Cybercriminals do not discriminate. No matter how big or small your company may be, you can become a victim of hacking, phishing and other cyber attacks. Learn how you can guarantee the security of your company’s data.
Ransomware - a Guide to Avoid Becoming a Victim in 2019Cyber attacks with malicious intent are a common way cybercriminals to earn money illegally. This issue is huge and that last year cybercriminals all over the world earned millions of dollars.
Global ransomware attacks were super common in 2018. The exact numbers are not available, but there were many companies that fell victim. Even the big players fell prey to cyber attacks, such as Facebook, Quora and Strava. The challenges in cybersecurity still remain the same in 2019. As we become more aware of cybersecurity attacks should be less successful, yet the mistakes happen time and again. The need for stringent cybersecurity is going to continue in 2019, so strap in as we cover the challenges and trends in cybersecurity and what to expect in 2019.
The Government is Now Legally Spying on Aussies! Australia has just passed a dangerous anti-encryption law after there's been a compromise between the two different political giants. Now I don't normally get into political stuff because I find it boring and contradictory a lot of the time, but this is something that's going to affect every single person, especially if you're an Australian business.
So your employer has let you work from home and now you're wondering “how do you stay secure?” There are more and more employees that are working from home nowadays and it's becoming the norm. I personally think is fantastic because it's lowering the number of cars that we have on the roads during peak times, which is a huge problem. You go along and there are five cars each with one person in them, instead of one car with five people in. There are more traffic and greenhouse gas emissions for no reason. Anyway, that's another story. What we're going to be doing today is discussing how to stay secure from both a business perspective, as well as from the freelancer remote workers perspective. Let's start with the freelancer.
I'm in the security field where we have to keep many, many businesses safe online, day in, day out, 24 hours a day. It's obviously a really, really important idea to make sure your business is safe online. There are lots of free tools and utilities out there that can help you keep things safe. As the old adage goes, If you can't afford an expensive tool, wait until you see how much the price of a cheap tool will cost you. It can impact your business greatly. We see it all the time, where people don't have tools in place, to keep their business safe.
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