Prepare your business for cybercrime with Cyber Essentials
The escalation of cybercrime statistics is a worrying trend. Attacks affect everyone from essential services such as the NHS, to multinational businesses, SMEs, and private individuals. Each year, cybercrime causes significant financial losses and reputational damage. As business is increasingly conducted online, Cyber Essentials helps you to guard against the most common cyber threats and […]
Is that mobile app you’re using presenting a cyber security threat?
How to keep your business secure when employees use their own mobile devices and install unmonitored apps on them for work. Today, smartphones are everywhere. They are used for work every, single, day. Using a smartphone or personal laptop can boost productivity, but this unmonitored mobile technology also presents a threat to your business security. […]
What is APP fraud and how can you tackle it as a small business?
Authorised Push Payment (APP) fraud is spiralling in the UK. Every year, thousands of individuals and businesses suffer significant financial losses because they have no idea of how to protect themselves against it. £583.2m was lost to APP fraud in 2021 according to the latest figures1. As criminals become more sophisticated, and we spend longer […]
SupPortal’s top 6 email security tips for businesses in recognition of National Email Week 2022
It’s hard to believe that the first ever email was sent over 50 years ago. Email communication has grown in popularity over the last 5 decades. It is now the most vital method of communication for businesses, with more than 333 billion emails sent every single day. With the escalation of popularity comes the potential […]
Backup and Disaster Recovery: The definition, difference, and why you need both
Backup and Disaster Recovery (DR) are two different concepts. You can have a data backup, without a disaster recovery plan, but not the other way around. One cannot exist without the other. Here, we help you understand the definition and difference between these two approaches. This will help you to develop effective strategies to avoid […]
Cybersecurity Trends – Our Predictions for 2022
Stay on top of your cybersecurity over the next 12 months and beyond. Over the past two years, the world has operated in fight or flight mode. Hasty reaction to the global pandemic has led to an abrupt adoption of remote and hybrid working practices. In response to this, cybercriminals have worked at a pace […]
Updates to the Cyber Essentials Scheme, January 2022
In January 2022 the NCSC and IASME will implement an updated set of requirements for the Cyber Essentials scheme. This will be the biggest overhaul of the scheme’s technical controls since its launch in 2014. The important changes will ensure UK businesses stay secure in the ever-changing threat landscape. The simple, yet effective Government approved Cyber Essentials […]
Become a Password Pro – Tips to ensure you are secure
No matter how frustrating they can be, a password is a key to our digital lives. From bank accounts to emails, cloud services to apps, our digital footprints are growing daily. With the increase in remote and hybrid working practices, the need for passwords has never been greater. They are the first line of defence […]
Cyber Crime Risks: The Social Media Edition
Use of social media is popular in both our personal and work lives, and this doesn’t look to be changing anytime soon. In fact, it’s a given for businesses nowadays. Most organisations use social media as a tool to help promote their business and engage with customers as a key part of their marketing strategy. […]
Is your business under attack from ransomware?
The use of technological devices has increased on a global scale. As a result, one of the fastest growing online crimes, ransomware, has become a large threat to businesses and their data. After locking you out of your systems, a hacker will proceed to hold your data for ransom before allowing access once again. In […]
