Last year, Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance was fined £150,000 for not keeping their client’s information safe. Royal & Sun Insurance experienced a data breach on one of their hard drives containing 60,000 customers data. The information included names, addresses and even bank details including account numbers and sort codes.
These Tech Tips are sure to make your day-to-day work life even more productive. If you use any of them, be sure to let us know!
Get a Second Monitor
When you start to use a second monitor, you won’t believe how you worked without it.
When it comes to Cyber-attacks, your business’s biggest vulnerability is your employees. In this blog we will be talking about the consequences of poor cyber security awareness, and some different ways hackers fool your employees.
Phishing emails
Phishing emails are the most popular and successful way of breaching a businesses network.
These tech gadgets for the office are sure to make your work life more efficient and fun! If you are already using any, make sure to let us know.
Alexa / Amazon Echo
Want to organise a meeting? Ask Alexa to check your Calendar if you’re available.
Your Word document isn’t meant to crash, but unfortunately sometimes it does. Firstly, we would recommend saving your work often to keep it safe. However, this habit is only properly learnt after losing your work!
If only there was a way to get your word document back after it crashes….
Well, luckily, there is!
Here’s how you do it.
Almost 40% of successful cyber attacks involve ransomware. It has boomed over the last several years. But why?
What is Ransomware?
Ransomware is a type of malware, that attempts to infiltrate your PC through various ways such as ransomware, and once it has accessed your PC, it locks your computer and files and makes it unable to use unless you pay a ransom.
Facebook is the most popular platform for developing brand awareness because it allows businesses to target users based on what they have posted in the past. But after the recent data breach scandal, is your data still safe? Read on to find out if you need to worry about your privacy.
If you’re getting targeted with surprisingly relevant ads, there’s a chance your internet activity is being tracked and analyzed by market researchers. Private browsing secure’s your internet browsing, offering you some protection against online marketers and would-be data thieves.
One of the most important aspects of GDPR is the IT element. This involves putting processes and systems in place to protect your data. This could be any data you hold about people, including your clients, staff and prospects.
If you experience a cyber breach, you will have 72 hours to let your clients (or anyone involved, such as your prospects) know.
VoIP has allowed businesses like yours to make and receive calls from anywhere, at any time. As a result, this enables employees to meet client demands promptly and improve customer satisfaction. One VoIP feature that can further elevate your customer service is call recording.
