Security

Implementing a policy means you will have laid out clear lines of responsibilities, which will ensure you and your team protect the reputation of your business.

As more and more businesses are built using the ‘smarts’ of employees it is important that you capture this information because it can build value in your business and help if people should leave your organisation.

Ed Gibson, Microsoft's Chief Security Adviser for the UK, explains why spam is an ever-growing concern, and suggests steps we can take to reduce it.

Advice to help you protect your data from unauthorised access and inadvertent corruption from the Business IT Guide.

Follow our seven steps to secure your business against IT security threats from outside – and inside - your business.

Unfortunately, most businesses don’t talk about making a backup copy of their business data until after a disaster strikes. By then, it’s too late.

Today's digital workplace has made document access a lot simpler. An employee sitting in front of a PC-or a clever outsider-can find and view almost any company document with a few mouse clicks.

Thanks to the continued presence of internet worms, viruses and other threats to computers, network security consistently ranks as a top concern of business owners - even for those operating simple networks.

When it comes to security on Windows Vista, we're all beginners. This is how to set about making sure your computer is safe and sound on the new operating system.

Keep hackers off your network and keep your business data secure.

Use this sample IT security plan to help create your own.

To protect vital information stored on your computers, you may want to focus on your employees first - especially those who write down their passwords where others can see them, or open e-mail attachments without thinking about it, or download or install software from unauthorised sources.