There are several reasons why businesses choose to attain security certifications. For some, it’s in order to benefit from the best practice they demand while others decide they also want to get certified to reassure customers that the business is less likely to be affected...
We have produced a simple guide with advice and guidance for businesses about these five core areas that will help businesses significantly increase their protection. 1. Backing Up your Information In a worst-case situation, the best route to recovery will be restoring data/information from backups and rebuilding...
Some other points to consider Expecting your staff to identify and delete all phishing emails is an impossible request and would have a massively detrimental effect on business productivity. However, many phishing emails still fit the mould of a traditional attack, so look for the following...
Identify & Avoid common phishing attacks Train your Staff Members: Take some time out with your staff and management team and discuss the ways that a hacker could target your business. Make sure everyone understands the risks of Malware and how to identify suspicious emails. Conduct...
If Phishing wasn’t bad enough, in addition, we now have - Spear Phishing, Whaling, Smishing & Vishing, Angler Phishing, Catphishing, Catfishing, Clone Phishing, Tabnabbing. Oh, and let’s not forget Pharming! The word phishing was first used in the mid-’90s by hackers stealing account information and the...
Cybersecurity is about “Protecting Business Information from Damage or Loss” by reducing the risk of a cyber attack and implementing methods of recovery in the event of a “breach”. As we are all too aware, there is a growing risk to businesses from cyber threats. The...
The Flex IT Cyber Security Guide Here is our simple guide with advice and guidance for businesses about these five core areas that will help businesses significantly increase their protection. The areas covered are: Backing Up your Information Protect the business from Malware. Making sure your...
Security is important to maintaining company systems, keeping your company free to do business as usual and avoid downtime. We’ve got some points below to help you stay safe. Think before you click Malicious links can look genuine and the spoofers will try to obscure the links...
As we all strive to adapt to working from home people are turning to video calling software to stay in touch with business contacts, colleagues as well as friends and family. One very popular platform is Zoom which allows users to chat free of charge...
SPF, DKIM, DMARC and Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) TL:DR - If you are not sure you have this protection in place, then you should check with your ICT provider or contact us. Earlier this week, on 14th April at 9:40 one of our client’s user's email accounts was...