Ransomware is on the rise – there are now more than 50 families of this malware in circulation — and it’s evolving quickly. With each new variant comes better encryption and new features. This is not something you can ignore! At 360ict we offer our clients full Managed IT Support and have had several instances recently with […]
Back up’s are a fundamental requirement of any small to medium business. Now answer this honestly. Does my business have an organised, frequent and robust back up process? Thought not!!! “I’m an experienced user but I’ve never learned anything about back up strategy or implementation” “What’s the objective of backing up? What would be a […]
HOW UNDERSTANDING ‘CUSTOMER VULNERABILITY’ CAN HELP PROTECT AGAINST FRAUD & IDENTITY THEFT Managing Customer Vulnerability is about engaging with customers and local organisations and understanding the risks and putting in place simple but effective policies that will minimise Fraud and Identity Theft as well as supporting those customers who have been targeted In this article 360ict addresses […]
We at 360ict have initially looked at the general issues and recommendations relating to Cyber Crime but over the coming weeks we will look to address specific risks to small and medium organsiations, cyber risks that the UK Government, National Crime Agency, Financial Conduct Authority as well as a huge number of private specialist firms all consider […]
Organised crime has been quick to take advantage of the opportunities offered by the Internet, particularly the growth in e-commerce and online banking. Specialist criminal groups target individuals, small businesses and large corporate networks to steal personal information in bulk in order to profit from the compromised data available to them. At 360ict Ltd we take this […]
What is Safe Harbour? In 2000 an agreement called Safe Harbour came into force in the EU that prohibited citizens’ personal data from being sent to places that don’t have proper privacy protections. It was decided that American firms could self-certify that data being sent to their data centres would be properly protected, so that […]
