Backups are crucial for keeping your organization’s data safe and readily available in the case of any data emergencies, but you need to backup correctly. Your data holds an untold amount of value for your organization, so you need to ensure it’s looked after...
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The Importance of a Business IT Continuity Plan
A backup plan for your IT system in the case of a sudden disaster is crucial to ensure your business continues operating whilst that disaster is rectified. Many businesses, however, don’t have a contingency plan in place that will allow their IT operations to...
Why Do You Need to Backup Your Data?
A good business needs good data and they need even better access to it. However, not all businesses understand just how crucial access to their data is. One of the best ways to protect your data is by carrying out regular backups of your data to ensure that...
Facebook Messenger Can Now Spread Malware
Facebook has 2 billion users, so it’s more than likely that the majority of your employees use it. However, did you know that Facebook can spread malware? Malicious links – which appear to be for video files - are now being sent to users by their friends, but these...
Support for Microsoft Office 2007 Comes to an End
You may have enjoyed a trouble free relationship with Microsoft Office 2007, but support for the suite has now ended. So what does this mean for you? Well, the truth is that when support ends for a piece of software, you can continue using it almost exactly as you did...
Dumbo: Hacking Microphones and Webcams
Due to changes in the way we communicate, microphones and webcams are now important business tools, but did you know that they can be hacked? And, in particular, did you know that the CIA is keen to utilize this type of hack for its own surveillance activities and to...
60,000 BSNL Modems Affected by Malware
Your modem provides a gateway to the internet, but this entry point is highly vulnerable to hackers as 60,000 customers of BSNL have discovered. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) is an ISP based in New Delhi, India with around 93 million customers, but even with...
US Banks Targeted by Trickbot Malware
Personal financial information is always highly private, so if this is compromised it’s a real invasion of privacy. Sadly, US banks are now under attack from malware. Driven by the infamous Necurs hacking botnet, Trickbot is a form of malware that is currently...
18 Million 8Tracks Users Have Had Their Details Stolen
Customer details such as passwords need to be stored in databases, but what happens when these get hacked? 8Tracks radio service recently found out. Following a breach of the security around their user data, 8Tracks had the rather unenviable task of announcing a major...
PDF Software Represents a Real Security Threat
PDF files are vital for business as they allow files to be sent from business to business without room for editing. However, the software is far from safe. The most popular software for viewing PDF files is Adobe Reader and this has regularly had its security flaws...