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How to Protect Your SME from the Top 5 Cyber Threats in 2024

Cyber security is a vital concern for any business, but especially for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that may have limited resources and expertise to deal with cyber attacks. According to the 2023 Cyber security Ventures Cybercrime Report, cyber crime is projected to cost $10.5 trillion globally in damages by the end of 2024, and […]

How to Use Social Media Safely and Responsibly for Your Business

Social media is a powerful tool for businesses to connect with their customers, promote their brand, and increase their visibility. However, social media also comes with some risks, such as data breaches, cyber attacks, and reputational damage. Therefore, it is important for businesses to use social media safely and responsibly, by following some best practices […]

How to Protect Your Website and Ecommerce Platform from Cyber attacks

If you own a business, you more than likely own a website or ecommerce platform, or both, but one thing is for sure a cyber attack on your business platform can cause untold damage and costs. A cyber attack could compromise your website, ecommerce platform, or network, resulting in data breaches, financial losses, reputational damage, […]

How Cyber Essentials Can Help You Win More Government Contracts

If you are a business that wants to bid for government contracts, you may have heard of Cyber Essentials. Cyber Essentials is a government-backed scheme that helps you to protect your organisation against common online threats and demonstrate your commitment to cyber security. In this article, we will explain what Cyber Essentials is, how it […]

Top Five Questions Businesses Should Ask Themselves About Cyber Security

Cyber security is not just a technical issue, but a business one. It affects your reputation, your customer trust, your legal compliance, and your bottom line. Cyber attacks can cause significant damage to your data, systems, and operations, and expose you to legal and regulatory risks. That’s why it’s important to ask yourself some key […]

A Guide to Incident Response in the Event of a Data Breach

Data breaches are a serious threat to any organisation that handles personal data (Data that relating to an identifiable person). A data breach occurs when information held by an organisation is stolen or accessed without authorisation. This can result in financial losses, reputational damage, legal liabilities and regulatory penalties for the organisation, as well as […]