Security Archives - Cloud Heroes

19Oct 2021

By CloudHeroesUKIn Backup, Blog, Business Continuity, Cyber security

National Cyber Security Month – Our Advice for SME’s

Every SME should protect themselves against Cyber Crime, with it being National Cyber Security Month, we’ve put together a quick rundown of areas every SME should be addressing to prevent a breach.

The biggest threat currently are ransomware attackers, this type of cyber criminal effectively holds your data hostage until they get their ransom payment. They will often research organisations first, hacking into accounts data to see how much they can afford or they may just be interested in taking your data.

There are various ways these hackers can infiltrate your systems so here are the top areas every business should tighten up in…

27Jun 2017

By CloudHeroesUKIn Blog

Review Your Cyber Security with our Online Guide

Cyber security is increasingly becoming a major concern for UK businesses, and it’s not just large corporations being targeted online by cyber criminals – small and medium enterprises also need to review their security measures to ensure their critical systems and files are safe.

17May 2017

By CloudHeroesUKIn Blog

WannaCry – Is Your Business Vulnerable to Cyber Attacks?

Of course by now you would have undoubtedly heard about the global ransomware attack that began hitting businesses and institutions on Friday afternoon, already described as the “biggest ransomware attack in history”. Let’s take a look at what you can do to strengthen your business’ security measures…

12Apr 2017

By CloudHeroesUKIn Blog, Knowledgebase

When a Simple Cloud Backup isn’t Sufficient

In light of the recent World Backup Day, which saw numerous calls for companies to be vigilant with their backups, we thought it timely to bring attention to one of the most important rules when it comes to protecting a company’s data. The 3-2-1 rule is widely regarded as the rule for recovery and it’s relatively simple to follow. If you’re not already using it, read on to find out what it means and how to get started…

14Dec 2016

By CloudHeroesUKIn Blog

What You Need to Know About the Next Google Update

Ahead of the next Google update, we wrote a guest blog for TechSPARK and thought it might be useful to our customers, too, now that the last reminder to claim your free SSL certificates has been issued.

26Sep 2016

By CloudHeroesUKIn Blog

New Google Security Update Will Hit January 2017

This summer we decided to give all our hosting customers free SSL certificates. We made quite a lot of headlines, both in print and online, as one of the first companies (if not the only) to offer this increased cyber security measure without any additional or hidden costs. Many asked us why?

15Jun 2016

By CloudHeroesUKIn Blog

Free SSL Certificates to All Hosting Customers

We have updated our cyber security policy to make our services even more secure and are now offering free SSL certificates to all our hosting customers, old and new, to help make the web a safer place. This sets a precedent that we hope will encourage other businesses to follow. We strongly believe this will help our customers strengthen their cyber security measures and, in turn, protect their own customers against prying eyes online.

18May 2016

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By CloudHeroesUKIn Blog

The UK’s Most Innovative Small Cyber Security Company of the Year

We were shortlisted in HM Government and Tech UK’s prestigious infosec competition to find the UK’s Most Innovative Small Cyber Security Company of the Year!

4Mar 2016

By CloudHeroesUKIn Blog

Is Your Data Secure?

One of the most talked about subjects over the past couple of years has got to be data security. Most of the big companies have had breaches, from Talk Talk to Morrison’s Supermarket and there are many more businesses who’s names we have not seen in the media. So how can we make sure that we are not next? Well, the main law surrounding the security of data in your companies possession is the Data Protection Act 1998.

24Feb 2016

By CloudHeroesUKIn Blog

What Do We Do When The Lights Go Out?

So we all know what disaster recovery is, and we all take backups, right? You know, that plastic brick you plug into your server each day and take home in your work bag each night? Well, for the vast majority of businesses this is the case, but what would you actually do if you experienced a major fault or outage?

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