Managing hidden risks in your office
Does the fridge in your office really need to communicate with you over the internet? Whether you are working from home or working in an office, there may be internet-enabled devices around you that you’ve not considered in your cyber security risk assessment. The number of devices that are (or could be) connected to the internet continues to grow—and sometimes ...
Business continuity and the digital switchover
You’ve almost certainly heard about the digital switchover—if nothing else, you’ve probably received a flood of sales emails over the last year or so—and may have been postponing thinking about how it might affect you and your business. It’s time to think about it now if you haven’t already. The digital switchover is being implemented and will be virtually complete ...
Security: loose lips sink ships
Real life isn’t like films. It is unlikely (though possible), in real life, that you are being deliberately tailed by an industrial spy trying to overhear your phone calls or read your computer screen with binoculars. However, when using public transport such as buses, trains, or planes, you are usually surrounded by other people. These people may or may not ...
Welcoming returners back securely
Suppose that one of your staff members returned to work after an extended period of absence. Naturally, you removed all their access to your systems when they went away, for security reasons. If they were away for months, you probably asked them to return their kit too... But how efficiently would you be able to restore their access when they ...
Recreating your unique selling proposition
Your business is unique. Even if you are working in the same field as other businesses—and it is highly likely that you are—something about the way your business works is different. This is often known as your unique selling proposition, or USP. So that you can bring your USP to market, have you bought or developed customized software, or customized ...
Don’t forget to delete your data
New year, new kit for work? Don’t forget to set up the new kit securely. Just as important: don’t forget to delete your data from your old kit before disposing of it, whether this is by passing a usable device to someone else, or discarding a damaged device. You may know that ‘deleting your data’ doesn’t mean that the files ...
