IT security: protecting your accounts, devices and data
Most incidents that hit a small business or a non-profit start with a reused password, a missed patch or a lost device. These articles explain how to stay protected day to day.
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Is multi-factor authentication enough to protect your Microsoft 365 accounts?
It stops the vast majority of attempts and remains essential. It is no longer enough against fake sign-in pages that relay the password and code in real time, or against approval requests fired off in bursts. What completes it: rules that check where a sign-in comes from, sign-in methods a fake page can’t imitate, and someone who notices an unusual sign-in.
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IT security for non-profits: how do you protect your donors’ data?
Donor and member data held by non-profits is a genuine target for cyber attackers; protecting it takes concrete measures, not just good intentions.
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Donor data security in foundations: what you need to protect
In a foundation, major donor data goes far beyond contact details: its disclosure can put years of relationship-building and a significant share of annual income at risk.
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How do you secure and maintain your team’s devices when they work remotely?
Remote working takes professional devices outside the controlled office perimeter. Keeping them secure and up to date requires a specific approach, but it is accessible to any small business.
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Does regular IT maintenance really prevent cyberattacks?
Most successful cyberattacks exploit known vulnerabilities that were never patched. Regular maintenance closes those gaps before attackers can use them.
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Software patch management: how do you stop your systems becoming a target?
An unpatched vulnerability is an open invitation. Disciplined software patch management is the most direct way to reduce your business’s attack surface.
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How does IT maintenance help identify and fix security vulnerabilities?
Good IT maintenance is a detection tool as much as a housekeeping one: it surfaces security vulnerabilities before they are exploited, leaving time to act.
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Are system updates really essential to IT security?
System updates fix known vulnerabilities that attackers are actively exploiting. Delaying them leaves an avoidable door open.
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What is proactive cybersecurity, and why do SMEs need it?
Proactive cybersecurity means anticipating attacks rather than responding to them. For a small business, that difference often separates a contained incident from a paralysing crisis.
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Regular IT security audits: why, and how?
An IT security audit gives you an objective picture of your system’s real state, and the chance to act on vulnerabilities before they are exploited.
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