information security? Here are three reasons:
- For most of us, at least here in the UK, it’s the law. If you collect any personal ...
6 podcasts to improve your security: are you listening?
Podcasts are a way of expanding your knowledge and understanding of a topic while on the go, exercising or washing up—and they are good for you, too! We’ve selected a range of cyber security podcasts that you might find interesting. None of them require technical knowledge and all are potentially relevant, covering security at home and in business. Security in ...
Can you trust the website you’re visiting? 10 tips
The internet is built on trust; the more links in to a website, the more trustworthy it is believed to be, and the higher it will rank in search engines. But that doesn’t really help you decide whether you can trust a website you’ve come across by another route. 10 tips to know whether a website is trustworthy None of ...
Cyber Security Foundations: Passwords
Good, strong, passwords are an effective way of stopping unauthorised people from getting access to your information and accounts. Unfortunately, according to one study, we typically use up to 80 passwords online on average. This makes it increasingly difficult to remember them, and getting a password reset if you’ve forgotten it can take an inconveniently long time, even if the ...
Cyber Security Foundations: Malware Protection
Malware, or malicious software, is software that has been designed to cause harm by damaging or destroying your computer systems or data. The best-known kinds of malware are viruses: these viruses are causing the number of ransomware attacks to grow at the moment and there are other kinds of malware to be aware of too. So, how to avoid getting ...
