If you are a business with an IT support company in place, they should provide Cyber Education alongside their security advice<\/a> as part of your contract. Their advice should be formed from the continual professional development they provide for their staff. Trust is key when it comes to working with an IT company.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n However, you can have the most up-to-date firewalls and equipment, but without education to run alongside this, you are still at risk of a security breach.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n There are many blogs about how to prevent a breach; however, with 96% of breaches due to human error, what do you do if someone has made a mistake?<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n Do not panic! There are several practical steps that you can take.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n Ensure you have adequate backup and\/or disaster recovery in place.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n Usually, hackers send an email and ask you to follow instructions to pay a ransom. Then they will release the data.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n Law enforcement does not encourage, endorse, nor condone the payment of ransom demands. If you do pay the ransom:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n From https:\/\/www.ncsc.gov.uk\/guidance\/mitigating-malware-and-ransomware-attacks<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n If you have an IT support company in place, contact them immediately. They will provide you with all the support and advice you need.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n Finally\u2026 have a safe and comfortable culture within your business of reporting mistakes. If staff feel too “frightened of the consequences<\/strong>“ to report a mistake this will increase the risk to your business. Everyone makes mistakes!<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n If you feel your business could improve its IT infrastructure, support and security<\/a> please do not hesitate to give Southern Solutions a call on 02382 022 099<\/a><\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Cyber Education has become recognised as a powerful tool for any business to have in its artillery. It is one of the easiest security measures a business of any size can initiate to reduce its cyber security risk. If you are a small business without IT support you can access a multitude of professional, up-to-date advice, tips, and guidelines from NCSC.gov.uk. This can also include gaining your Cyber Essentials certification. If you are a growing business, you can seek advice from a professional IT Support company such as Southern Solutions. We will be able to give you clear, safe and trusted advice to point you in the right direction or discuss working alongside your company and providing this service. If you are a business with an IT support company in place, they should provide Cyber Education alongside their security advice … Continue reading Clicked on a phishing email<\/strong>?<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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