Humans are terrible at constructing passwords and remembering them beyond about 10 characters in length.

There are numerous ways to protect data and one of the easiest and reliable ways we have found is a program called VeraCrypt.

There are some simple steps that a SME can take that can greatly enhance the security of their network infrastructure.

Firewalls an oldy but still a goody. For the same reason we wear seatbelts in automobiles you should enable firewalls.

One of the first things cyber criminals attempt to do is subvert a systems ability to keep logs and record their activity.

One of the countermeasures to password weakness is the use of Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA).

Losing access to business data immediately interrupts the business until some restoration occurs.

Regardless of the make of your preferred phone or tablet you should enable the features to protect against loss of your files

Most modern operating systems have the ability to encrypt and protect their storage devices i.e hard drives, SSD, USB, SDCARDs.

Anti-Virus protection is an essential element in securing your systems/compute devices from unwanted malware.

Encryption is the mainstay of protecting data.

Content filtering is increasingly becoming relevant for today’s business owner to consider the risks, liability that may develop.

Constructing strong passwords is relatively easy to do but something that is generally not explicitly taught or explained, so here goes.

This is part one of a series about low cost, simple steps that small to medium enterprises (SMEs) can undertake to better secure systems.