LIFESTYLE-Magazine-Winter-2016

The number one reason why cyber-security isn’t just your IT department’s problem by Mark Hope, Stonehouse Logic.

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he threat of cyber security aacks is real. Hackers operate all over the world, 24 hours a day. The simple fact is if your business has a computer connected to the internet, then it’s potentially vulnerable to a cyber-aack. It isn’t just big businesses that are targeted either, although they’re the ones who tend to make the headlines. “It may seem like the stuff of Tom Cruise movies, but the threat of cyber security is a real one. And the potential risk it poses to your business is devastating.” Mark Hope, Stonehouse Logic In June this year, the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) reported that 66% of small firms have been victims of cyber-crime in the past two years. That’s cyber-crime where confidential information was stolen, where systems and networks were taken down and where reputations and boom lines were damaged, sometimes irrevocably. Is your business safe? At Stonehouse Logic we understand the threat that cyber-crime poses to your business. We also understand that making sure you’re secure from hackers and from phishing aempts is not just the job of your IT department. Instead, cyber-crime is a threat that each and every person in your company must be aware of, and must know how to prevent. The FSB reports, “Currently just a quarter of smaller businesses (24%) have a strict password policy, 4%have a wrien plan of what to do if aacked online, and just 2%have a recognised security standard such as ISO27001 or the Government’s Cyber Essentials scheme.” If you’d like to join that safe and secure quarter of small businesses, we’d be delighted to help you. Our cyber security expert is newly accredited with the government’s Cyber Essentials scheme. Download your free checklist at www.stonehouselogic.com and book your FREE no obligation 30-minute diagnostic review with us today on 0845 299 0147

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