As part of an ongoing series, Business News Wales asked a panel of experts including Chris Heirene, IT Manager at Quantum, for their thoughts on what businesses can do to enhance their online security.
Chris Heirene: –
We see evidence on a monthly basis of increasingly sophisticated and targeted phishing attacks by criminals using LinkedIn, Companies House and other public sources to craft attacks designed to fool our systems and people. Within the pensions industry, scammers are creating websites and companies designed to trick members into giving over their lifetime savings. While there isn’t a single solution that businesses can implement to prevent themselves falling foul of cyber criminals, there are simple steps that can help. Tagging emails that arrive from outside the business can be effective at assisting your staff with detecting these attacks.
Many businesses are looking to the Cloud to streamline and expand their IT offering, but without adequate protection, the only thing between your clients’ data and an attacker is a single password. Wherever you can, look to implement two-factor authentication as this could be the difference between a major breach and a minor incident.
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