Archive for author: Lindsey Hall

What constitutes a good password and why it is important to have one?
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What constitutes a good password and why it is important to have one?

What constitutes a good password and why it is important to have one?

Quite simply; your password is the key to your IT castle. The walls you carefully build around your business data are of little value if the front door lock is easily picked. The idea that passwords should be long and complex is one of IT industry’s sacred cows, and yet many users stubbornly stick to passwords such as 12345, Password1 or Jimmy1970; which often takes less time to crack than to type them. The question “So, what constitutes a good password?” is a common one.

Why are top managers often the targets of cyber criminals?
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Why are top managers often the targets of cyber criminals?

Why are top managers often the targets of cyber criminals?

As top managers of SMEs, we expect and demand access to all data within our company. While we may consider restrictions upon our staff reasonable and sensible, these surely don’t apply to us? Of course, we need them; finance, operations, sales and marketing are the very pillars of our company, and we need access to every document and every record in every area.

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Cybersecurity tips for end users

Many tend to imagine that Cybersecurity is all about having an antivirus and a firewall. Whilst these are important...