Beware the increase in cyber-attacks and data breaches

Breathe Technology warns of a real increase in cyber-attacks and data breaches, specifically affecting small to medium businesses and schools.

The company writes:

We are reaching out to you as your Regional Security Specialist Business.

It’s not scare mongering, it’s a genuine problem.

From our point of view, being security specialists, it’s what we deal with as a business. However we are no good to anyone if there is not enough awareness of the current situation. We are therefore, pro-actively reaching out to you as someone we would be keen to work with, and as a minimum make you aware of what’s going on so you can take appropriate action if needed.

We take our advice from the NCSC (the Government's National Cyber Security Centre) and the global security equipment manufacturers that we partner with. Very recently, the NCSC released an urgent communication via the DFE (Department for Education), making the schools aware of the problem and asking them to respond. They have also released a guide in an effort to help small businesses.

Recent world-wide events have not only changed the way we live socially, but has created this threat. A big part of crime these days happens online. Everything from phishing and other financial scams, identity fraud, encrypting your data and demanding ransoms etc.

You can never guarantee that you are completely safe and it’s a fire fighting exercise trying to stay ahead of the attackers.

However, there are some basics that you need to keep you safe. The information below will help cover the basics.

The Breathe Security Checklist/ Risk Assessment: Download our 10 Step Cyber Security checklist

Some help and advice from the DFE and the NCSC can be found in the links below:

https://www.nen.gov.uk/advice/cybersecurity-what-if/

https://www.nen.gov.uk/advice/cybersecurity-checklist/

https://www.nen.gov.uk/advice/web-filtering-for-schools/

The NCSC Small Business Security Guide: https://breathetechnology.com/cyber_security_small_business_guide_1-3/

What we do in terms of support: https://breathetechnology.com/

If you are not quite sure if your systems are protected and you have all the basics in place to avoid attacks and recover if needed, then breathe can help with the following:

  • IT Support (level 3 Support for your existing team or outsourced if you do not have internal IT Support Staff)
  • IT Audits
  • IT Solutions
  • Firewalling & Web Filtering
  • Anti- Malware and Anti Virus
  • Cloud Based Email Security (including for Office 365)
  • Mobile device management (Encryption, tracking, data wipe etc)
  • Backup & Disaster Recovery
  • Business Continuity (Disaster recovery between sites with Citrix or VMWare)
  • Hosted Offsite Backup

Please email us if you would like a friendly, but informed call about your IT and Security.

Or call 012 23 20 99 20 and ask for Louise.

Cambridge: Camboro Business Park, The Workplace, Oakington Road, Girton, Cambridge CB3 0QH

T +44 (0)1223 209920 F +44 (0)1223 209910



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