Cybersecurity and remote working: How to equip and empower a safe and secure remote workforce

Only back in 2018, people suggested the growth of remote working was grinding to a halt, with only 6 percent of the UK workforce operating remotely on a regular basis. What’s more, remote working was only typically available to a select few, namely those working in the tech sector, where the parameters and expectations were clear and obvious. The rest …

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Best apps to share files securely: for safe file-sharing

In the modern working world, especially since the COVID-19 pandemic began, file-sharing has played an increasingly important role. The software, often forming part of the best cloud storage solutions, can have a huge effect on how a business’s employees interact with one another, as well as their overall efficiency. Now that so many people are working from home full- or …

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No organization is safe from DNS attacks

If you think your organization is too small or too well-protected to suffer a DNS attack, think again. New figures from network security company EfficientIP suggests almost nine in ten (87 percent) organizations suffered a DNS attack last year. The average cost of one of these attacks hovered around the $950,000 mark. DNS plays a “pivotal role” in network security, EfficientIP …

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Most customer data at the app layer is not safe at all

Many businesses understand the importance of protecting data at the application layer but only do so for data that’s at rest. In-use data, on the other hand, is often unprotected, placing such businesses at unnecessary risk. This is according to a new report from Entrust, published together with application-level protection company Prime Factors. Polling 600 IT professionals in both the UK …

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Are password managers safe? Here’s how to use them

If you’re a small business owner, you’ve no doubt heard reports that introducing a password manager across your organization could be one of the most effective steps you can take to safeguard your data—and that of your customers. But you may understandably have concerns when it comes to handing over this level of control to a piece of software. Are …

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Threat data feeds could be the key to keeping your business safe

Threat data feeds play a major role in helping organizations tighten up their cybersecurity posture, a new report from Neustar and the Ponemon Institute claims. Polling more than 1,000 security professionals, the pair found that almost four in five (79 percent) believe data feeds are essential to a strong, secure IT environment. For more than half (55 percent), threat data …

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