Security Solutions
Secure your business and data with these vital toolsAntivirus / Anti-malware Protection
You cannot afford to be without adequate protection against the latest Internet threats. It only takes one infection to wipe out all your customer and business data across the network. Don’t be caught unprepared!
Firewall / Intrusion Prevention
Hackers and exploitative employees are a threat that can bring a company to its knees. Network perimeter protection is vital to ensure that your data is not stolen, hacked or compromised.
Email / Spam Security
Email is central to many businesses’ operations. But email is also tremendously vulnerable to exploitation and malicious use. Secure this vulnerable but critical business tool now!
Backup / Disaster Recovery
It happens all the time and it’s too late to recover from stolen, deleted or corrupted data after the fact. If you don’t have dependable, up-to-date backups of all your essential data, you are waiting to go out of business.
Antivirus / Anti-malware Protection
The damages worldwide amount to billions of dollars and are on the increase. The situation is blurred further when governments and security agencies collaborate to use exploits and vulnerabilities in specific software to debilitate an “enemy”, such as occurred with the outbreak of Stuxnet which targeted and destroyed Iran’s nuclear refinement centrifuges and Petya which targeted Ukraine’s government computers.
Many of these exploits and vulnerabilities found in common software such as Microsoft Windows, Internet Explorer, Adobe Flash, JavaScript and others, are used to create entry points for viruses and malware to take hold, bypassing built-in protection measures. Viruses can be used to destroy or steal data as well as ransom the owner for its return. The number and sophistication of viruses is increasing year on year and poses a dangerous and persistent threat to businesses worldwide.
It is imperative that you protect yourself from the consequences of cyber-crime and cyber-fraud. Don’t wait until it’s too late. Take action now by installing a recommended antivirus or Internet Security product from trusted global vendors. Call us for a quote and we will help you get protected right away.
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Increase in Cryptojacking since 2017
- Spear-phishing used in targeted attacks since 2017 71%
- Increse in mobile malware variants since 2017 54%
- Increase in ransomware variants since 2017 46%
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Increase in IoT attacks since 2017
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Increase in overall malware variants since 2017
*Statistics courtesy of Symantec Internet Security Threat Report vol. 23
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- Adware affecting businesses globally 75%
- Global cyber attacks against small businesses 43%
- U.S. organisations who were victims of cybercrime 32%
*Statistics courtesy of Varonis 60 Must-Know Cybersecurity Statistics for 2018
and Comparitech 100+ Terrifying Cybercrime and Cybersecurity Statistics & Trends [2018 Editon]
Firewall / Intrusion Prevention
Small businesses are often the hardest hit when it comes to breaches of network security. This is because most small businesses cannot afford a dedicated I.T. security professional, and most rely on outdated and wholly inadequate protections offered by modems and routers. While such devices may provide basic cover from outside threats, they are no match for determined hackers or sophisticated cyber-threats.
They also provide no protection from the most common and insidious type of security breach – the inside job. Employees usually have unfettered access to Internet resources and without proper monitoring can cost a business a lot of money in wasted bandwidth and loss of productivity. But the most serious threat is that employees can surf to dangerous websites that infect their computers with a virus or trojan, leading to data loss and business down-time.
Rather than trying to educate your employees on the types of threats to be aware of when browsing the Internet, something which is not easily achieved, invest in a Unified Threat Management Device (UTM) that will enforce company policy on the content and safety of sites visited. A UTM comes with a set of scanning and intrusion prevention features that keeps it up-to-date and always aware of the latest threats.
WatchGuard has delivered cutting-edge cyber security technologies to businesses all over the world for over 20 years, and has been a Gartner Visionary award winner year after year after year. This puts them ahead of the pack where it comes to intelligent network products. Call us for a quote to get a WatchGuard UTM now.
Email / Spam Security
Email is the number one business tool in use globally today. Statistics by Radicati Group estimate the number of emails sent per day (in 2018) to be around 281 billion, approximately 3.2 million emails every second and some 102 trillion emails per year. Around 50% of these trillion emails are spam and a further 10-15% are viruses! With so many threats being targeted at email users, this makes your Inbox possibly the most dangerous place you can visit.
Even if you don’t fall prey to viruses, malware, trojans and phishing emails, you still most likely have to wade through hundreds of irrelevant spam emails, marketing emails and newsletters every day. For most users these unwanted messages clog up Inboxes, slowing productivity and dulling enthusiasm.
As usual, small businesses suffer the most from the rampant abuse of emails perpetrated by unscrupulous marketers and criminals. Anti-spam systems can be complex and time consuming to look after, something which is too costly for most small businesses to consider. But there is an easy way to keep the madness out.
Mimecast has been providing trouble-free and secure email for it’s 31,000+ customers worldwide since 2003. Their cloud platform provides security, continuity, archiving and compliance technology that can help you get the best out of email again. Say goodbye to spam and never worry about missed opportunities. Call us to get a Mimecast quote today.
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Global volume of spam and virus emails
*Statistics courtesy of The Radicati Group Email Statistics Report, 2017-2021
and Lifewire The Number of Emails Sent Per Day in 2018
- SMBs who shut down in 6 months after data loss 60%
- Data loss globally due to hardware failures 45%
- Companies that have a documented DR strategy 30%
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Increase in data loss globally since 2012
*Statistics courtesy of Clutch World Backup Day 2017
and StorageCraft Business Continuity Statistics For IT Pros
Backup / Disaster Recovery
If you don’t have backups you may as well stop trading this very minute, because a business-ending loss of data is on it’s way to you right now. It’s not a matter of “if” it happens but “when”. There are so many threats out there these days that safe-guarding your data is beyond paramount if you want to stay in business.
Hardware failures continue to account for a large proportion of global data loss, but much more dangerously, malicious software such as ransomware and info stealers are affecting greater and greater numbers of people each year. The chances are extremely high that every business will experience at least one ransomware infection per year and it may be your last! Care to pay thousands of dollars to a criminal syndicate to get your precious business data back? We didn’t think so.
Backups must be implemented at every level of the enterprise and must include a combination of online and offline storage, married to a disaster recovery plan that takes into account the criticality of the data and the time and cost to restore it. With the advent of cloud services and the commoditisation of bandwidth, the offline backup facility is now affordable to small businesses and provides a level of crucial protection.
As leaders in the data protection industry for more than two decades, Acronis offers one of the most robust and affordable, technologically superior, data backup systems in the world. From single systems to entire sites, your data could be safe in the hands of trusted professionals. And that level of peace-of-mind will do wonders for your sleep at night. Contact us now for the correct advice on securing your data.