| security - preventing fraud and staying legal
Security is an important element of any Business System. With increasing regulatory control and legal imperatives (e.g. Data Protection laws, FSA) there is a commercial and legal need to keep information secure and only available to those people and systems that require it.  Viruses, Trojans and worms represent risks to data’s integrity and security as do poorly configured and out of date servers and operating systems. Often a simple Service Contract can rectify the latter by ensuring servers are up to date, log files cleared and known vulnerabilities managed or removed. A proper and appropriate firewall solution is also imperative as is specific protection for email servers. Sadly the majority of crime is internal – whilst it’s not ‘nice’ to think of staff as thieves and hackers, it happens. The best way of avoiding problems is to secure resources and control access. Something as simple as Active Directory and a lockable computer cabinet may provide basic protection.
Remote access is also a consideration – letting your team, customers and suppliers access information over an Internet connection can
Physical security of data is also vital – storing backup tapes in the IT Manager’s garage may not be enough to satisfy the needs of the Information Commissioners, especially where personal financial information is involved – even payroll or bank details. We provide an effective offsite backup solution
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make business highly efficient and fast, but it creates vulnerabilities that
In medium to large scale organisations, user management is a key issue - particularly where large and disparate groups of software are used. The opportunity to accidentally destroy valuable information, to infringe data protection legislation or for a good, old fashioned, bit of simple industrial 'espionage' - such as copying your key sales or supplier contacts just before resigning to go to a competitor will exist unless proper,
simple to manage
