Even though we now conduct most of our lives and business online, cybersecurity is still a fairly unexplored area for far too many companies. In many cases, it’s completely overlooked. However, this is basically an open invitation for hackers and...
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5 Best Next Gen Firewalls for Small Business in 2021
Every business needs a firewall. Firewalls act as your network’s gatekeeper, letting “good” traffic move freely and stopping risky traffic in its tracks. However, the prospect of choosing a business firewall can be a confusing one - especially if...
The Rise of Security Manufacturer Cyber Attacks: How to Stay Safe
Cybercrime is a threat to businesses of all shapes and sizes. Whether it’s through malware, phishing, data theft, or a whole host of other nasties, falling victim to a cyber attack can be devastating to any organisation. Yet with the business...
6 Risky Firewall Configuration Errors & How to Put Them Right
Simply having a network firewall isn’t enough to keep your organisation safe online - correct configuration and management makes all the difference. There are a number of things that any organisation needs in order to remain safe online, not least...
8 Disastrous Cyber Attacks All SMEs Should Know About
”It's good to learn from your mistakes. It's better to learn from other people's mistakes.” - Warren Buffett It’s all well and good talking about cyber-incidents that can happen if you’re not careful. But when it comes down to it, the best lessons...
WatchGuard’s Cyber Security Predictions for 2021
What were you doing on the 9th December 2020? Well if you’re anything like us, you tuned in to WatchGuard’s 2021 cyber security predictions, presented by Senior Security Analyst Marc Laliberte and CTO Corey Nachreiner. In the talk entitled...
Security Words To Remember; Back To Work Edition!
Going back to the office? It may seem like a lifetime since you've been there; a quick reminder of security measures to take. Nowadays, we all need to be on our guard against cyber threats. Everyone who interacts with the internet - even in tiny...
Digital Dangers in Cyber Security; Threats and Attacks.
Nowadays, we all need to be on our guard against cyber threats. Everyone who interacts with the internet - even in tiny ways - should know about the digital dangers that are lurking and how to stay safe. Cyber-vigilance is frankly a must for...
SonicWall News: SonicOS 7, SonicOSX 7, and NSM Released
SonicWall have certainly been busy lately. In the business firewall space, there’s understandably a lot of focus on physical firewall hardware. After all, that is what we sell (for the most part!). However, it’s really software that does all the...
What Is Social Engineering? And How Can You Stay Safe?
Social engineering is a well known psychological method of getting people to behave how you want them to, often with bad intentions.
What is Shadow IT? And Can It Really Improve Your Network?
Shadow IT is the term for any IT not approved for use on your network. And, although bad, it can teach us a lot about making things better!
What Does the Future Hold for Antivirus Security?
A lot has changed since the first antivirus software emerged in the late 1980s. In the intervening three decades, threats and methods of transmission have totally changed, as has the pace of consumer tech, the pervasiveness of IT in modern life,...