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Don’t let the move to cloud-based accountancy software make you complacent about your cyber security

Don’t let the move to cloud-based accountancy software make you complacent about your cyber security

Bruce Penson2023-11-10T15:44:55+00:00November 10th, 2023|Accountants, Cloud Services, Cyber Security, Security and Threats|

Accountants have accelerated their transition from paper-based to digital-based systems, particularly embracing modern cloud-based bookkeeping and practice management software. However, accountants remain highly appealing targets for cybercriminals: Many SME firms lack the resources to review their systems and adequately train their staff to reduce cyber risks. Accountants often handle transactions involving substantial sums of [...]

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How to create a questionnaire to audit your suppliers’ cyber security in 15 minutes

How to create a questionnaire to audit your suppliers’ cyber security in 15 minutes

Bruce Penson2023-09-28T17:38:34+01:00September 28th, 2023|Accountants, Cyber Essentials, Cyber Security, Security and Threats, Tips and Advice|

We recently wrote about the increase in ‘supply chain cyber attacks’ and how the UK and EU governments are terrified about their impact on the economy. If you are a professional services firm, you may be the target of a ‘supply chain attack’ with cyber criminals looking to use data you hold to run [...]

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I’ve got a security questionnaire from my client – what next?

I’ve got a security questionnaire from my client – what next?

Bruce Penson2023-08-25T15:38:51+01:00August 25th, 2023|Accountants, Cyber Essentials, Cyber Security, Security and Threats, Tips and Advice|

We recently wrote about the increase in ‘supply chain cyber attacks’ and how the UK and EU governments are terrified about their impact on the economy. This has been on the radar of larger businesses for some time, but now many firms in the SME sector are waking up to the potential threats from [...]

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The government is terrified about ‘supply chain’ cyber-attacks. And you should be too.

The government is terrified about ‘supply chain’ cyber-attacks. And you should be too.

Bruce Penson2023-08-25T15:37:34+01:00August 15th, 2023|Accountants, Cyber Essentials, Cyber Security, Security and Threats, Tips and Advice|

The UK government has identified supply chain security as being a key risk to the UK economy. As reported by the National Cyber Security Centre, cyber-attacks launched on businesses via their suppliers have significantly increased, but very few businesses still review the cyber security of their suppliers. Why are supply chain attacks growing: Large [...]

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Mobile phones are cyber secure right? Wrong!

Mobile phones are cyber secure right? Wrong!

hypedmarketing2023-05-26T12:59:41+01:00May 25th, 2023|Cyber Security, Security and Threats, Tips and Advice|

If you didn’t attend our recent mobile phone security webinar, you may wonder what all the fuss is about – surely mobile phones are protected against cyber threats you ask. Unfortunately you have to remember that your mobile phone or tablet is just another computer and, as such, is still as vulnerable to cyber threats [...]

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How an email can ruin your law firm’s reputation

How an email can ruin your law firm’s reputation

hypedmarketing2023-03-30T13:10:25+01:00March 30th, 2023|Cyber Security, Law, Security and Threats|

In this first blog of our series on email cyber threats to law firms, we look at how an email can damage your law firm and why it is still a big threat. A single email can destroy your firm’s reputation – and not an email you accidentally send to the wrong client. We are [...]

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Why care about Cyber Awareness?

Why care about Cyber Awareness?

hypedmarketing2023-03-09T18:25:24+00:00March 9th, 2023|Cyber Security, Security and Threats, Tips and Advice|

Nurturing a culture of cyber awareness in your company doesn’t have to cost a fortune and doesn’t require massive amounts of time - but could save your entire business. Over 95% of all data breaches are due to human error. By some estimates, 97% of users can’t recognize even a crude phishing email when [...]

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4 cyber security measures energy firms should implement

4 cyber security measures energy firms should implement

hypedmarketing2023-02-07T12:26:35+00:00January 31st, 2023|Cyber Essentials, Cyber Security, Energy, Security and Threats, Tips and Advice|

Energy firms should have implemented these 4 cyber security measures – if you haven’t your business is at greater risk of a cyber attack. Companies producing, storing and transmitting energy are critical elements of the UK's national infrastructure. Unfortunately this means they have become significant targets for cyber attacks by both cyber criminal organisations [...]

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Multifactor authentication not infallible cybersecurity defence

Multifactor authentication not infallible cybersecurity defence

hypedmarketing2022-11-29T09:41:37+00:00November 23rd, 2022|Biometrics, Cyber Security, Security and Threats, Tips and Advice|

We explain why using multifactor authentication alone may not stop a cyber attack - it's still a vital tool to use but there are other cybersecurity measures you should consider too ... Over the last few years, cyber security advisors - including Pro Drive - have been insisting businesses and individuals use multifactor authentication [...]

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Why a password manager is a ‘Must Have’ right now

Why a password manager is a ‘Must Have’ right now

hypedmarketing2023-06-15T17:13:48+01:00June 1st, 2022|Cyber Security, Security and Threats, Tips and Advice|

We look at why a bad password can ruin your day - and how a password manager can help you. Read the blog/watch the video - and don't just do nothing about it; we're all guilty of sticking our heads in the sand at times over cyber security but cyber criminals target just such [...]

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