I'm a cybersecurity consultant, coaching psychologist, academic and author. I am author of Cybersecurity for Coaches and Therapists, published by Routledge. I work with individuals and businesses.
Depending on the product you have it may be doing one or more of the following: Looking for patterns or signatures belonging to something it has been programmed to recognise as malicious. Looking for: anomalies or behavioural deviations (from a baseline) or detecting actions of known malware. Some security software
If you have been using the same product for many years - make sure you do an in depth internet search and inform yourself on: 💡other products that can offer the same or more 💡products that can offer the same for a more competitive price 🤔Take care with products that
As well as putting your security tools in place - you need to periodically review they are still the best protection for your business. Why? Because this changes. Set a reminder on your calendar for a month before the subscriptions expire. Next week we will think about some of what
We talked about the sales season last week. This can be a chance to buy and try out something 'extra' to your security software for a reasonable price as well. You can look for offers on computer 'cleaners' for example which help remove redundant files and
...cost 💵😱 If security software sounds expensive the following might help: Like anything - security software has sales! Where you see sales on at the shops - start to check out which security providers may also have a sale - often you can get a good discount or a longer period
...unexpected Look at the grey boxes. What do you think the indirect impacts of cybercrime or a cyber attack could be? Tip: no wrong answers - there are many. Consider examples you have heard about in your reflections. Consider to take this picture and discuss with colleagues, peers, friends... and
...impact. Did you know recovering from a security incident can incur different Financial💵 Time⌚and... Reputation costs 😱 I have put together some of these in the picture featured at the top. This week - just consider the purple boxes - which of them have you not thought about before?
...do review your security software. It's important to know how your anti-virus / security software works and is still the best one for your needs. Reflect: If you don't know how it works - how do you know if it's protecting you sufficiently? When was
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....Anti-Virus * Anti-virus or security software should* detect, prevent, and remove malicious software from your computer. * How to pick the right one? Narrow down options based on factors such as: 1. features 2. level of protection 3. pro-activity of the company to keep updating it (research - compare reviews) * If your
Help!
Q: I work in a hospital and I have been told we have to attend cybersecurity training but I don't understand why anyone would attack us?
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Anything! In this article we will consider some of the things that can be taken from a home and business perspective.
Scams
In this post I look at why falling for a scam can happen to anyone due to a) scams have become sophisticated and b) that at the right time and place we are all vulnerable.