Have you ever considered what might happen if you or one of your people lost a laptop? If that device still had access to all your company files and someone else accessed it.
That would certainly fall under the category of a data loss, which would be a big GDPR problem. And could potentially spell big trouble for your business.
But if those files were encrypted – essentially scrambled, only being decoded for the relevant viewer – that lost laptop would be just that; lost property, not lost data.
An inconvenience. And not a crisis.
There’s really no disadvantage in adding this extra element of protection.
And it could just save your business from a disastrous data breach…
A quick check of the news when you’re putting off a dreaded task
Distracting yourself with a quick bit of surfing before you make that horrible phone call
Or… “I’ll just have a quick look on Facebook…” ????
Sometimes it helps us to take a few minutes to ourselves. To gear up for a job we really don’t want to do.
And that’s not a bad thing. So long as it’s only a few minutes.
It becomes a problem when you spend more time faffing, then you do “doing stuff”.
Can’t imagine you personally have this problem.
But maybe some of your staff do. Especially if they’re still working remotely, with all the distractions of home.
Now, we’re not advocates of micromanagement at all. Watching someone like a hawk all day rarely works in your favour.
But sometimes it’s good to have a plan to check exactly how much (or little) work is getting done in a day.
And that’s where monitoring your team’s computers can come in handy.
Do you suspect that Sandra spends more time checking her Facebook feed than she does checking on your clients? Switch on her monitoring and see for yourself.
It gives you proof of your suspicions. And something to raise privately with her, to ask her to make some changes.
Think of it less as Big Brother. And more like a business productivity tool.
But there are a lot of HR implications to consider. You have to be open with your team about usage monitoring, explain why you’re doing it, and not be seen to be targeting certain people.
So if this is something you’d find useful, my team can help get it set up for you – and talk you through how best to use it. Call us on 01732 617744 or drop us a line at [email protected].
We don’t want to scare you, but do you know that your business is on the hit list for the fastest growing internet crime?
Ransomware is becoming increasingly more popular amongst cyber criminals. And is used to extort money from organisations by taking something they hold dear: their data.
All businesses are being targeted, all the time.
If you don’t protect your business from this type of attack, you could find yourself losing data, money, and ultimately customers.
But where do you start?
Don’t worry. We’ve put together a brand new comprehensive guide detailing ransomware and the steps you can take to keep your business as safe as possible.
It also contains the one piece of advice to ensure that you NEVER lose any precious data thanks to a ransomware attack.
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