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With the recent move to home working for a lot of people, even for a short time, its important to approach this in a structured way to keep you both happy and healthy. Below is our survival guide to working from home:
Create a designated work area
One of the best ways to reinforce the work/home boundary is to set up a dedicated office area – it doesn’t need to be a separate room it can just be a designated corner of a room.
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Over the years, Remote Access technology has developed to a degree where a lot of businesses can shift from an office-based to a working from home model to allow business continuity in challenging times – as many have done recently in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Unfortunately, despite global events, there are still those who will exploit others for financial gain meaning that secure working practices are more important than ever.
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XSS – Cross-site scripting
XSS is a common form of injection attack on public facing web servers. Any web server can be vulnerable to attack, and websites now are feature-rich with multiple embedded databases, comments sections, and media… all of which increase the vector types that can be attempted by cyber criminals for various reasons.
more →This month we are sharing a blog from our partner eSentire who co-hosted our recent ‘A Fresh Eye on Cybersecurity 2020’ event.
On February 27, eSentire co-hosted a London lunch and learn event, “A Fresh Eye on Cybersecurity 2020” with our partner activereach. Approximately 30 IT decision-makers from businesses of various sizes and industry segments joined us for an in-depth discussion on evolving technologies and the cybersecurity landscape.
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The impact of data breaches, network hacks or well-crafted phishing campaigns is often reported in the press. These reports often cover reputational loss and financial cost to the victim that can run into tens or hundreds of thousands of pounds. But what about the little guy?
Email attacks
Small businesses can often be the focus of specific targeted email-based attacks.
more →Venue: Live Online Instructor-Led Workshop
Date: Wednesday 18th March 2020
Time: 10.00am – 1.00pm
Automation can make your life as a NetOps professional a whole lot easier, and give you back hours each week for other important tasks. But we know that getting your network automation off the ground to begin with can be a challenge!
The IT Industry is full of terms and acronyms (see our DDoS Dictionary) and one that I have seen a lot of recently is DDoS Pen Testing, usually where Pen Testers are looking to include DDoS Testing as well. I wrote an article a while back on Penetration Testing and DDoS Testing and how these work together.
more →Connect with activereach and eSentire at the Cloud and Cybersecurity Expo
Date: 11th & 12th March 2020
Venue: ExCeL London, Royal Victoria Dock, 1 Western Gateway, Royal Docks, London, E16 1XL
Event: e-Crime and Cybersecurity Congress
activereach is partnering with MDR experts eSentire at the Cloud and Cybersecurity Expo.
activereach provided Crown Golf with an innovative solution to lower our costs for e-mail and web filtering.
They have continued to be responsive when supporting our business, coming to me with other opportunities to save costs, streamline operations and improve service for our associated clients. I am delighted to have made a switch to them as a supplier.
Q4 of 2017 saw the largest number of DDoS attacks against the financial industry. Whilst attacks had reduced in intensity from the previous year, there was a rise in the frequency of the attacks.
Source: Akamai State of the Internet Report, Q4 2017
Solution: Our expertise in the financial services industry means we understand the special challenges of securing transactional data, electronic payments and associated networks. Our vendor-neutral approach to DDoS Mitigation means:
1. We understand your situation and requirements
2. We talk you through the solutions available to you
3. We recommend a solution we feel best fits your requirements.
