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Looking for a security manager?

Let’s suppose you’ve decided you need to hire someone to manage your cyber security for you. Perhaps you don’t need to hire a full time employee (hint: you could use our security manager as a service, for however many hours a week you need), but you do need someone. Let’s also suppose you have no security personnel in place at ...

Are you still secure? Time to check

When was the last time that you checked that your security measures were working? Security measures vary a lot in complexity and technical requirements. You might need to check that no-one can sneak in to your business through an open and unguarded back door. Or you might need to organise a team of penetration testers to test your online applications ...

Security for your essential business applications

People often think that everything they do ‘in the cloud’ is protected by that cloud service provider. It's easy to assume that therefore your information is safe. This isn’t always the case—it depends on what you’ve paid for, and how you’ve set up your cloud services. Probably, your activity in the cloud is through using applications such as email, Slack, ...

Spotted any good phishing emails recently?

There’s been a spate of phishing emails recently trying to convince people of one of the following:
  • Your password is about to expire
  • Your email inbox is full and needs action
  • Your emails are blocked because there’s an error in your POP/IMAP settings
  • Your domain name is about to expire
  • ICANN, the regulatory body for domain registrations, now requires ...

Can your customer trust your security?

Have you thought about providing a trust centre on your website? Depending on the size of your company, you might have developed a customer-focused webpage that collates information designed to support them post-purchase. Sometimes this page is split into several pages - for instance, to offer different support information for retail and business customers. The section might include:

Thinking of using AI in your business?

You may be thinking of adding AI into your business processes—or you may already have done so. If so, you should put some thought into securing your AI, and into what training your staff may need. In terms of security, you should think about:
  • Protecting the data you will put into AI to prevent it from leaking, or from ...