Business IT & Data Security
Security for your computers, laptop, mobile devices, network, server & data
Establishing and maintaining effective cyber security protocols within your organisation will help with GDPR and data protection compliance and will engender trust and confidence with your customers and stakeholders.
There are many different ways to secure and protect your computers, business data and IT networks & systems and Gritstone can help you to review your IT security and suggest and implement improvements where necessary.
These are some of the areas you may wish to consider to improve your IT & Data Security. Please get in touch to arrange a review, to discuss any of the topics below or any other concerns you may have.
Devices Encryption
When using devices such as laptops, mobile phones or tablets away from the office, you may run the risk of these been lost or stolen. Steps to prevent this including pin codes, strong passwords, drive encryption and remote wiping should be considered. The risk to internal devices also needs to be considered and can be protected in the same way.
Portable Storage Encryption
One of the most common issues is theft or loss of devices containing data, whilst we cannot prevent this happening, we can encrypt hard drives and memory sticks to ensure that if somebody finds the device and tries to access data they will be unable to. This should include your server backups.
Strong Passwords
It is important to have strong passwords that are unique for each user and purpose and changed on a regular basis to improve the security of your data.
Public Wifi Use
Giving visitor’s access to WiFi on the same local area network as your servers and computers can potentially give them access to confidential information. Ask us about providing a seperate public WiFi connection.
Data Access Controls
Who has access to data stored within your network? By using security groups access can be limited to information on a folder by folder basis.
Remote Access
You should ensure only the users who need it have access to systems remotely and ensure that they are using secure methods utilizing SSL Certificates and encryption where appropriate.
Physical Security
It is important to ensure that only authorized users have access to the server, any other business computers and the network. Please ensure reasonable steps are taken to ensure this.
Cloud Backup
To further protect your data you may wish to consider a cloud backup solution which is both offsite and encrypted and provides additional disaster recovery options.
Antivirus Software
Antivirus Software is an essential part of protecting your computer system or business, office and home network. As an accredited partner of the award-winning Kaspersky Antivirus we can offer their full range of products for homes and businesses. Discounts are available for users of other antivirus software such as Symantec & McAfee when purchasing Kaspersky as a replacement. We also offer renewal discount on Kaspersky and AVG products. Installation & support is available for Kaspersky software, as well as for antivirus software from your current provider.
Firewalls & Security Products
There are many firewalls and security products available that can help protect you from threats on the internet. Being hacked, spyware infections and spam are some of the common concerns of internet users. Many computers already have some protection if they are connected through a router and also the built in Windows firewall. Modern versions of Microsoft Outlook have a built in Spam filter or we can provide you with an enterprise level spam filter. Free software such as Spybot and Malware Bytes are effective tools against spyware threats.
Gritstone can advise on the best free or paid solutions for computer and network security, ensuring the safety of your business critical systems.
For support, enquiries or a free, no obligation consultation contact the Gritstone team
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