A recent article posted by Microsoft highlights the sheer number of organizations that are vulnerable to cyberattacks, at the hands of the advancement of AI in recent years. The report found 48% are vulnerable, while a further 39% are at high risk. As AI continues to get more powerful, hackers are using it to their advantage, making it harder for an attack to be spotted, and prevented.

We are happy to announce that for 6 years in a row, Backup Systems has passed the necessary requirements to achieve an ISO27001 certification.

Do you have data in Microsoft? Azure or 365? If so, it’s important you read on! Numerous senior executive accounts, as well as dozens of Microsoft Azure environments have been compromised, through the use of credential phishing and cloud account takeover techniques. The attacks, which are still on going, have been conducted through the use of documents with embedded links, prompting users to “View Document”. The hyperlink however redirects users to a phishing page, which by that point it’s too late.

In today’s age, every business out there is reliant on IT to keep it going, no matter the scale or type of business, you can bet there is an IT system keeping things running behind the scenes. With that, comes the responsibility of ensuring it’s kept updated, and protected.

With an increase in remote working over the past years, laptops have been the go-to when it comes to continuing with work out of the office. But, with the added convenience of being able to take your work setup out and about, welcomes the risk of your laptop being damaged, stolen. or even compromised.

Our weekly blog posts have a few logos that appear on the graphic that goes along with them, one of which is our proof of being Cyber Essentials certified. But what does that mean? And what does that have to do with our clients? Well, it’s not just a graphic and some words, here’s what being Cyber Essentials is, and why it benefits you that we have such a certification.