Make your 2022 Successful and Cyber Secure

Here we are at the start of 2022! We hope you had a wonderful festive period and are well rested ready to start the year.

Security

We want to help you start the year off with the right tools for a successful and cyber secure 2022. A pressing issue that was raised last year, both for our clients and generally in the technology industry was security. Even Microsoft had their Exchange Server data breach last year, which shows that any business can fall victim to security threats/attacks however big or small.

Which? estimates that online crime has increased by an alarming 33% since the start of the Covid19 pandemic in the UK. Scammers are becoming more and more creative with ways to gain your personal information. Most assume scammers hack into your accounts to steal personal information, however, some of the most common ways that personal information is stolen are through what seem to be completely harmless social media and search engine adverts. The technical term for this is called phishing. Even the short quizzes you might see on social media or search engine results, may seem like light-hearted fun, but ultimately the information you give can be used to infiltrate your accounts.

Phishing also commonly occurs through email. Here is an example of a phishing email that I received last year. As you can see the email address does not match the sender’s name. I could see James from across the office, who was not in a closed-door meeting and finally, I know James already has my mobile number.

This was quite an easy phishing email to recognise, however, some are not as easy to spot.

How can Systemagic help?

Our priority is to keep your business safe and secure this year. Our team of specialists are fully equipped to help our clients with any Cyber Security distress. Many of our clients trust us to help them obtain Cyber Essentials and Cyber Essentials Plus certifications. We also regularly help our clients maintain their PCI Compliance, which are the compulsory requirements needed if you deal with any type of credit card data in your business.

For Microsoft 365 users, (for example email, data storage, or a fully orientated cloud system), we have our own best practice guidelines which are applied from the out-set, ensuring the best possible security for your system. This includes Microsoft Defender set up, which we highly recommend. Defender is an antivirus protection programme that is an invaluable feature to 365. Read more here about how Defender can help your business. The team are continuously updating their knowledge on this, making sure we’re aware of the latest threats and mitigating actions.

Our support and maintenance package ensures that your systems are patched with the latest security and software updates regularly. Unlike many IT providers, we don’t simply let the computers do all the work. Instead, we have human intervention to ensure updates are successfully integrated into your systems.

We also have a security awareness training platform to teach your team to be vigilant and aware of threats.

If you’d like more information on the above services and how Systemagic might be able to help you, please don’t hesitate to get in touch.

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