Business

In May, a criminal group hacked a major US fuel pipeline. This was a ransomware attack, where the group DarkSide infiltrated Colonial Pipeline’s network, locking the data on computers and servers and demanding a ransom. But how did it...

If you run a SME, praising your employees may be far down the list of your priorities. However, recognising the work that your staff do for you is key to improving happiness at work. This leads to increased job satisfaction, improved performance...

If your business stores customer, client and employee data, you’re probably familiar with data protection. But how do you know if the way that you’re collecting and storing data is secure? First, you’ve got to figure out where...

Business security and data protection helps to prevent breaches and attacks from phishers and scammers, but how well does it work against your own employees? If a threat came from inside your organisation, would your business be protected?...

If you run a business, it’s worth knowing about a Denial of Service, or a DoS attack. These are cyber attacks which aim to affect the connectivity of a network, or computer, so that the people that need to use the machine or network...

If you’ve ever had a scam call from someone impersonating a representative from your bank, IT company, or any organisation, then you’ve probably experienced social engineering. Social engineering is a feature of a huge majority of...

You might not think of social media as a security risk to your business, but for hackers and phishers social media is a gold mine. Find out the risks, and how to use social media safely.

What’s social media got to do with security?

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Do you collect personal data? How are you storing your customer or client data? How can you guarantee that it is secure? If you’re thinking about going into business, or you already are, you need to think about data protection. 

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So you’re working from home, and your boss drops you an email asking you to send a payment to a customer or business as soon as possible. What should you do? This month we’re looking at bank transfer fraud - and here’s all the...

Not sure whether the website you’re using is safe and secure? If it isn’t, you could be vulnerable to phishing attacks, hacking and your data being stolen. Here are the things you should be on the lookout for when you visit an...