Your organisation should have a process in place for managing and reporting events or chains of events that compromise the confidentiality, integrity or availability of its information.

Before the advent of the internet, network and computer security was relatively simple as organisations needed to secure only the ‘perimeter’ to their systems. Computers were connected by networks and with the exception of wide area networks (WANs), did not communicate with the outside world. With the internet, the task is considerably more challenging.

Sometimes, there is no alternative to a face-to-face meeting, but conference calls and videoconferencing via services like Zoom, Teams and Google Meet provide a highly convenient, non-disruptive, cost effective and environmentally friendly way to communicate without the time and expense of travel. One of the key requirements of business meetings is confidentiality, and the same […]

As your organisation grows and starts to work with more customers, suppliers and partners, you become a link in one or more complex supply chains. Being a desirable, trustworthy supplier or customer now extends far beyond delivering good products or services, providing great customer care and paying on time. Today’s way of conducting business means that […]

This website is designed to help you – as a small to medium sized organisation – to establish and maintain the appropriate levels of safety to safeguard your  IT systems, devices, business and employees against issues relating to online and information security. You may already employ the services of an IT support provider or depending […]

Whether your business operates an ecommerce or marketing website, it is essential to protect it against attacks from hackers as well as technical failure. The consequences of not doing so include loss of service, reduced revenue and damaged reputation.

eProcurement, or business-to-business electronic purchasing, is being adopted by many organisations as a way to reduce transaction costs and improve process efficiency. It requires considerable investment in systems, configuration, integration and change management, and expert views are divided on how long the return on this investment will take. In general, successful business relationships are built […]

These days, virtually all payments made or received by a business are transacted electronically, with cheques having become a rarity and cash normally used only in over-the-counter retail situations. Because of the secure nature of banking systems, bank transfers are relatively safe, provided the same care is taken that should be exercised with all online transactions. […]

Mobile and home working – as in working on other sites remote from the main place of business – is a growing trend, enabling businesses to become more agile and provide more flexible working patterns. Because mobile and home working normally requires access to office systems and business processes from remote locations, it is necessary to […]

Most, if not all organisations now have some reliance on cloud based services, whether for storage, hosted software or delivery of services to customers.