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The Top 10 Cloud Security Risks
Even when you have cloud protection in place for your company network, there are still various cloud security risks that could impact your business. Although you can’t remove risks altogether, you can manage them, so it’s a good idea to get to know where risks are coming from before they occur. This way you can…

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What Is a Trojan Virus and How to Remove It
A Trojan Virus, Trojan Horse, Trojan malware, or just a Trojan, is the type of virus that makes up over half of all malware across the internet. Unfortunately, Trojan viruses can be deceiving as they are packaged up and presented as safe software, but beneath this exterior lies malicious code and potentially further viruses. Although…

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What Is a Data Breach and How to Prevent It
A Data breach is one of the many attacks that can threaten your organisation’s network and break through your cyber security architecture. Data breaches can be internal and external hence why it is so important to take the appropriate measures to keep your data safe from unauthorised access. Anyone can be at risk of a…

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What Is Doxxing and What to Do If You’ve Been Doxxed
With the amount of information now living online, it’s not hard to see why so many people are falling victim to doxxing. What’s more, platforms such as social media have made this issue much worse, as what can start as an online dispute, is blown totally out of proportion. The effects of doxing can permanently…

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What Is a Ransomware Attack and How Does It Work?
For you to protect the important and confidential data within your organisation, it’s important to understand how ransomware attacks work. Ransomware is one of the most prominent and visible types of malware circulating the online world, and can result in loss of files, data, company funds, and in extreme cases bankruptcy. As with any form…

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How to Draft an Incident Response Policy: What to Include
If your company were to be hit by a cyber attack, do you have an incident response plan in place? Would all members in your organisation know how to respond and what protocols to follow? Or would this create panic as everyone scrambles to get the situation under control? Unfortunately with the amount of information…

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What Does Phishing Mean and How to Prevent It
What does phishing mean exactly? This is a popular question, one asked by hundreds if not thousands of individuals at all levels of an organization – from entry level positions all the way up to business owners. The popularity of this query comes down to two factors: How flexible this type of attack is How…

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What Is SSO and How Does it Work?
The chances are, you have logged into something through single sign-on this week, but are still wondering ‘what is SSO and how does it work?’ Or better still, ‘why should my business use SSO?’ Well keep reading, this blog has the answers. When it comes to your business, having a strong security system in place…

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What is A Rootkit: How to Detect and Prevent It
Understanding the answer to ‘what is a rootkit’ is very important if you work in an organization prone to cyber attacks. For those unfamiliar with this type of malware, rootkits are used by hackers to access and take control over a targeted device. Rootkits are very effective at concealing their presence while remaining active, which…