Two of the biggest cyber-security threats in the world right now have to be email phishing scams and ransomware incursions. Email phishing scams are those cyber-attacks which masquerade as email messages from trustworthy sources in order to incite victims to give up access to their system, passwords or other sensitive data. Ransomware meanwhile, is a…
Running a small business is not an easy task. For much of the time, it requires a huge amount of determination and drive, and often involves trying to find money and particularly time that just isn’t readily available. As an IT solutions provider for small businesses, we at EC-MSP understand this all too well and…
All businesses worth their salt, no matter what size they are, will have a company website that often acts as the first point of contact for any potential new customers or clients. In many instances however, small and medium sized businesses may have spent a considerable amount of time building and setting up their site…
Following the recent news that Apple Macs were hit by ransomware for the first time ever and the numerous other incidents of cyber-security breaches in the past few weeks, it should be abundantly apparent how important it is to do everything that you can to keep your IT systems secure. With that in mind, any…
Hardly a week has gone by in 2016 so far without a story of a company, website or organisation being hacked or having data stolen hitting the news. This week the main headline has regarded apps from Chinese internet giants Baidu leaking the personal data of millions’ of users. Any company with an online presence…
Unless you’re considerably behind the curve, the chances are that your company has already looked into how you might use social media in your day to day operations. What’s more, you may well have decided that it is a potentially profitable avenue to explore, and if that is the case, then you will have joined…