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  • The top 5 ways to prevent your financial services firm from becoming a victim of ransomware

    • 4th August 2020
    • Posted by: Mark Dodds
    • Category: Business, Financial Services, ransomware, Security, Technology
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    Over the past couple of months we’ve been seeing more and more ransomware attacks with Garmin being the most recent high profile case. It’s becoming increasingly more popular amongst cybercriminals. And is used to extort money from organisations by taking something they hold dear: their data.

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  • How to Secure Your Financial Services Firm After COVID-19

    • 21st July 2020
    • Posted by: Mark Dodds
    • Category: Financial Services, Security
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    From fake online shops to ransomware attacks on hospitals, and cruel phishing emails, COVID-19 has seen a significant rise in cybercrime. The National Crime Agency has even issued a stark warning that criminals are using the pandemic to scam the public, but as you might expect, the threat extends to businesses, too. New processes, forced

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  • Why your financial services firm needs Office 365 backup

    • 10th June 2020
    • Posted by: Mark Dodds
    • Category: Business, Financial Services, Office 365, Security, Technology
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    Microsoft Office 365 is an essential piece of kit for many businesses thanks to its excellent tools for document-creation, sharing, collaboration, and more. However, what the software cannot offer is any kind of comprehensive data backup plan. Businesses who invest in Office 365 are expected to back up their own data as Microsoft’s priority is managing and maintaining its Office 365 infrastructure in a way that works for its many clients.

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  • The 10 Layers of Online Security for Financial Services Firms

    • 18th February 2020
    • Posted by: Mark Dodds
    • Category: Financial Services, Professional Services, Security
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    Imagine the perfect scenario where you could reduce your chances of being hacked down to just one or two percent. That’d be the case if your financial services firm used every possible layer of email security. But how would you stay in business if you were putting all of your effort into online security every

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