Prevent Data Leaks with View-Only Permissions
“John’s business sale is going well, with 4 companies showing strong interest in the data room. Little known to John, one of the companies, a competitor, is happily downloading details of all of John’s senior staff, including contracts and packages.” “Jane is working on a big transaction, and sees that the firm is […]
Protect your deal with Multi-Factor Authentication
Data rooms hold super sensitive data. Unauthorised access could be disastrous. Strong cybersecurity means less worrying over people seeing something they shouldn’t, or sending things to people who shouldn’t see them… Enter MFA What is it? MFA (Multi Factor Authentication) aka 2FA (2 Factor Authentication) – (computer geeks do love their acronyms!) works by adding […]
Simple steps to protect you and your team from phishing
Here’s a simple process to protecting your firm. We’ve all seen them. Those pain in the arse emails that range from outright blatant to almost genuine in appearance. Over 50% of recipients get hacked because of them. The cost of a phishing attack can be huge, not just in monetary value either. In 2017, law […]
What next now Microsoft has ended Windows 7 support?
Today is the day that millions of Windows 7 users worldwide will stop receiving support from Microsoft. Microsoft is going to stop supporting Windows 7 from today (January 14th) in order to focus on newer technologies. For the last 12 months, Microsoft has been warning users that it will stop support for Windows 7 including […]
US government can still break your encryption without a court order
US Section 702 spying rules get deadline extension until April – and we expect it will continue after that, however it’s being challenged today by the House Freedom Caucus. For now, for Europeans, and anyone concerened about privacy, it’s just easier to keep your data in data centres with companies that do not have any US […]
GDPR – 7 Key elements you must have in your supplier contracts
If you’re using a supplier to host *any* EU citizens personal data (including log entries, emails, documents, HR records, backups) then when GDPR starts in May 2018 you need to have a written contract with them that includes: subject matter and duration of processing type of personal data and categories of subjects. And that the […]
ISO27001 – don’t believe it until you’ve seen the certificate
So often you see ‘ISO27001‘ bandied around on websites. If you’re planning on actually using a supplier you should always ask to see the certificate – and you should also check it every 12 months or so. We were in the early stages of looking at a new supplier – so I always ask for […]
I’ve been goated! Gamification and security
Gamification or fun security – I’ve just been goated We try and keep security simple, and even fun. In our office if you leave your screen unlocked for even a couple of seconds you get goated. Someone sticks a great big picture of a goat on your screen. Then adds a point to your tally. […]
Wannacry ransomware – update
1000hrs Monday 15th May 2017 In case you haven’t heard, a new exploit called WannaCry has been spreading across the internet since Friday. It’s ransomware that encrypts files and asks for money to recover them. As this time no-one knows if paying the ransom will actually recover your files. Impact on Projectfusion There is no […]