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Is that email from the person you think it is? Not every malicious email comes with a phishing link, typos, attachments or other clues… https://lnkd.in/eN_5nqZW

Continual improvement in cyber security for small businesses needn’t be a huge leap forward. Every small step helps. The recent DSIT Cyber Security Breach Report indicates that most businesses and charities have basic cyber hygiene measures in place. Yay! It also provides ideas for potential improvements for those businesses unsure about tackling the cyber risks they face. https://lnkd.in/ewktgC7s

Change control is important for the security of your business, whether you are making changes to software or to business processes. Don’t forget to think about what the wider impact of the change might be. https://lnkd.in/efNM_s-K

“In emergency, break glass”. What if there’s a significant problem requiring administrative access to your system, and the person with the correct access permission isn’t available? A break glass procedure is a way of providing access in an emergency—and only in an emergency. It bypasses the security controls that have been put in place, so it’s going to need careful management. https://lnkd.in/eWnnmdNp

Digital clean-up day is tomorrow, 16 March. There are lots of reasons to get involved in this, from saving money to reducing your carbon footprint—and yes, data security too. https://lnkd.in/gj8i-vQP #digitalcleanup

I was taught to crack each egg into a cup, one at a time, before adding it into the mixing bowl, rather than cracking the egg directly into the baking mix. That way you can check that the egg isn’t bad before adding it to the mix. It occurred to me recently that I have been doing this for decades, and I can’t remember the last time I found a bad egg—if ever. Why do I still do it? Just in case. So, like those old-fashioned riddles: how is cyber security like baking? https://lnkd.in/eyY7gwux

The recent case of the employee being tricked into transferring a lot of money out of the business started with a phishing email, but continued with deepfake meetings and follow-up emails. Reducing the risk of focused and complex scams affecting your business is going to take technical controls, a suite of policies—and a strong security culture. https://lnkd.in/eA8y77KB  

Whether you are working from home or working in an office, there may be internet-enabled devices around you that you’ve not considered in your cyber security risk assessment. The number of devices that are (or could be) connected to the internet continues to grow—and sometimes things are internet-enabled that may be surprising. https://lnkd.in/e2x-qb8h

You’ve almost certainly heard about the digital switchover and may have been postponing thinking about how it might affect you and your business. It’s time to think about it now if you haven’t already. How will it affect your security? https://lnkd.in/eqJtsGZr

Information security is not all about the internet.