Act Now – Cyber Threat Level Heightened
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The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has suggested that UK organisations should act amidst heightened tensions. Net Defence outline the simple steps you can take to help protect your business.
Following Russia’s further violations of Ukraine’s territorial integrity, the NCSC has called on organisations to bolster their online defences.
While the NCSC is unaware of any current threats to UK organisations, it is important that steps are taken to improve cyber resilience in the event of an attack.
Ransomware attacks almost doubled in 2021, that along with the current uncertainty that Russia’s recent actions have caused the NCSC a call to action for all Organisations to review and strengthen their online defences.
There are some simple steps you can take today to ensure you are better protected under the current heightened threat, and any new threats that may emerge.
- Check your systems for patching and updates.
- Review and verify access controls, in particular admin and privileged users.
- Test and review your current defences.
- Review your monitoring.
- Review and test your backups and recovery.
- Information Security and Phishing training for all employees.
Net Defence offer many of these actions as a standard part of their Information Security Assurance Services and can also offer an independent health check of your IT infrastructure and environment.
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Proudly part of the Ogilvie Group, Net Defence is a third-generation family-owned business providing Managed IT, Information Security Assurance & Telephony services with trust, transparency and ownership. Serving the North East of England and Scotland, we believe that these services should be affordable, attainable and accessible to all and offer a structured service and plans to match your organisation.
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