Tools, Tips and Useful Resources Threat Map! • Kaspersky interactive real time threat map. This is an interactive real time threat map showing you cyber-attacks happening in real time across the world! How secure is your password? • Ever wondered how long it would take to crack a password? Check out this link.…
Highlights of general areas of non-compliance or bad practice we have come across, and how they can be alleviated with a solid Information Governance Framework.
The aim of Multifactor Authentication is to create barriers to anyone trying to access a user’s information, location, device or network without authorisation. The layers of security aim to make this much more difficult to break than just guessing a password.
Smartdesc launch Fixed Cost IT Security Services Suite 3rd December 2018, London UK, Smartdesc Limited, a fully managed IT Services provider has recently launched Smartdesc Secure – a fully managed suite of IT security services, available at a single fixed monthly cost. Lack of IT Security training accounted for 30% of Information Commissioner fines in 2017…
One in every two emails is spam! Every day people receive spam emails but this doesn’t even touch the surface when it comes to the big picture of email security. Spam currently accounts for every other email sent, that’s 50% of all emails and current numbers are the lowest that they have been in a…
GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) is a new EU law which will apply from the 25th May 2018 and will replace the current Data Protection Act. Many organisations have already been planning to ensure that the changes and new requirements for data protection and privacy practices will be met. It’s the biggest change in the…
It is likely you will have seen the recent media reports about Meltdown and Spectre – bugs in modern computers that can leak passwords and sensitive data. Smartdesc are aware of this and we are planning patch deployments for all customers to mitigate against the meltdown vulnerability. For further details, please see here https://meltdownattack.com/ If…
GDPR How should a Not-for-Profit organisation prepare for the change? GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) is a new EU law which will apply from the 25th May 2018 and will replace the current Data Protection Act. Many organisations have already been planning to ensure that the changes and new requirements for data protection and privacy…
Krackattack Wifi Vulnerability As you may have seen there has been a Security vulnerability identified in how Wifi connections work, this is important as many of us use Wifi networks to access work information and we can no longer be sure that this information will remain confidential. Below we provide some more detail about the…
Please see the important message below from Smartdesc’s Managed Security team. It has been a busy weekend – you will likely have read about the major malware attack on the NHS and other computer networks. The malware in question is ransomware called ‘Wannacry’. Its purpose is to encrypt files and then demand a ransom for…
