Employees have long been viewed as the ‘weakest link’ in a business’s cyber security chain and, with human error still being the number one cause of data breaches, that unwanted crown has rightly been fixed for quite some time. Take…
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WithSecure™ Pulse 2023 IT Security Strategies
All you need to know about the latest IT and Cyber Security trends Top 5 security priorities for 2023 Preventing data breaches – 33.7% Ensuring protection against malware and ransomware – 28.8% Preventing advanced e-mail-based threats, such as phishing or…
Assess your human risk in a few simple steps
How fast could your business be breached? If a cyber criminal set sights on your business today, how much time do you think it would take for them to dupe an unwitting employee into handing over sensitive information? A day?…
Employees and Cyber Security Threats
Why are humans the biggest insider threat to your business? Employees have long been viewed as the ‘weakest link’ in a business’s cyber security chain and, with human error still being the number one cause of data breaches, that unwanted…
What will you do if a cyber criminal set sights on your business today?
Build a security-savvy workforce through ongoing Human Risk Management With Verizon reporting that the ‘human element’ plays a part in 85% of cyber security breaches, your business can be compromised by just one well-crafted and well-researched phishing email landing in…
Microsoft to end support for Windows 7 in January 2020
Microsoft prepares to end their extended support for Windows 7, Server 2008 and Exchange 2010 in the year 2020 Extended support for Microsoft operating systems Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 and server application Exchange Server 2010. Microsoft have said these…
IT company announces employee buyout of the company
Care Micro Systems is pleased to announce an employee buyout of the company. Former Managing Director Mike Shingler who had been running the IT service and support company since 1992 has now retired and six members of the support team…
GDPR – take a look at your IT
There are many GDPR talks, groups and legal organisations that are offering advice on data protection. To summarise, all organisations and individuals need to take ownership of the data they hold. From an IT perspective, take a look at your…
Yorkshire IT company celebrates 25 years in business
A Yorkshire IT company is celebrating 25 years in business. From its head office now at Cayley Court in Scarborough supported by engineer’s office’s in Leeds and Hull, Care Micro provides IT services to small and medium-sized businesses across the…
Malware infection
Following on from the news about the malware infection over the weekend, be VERY careful when receiving emails with attachments or containing links. There are several subtle ways the emails appear to be legitimate: 1. The email address can say…
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