The aim is to raise awareness through activities and sharing good practices to help individuals, businesses and organisations to protect and defend personal information and organisational data from sophisticated cyber attacks.
“Within the group of organisations reporting cyber attacks, 31% of businesses and 26% of charities estimate they were attacked at least once a week. One in five businesses (20%) and charities (19%) say they experienced a negative outcome as a direct consequence of a cyber attack, while one-third of businesses (35%) and almost four in ten charities (38%) experienced at least one negative impact.”
Cyber Security Breaches Survey 2022, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.
As a managed IT support provider we’ve gathered some great resources and easy-to-implement strategies to help you strengthen your security and protect your data in the process. Each week a new theme and topic will be covered on our social media, plus a weekly newsletter to our clients with tips, tricks and links to expert advice and guidance.
A quick look at the topics and themes for #CyberSecMonth
Week 1
Will cover Multi-Factor Authentication, with links to organisations to follow for expert help and advice. Posts and a newsletter packed with practical information to share with your colleagues to reduce the risk of compromised accounts, phishing and hacks using social engineering that can spread malware or gain access to restricted systems.
Week 2
This week is about the importance of a strong password and robust operational policies and procedures regarding passwords and login information – access controls within your organisation. This week’s resources will contain videos, an article and a downloadable poster to help raise awareness within your organisation.
Week 3
This week’s theme goes through why software updates are part of securing systems so that they are robust and not vulnerable to exploitation or attack. We will share links to expert guidance and ten steps to cyber security.
Week 4
The final week takes a look at phishing and social engineering. The best ways to spot warning signs, report suspicious emails and not fall for manipulation techniques to lure you into sharing data, giving access to IT systems.
