CMI Blog

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Cyber threats were already a significant risk that your business faced, and that risk has only become more serious with the increase in remote working. Please don’t think you and your business are not a target - 92% of security breaches are caused by human error or interaction.

It's easier for a cyber-criminal to fool your staff, than it is for them to beat your IT security systems. Unfortunately it’s us, the human being, that is the weakest link. That’s why it’s so critically important that you educate your staff as the first line of defence against cyber threats.

Several decades ago, any businesses that shunned IT for a significant period would have either halted their progress or gone bust.

Not much has changed, and modern businesses need their finger on technology’s pulse if they’re to avoid being left behind.

Downtime after a disaster can cause havoc for any business. Unlike simply rebooting a computer, you can’t press a button and expect your business to return to normal. Investing in a good business continuity and disaster recovery plan is the first step in optimising your business’s recovery. Such a plan differs from a continuity plan and is a detailed series of actions that allows your business to return to its pre-disaster operations. Should the worst happen, a recovery will resemble something along the following lines.

The mandate to work from home affected pretty much every business capable of it. It also presented us with both a new normal and a stress test on workplace agility. A range of unfamiliar technologies needed to be adopted pretty much overnight. This spelt a hit on both time and money.

Effective collaboration and partnerships are vital for every business. If your relationship with your IT partner is a good one, you will feel understood, productive and efficient. Developing trust is key to ensuring that everything you need is being taken care of when you need it. This will enable you and your colleagues to spend more time focussing on your clients, and less time worrying about your IT stresses.

Cyber Essentials is a government backed scheme run by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC). The primary aim of the scheme is to encourage companies to adopt best practices in their IT security strategy, which will in turn make the UK a safer place to do business.

The Cyber Essentials scheme brings a number of benefits to companies looking to get certified, and in this webinar we will take a look at five of the most important reasons your company should consider certifying.

The past two months has clearly demonstrated that those businesses who had already invested in modern workplace technology, were able to navigate the transition to remote working reasonably seamlessly. They have been able to maintain a laser focus on their demand, supply chain and their people, to pivot appropriately to retain customers.

Those responsible for protecting your data and ensuring systems are available face a broad and growing range of threats. Combine that with an ever increasing volume of, and reliance on data, the risks of data or system loss occurring have significantly increased. Within the industry we refer to backup, recovery, and continuity, but what does each actually mean and how does each protect your business from data loss or interruption?

Clearly, Microsoft Teams has seen huge growth in use over the past few weeks as remote working has been enforced. Microsoft Teams helps colleagues to collaborate, but also external clients, partners and suppliers too. Many companies will have rushed into Microsoft Teams usage, and will have done so without being aware of the many measures that Microsoft Teams provides to keep usage safe and secure.