The number of small businesses is growing. In fact, at the start of 2017, small businesses accounted for 99.3% of all private sector businesses. Yet, with this growth comes the risk of security breaches: these breaches aren’t limited to the major companies. The UK Government announced earlier this year that more than two in…
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In days gone by, when an organisation wanted to protect its cyber defences, the norm would be to bring in a cyber consultant or agency. Whether it was a someone-who-knew-someone-who-knew-someone kind of contact or an established name like Capita, they would act as the go-to source of cybersecurity knowledge and execute a strategy to…
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On Tuesday 24th of July 2018, Google took a big step towards making the internet more secure with their release of Chrome 68. It will now flag a warning to users when they visit a website that uses unencrypted HTTP instead of HTTPS. ...Continue Reading: How HTTPS made HTTP a thing of the past
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We tend to hear about the major cyber breaches in the news, such as TalkTalk, Tesco Bank, and LinkedIn, but smaller attacks that target Small and Medium-Sized Businesses (SMBs) are growing in number and in frequency. ...Continue Reading: Tackling cyber-insecurity in SMBs
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Ever wondered how someone got hold of your details? As per recent headlines, it turns out it’s easier than you think… If you haven’t seen the film Identity Thief, spoiler alert! It’s a perfect rainy day movie and stars the ever hilarious Melissa McCarthy in the brilliant but ridiculous story of a guy who gets…
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Sometimes it’s the little things that make the biggest difference. These might seem like obvious pitfalls to swerve, but it’s scary how frequently we hear about some disaster following a really basic cybersecurity error...Continue Reading: 5 common cybersecurity mistakes to avoid
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