Eurostar has reset the passwords to some of their customers’ online accounts after discovering an attempted data breach. The attempted attack, which occurred between the 15th and 19th of October, has made Eurostar take “precautionary measures” to ensure that any compromised accounts are now secure. The accounts that were targeted by the hackers have had […]
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Outsourcing Your IT – Why it’s SUCH a good idea for SMEs
Outsourcing Your IT – Why it’s SUCH a good idea for SMEs In the small to medium-sized enterprise market, the last few years have seen the once-ubiquitous IT department gradually losing popularity as more and more businesses decide to outsource their IT support and rely on off-site providers for security, storage and networking solutions. According […]
Facebook Security Breach: October 2018
Facebook Security Breach: October 2018 On Tuesday 25th September 2018, Facebook was the victim of a cyber-attack, which has affected over 30 million Facebook users. This attack is the worst security breach that Facebook has been the victim of, with the hackers successfully accessing the personal data of 29 million Facebook accounts. Facebook has launched […]
Quality Hosting Is Fundamental To Business
Quality Hosting Is Fundamental To Business The business landscape is, inexorably transforming itself into a digital one. Even the most traditional mum and dad, ‘bricks and mortar’ ventures are busy carving themselves out an online presence, and most of the drudge work of filing and indexing is being replaced by data entry. A few years […]
Why Cyber Security Is So Important For Your Business
Why Cyber Security Is So Important For Your Business The increasing transfer of data (from old-fashioned paper filing systems to digital formats) in recent years has allowed business efficiency to increase in leaps and bounds. No more bulging filing cabinets or heavy document boxes to contend with, now information is literally at your fingertips and […]
5 Security Tips for Your Business to Implement
Technology has become a convention of everyday life for many. But with an increased use of desktops, laptops and mobile devices, security awareness and implementation is crucial. There is no excuse for leaving the security of your business to chance, just follow these five security tips from the experts here at Ghost IT Services. 1 […]
Cyber Security: The biggest concern of 2018?
Cyber security has been number one on web developers’ minds for years. However, business owners are only just seeing the importance of this due to the on-going issues of hacking seen since 2017. Technology is evolving faster than ever before which is fantastic for us, of course, but also fantastic for cyber criminals. The ever-growing […]
5 Security Tips for Your Business to Implement
Technology has become a convention of everyday life for many. But with an increased use of desktops, laptops and mobile devices, security awareness and implementation is crucial. There is no excuse for leaving the security of your business to chance, just follow these five security tips from the experts here at Ghost IT Services. 1 […]
Savvy Security for Smartphone Addicts
Smartphones – they’re like part of the human body, aren’t they? Part everyday communication tool, part business asset, part entertainment centre, part comfort blanket, they’ve become so ubiquitous as to be indispensable. But you have to unplug yourself, put it down and leave it alone sometimes… and that’s where your phone or tablet can be […]
IT Security – Try This!
Lesson of the day from Ghost has been to keep an eye on your IT security, and in particular, to make sure your password is up to scratch. As a special treat, we’ve found a site that will put your password through its paces. https://howsecureismypassword.net/ Tap in your password and see how long it would […]