Yusra Shaeik

What is penetration testing (and who should do it)? 

Do you need to be absolutely sure there are zero holes in your cybersecurity protections that an attacker could exploit? If so, learning what penetration testing is all about might be for you. But penetration testing isn’t for everyone. Smaller businesses can often get by without this kind of intensive, active test of their cybersecurity.

What is ISO 27001, why have it, who needs it, how to get it

ISO 27001 and cybersecurity compliance

If you want to protect your business’s information, it’s an ideal standard to meet. But what is ISO 27001 really? Why would you want it? Who would benefit from it? How do you get it? Let’s take a look at why this internationally accepted standard for Information Security is so valuable for businesses in every

Have you ticked off your end of year office IT checklist?

It’s beginning to feel a lot like… time to turn everything off before you high-tail it for the snowy hills. But have you ticked off your end of year office IT checklist? Before you sign off for Christmas, make sure you’ve done all of the following: Your end of year IT checklist 1) Turn off

SharePoint vs OneDrive – what’s the difference?

Microsoft has long led the way in developing collaboration tools for the remote workplace. But at least two of their offerings sound very similar. So, SharePoint vs OneDrive – what’s the difference? Because both store information on the cloud. Both can be accessed from anywhere. Both come with every installation of Microsoft 365 and Enterprise…

Ethical business is a benefit not a cost

Over 95% of the top companies in the world said in a recent survey that they believed ethical business was a benefit. Not a cost. This is a sea change in terms of direction. It means that the world’s leading businesses recognise that being (and being perceived as being) ethical isn’t a “nice to have”

What’s shadow IT and who needs it managed?

Shadow IT sounds scary. And from the point of view of your business’s cybersecurity and bottom line, it is. Yet shadow IT – or grey IT, as it’s sometimes called – can also represent an opportunity: Because if you find yourself with a serious case of shadow IT, you can be sure that your business

Should you invest in cyber insurance? 

Cyber crime is massively on the up. So, should you invest in cyber insurance? The short answer is almost certainly yes. But don’t go in with your eyes closed. Here is what cyber insurance is, why it’s important, and some things to check and know before you buy: What is cyber insurance? Cyber insurance is

What some still overlook about ethical business and recruitment

If you want to hire the talent of tomorrow, it’s worth understanding how tightly entwined ethical business and recruitment have become over the past decade. This is something that Gen Z – the generation of people born between 1996 and 2010 – feels particularly strongly about. But it’s not just confined to them. Because more

How to make cybersecurity more accessible

Man looking through a keyhole

Cybersecurity isn’t usually designed to make your team’s lives difficult. Accessibility issues are more likely to be accidental oversights. But they can still be problematic. Here’s how to make cybersecurity more accessible (while retaining its effectiveness) and why it’s worth doing so: Accessibility in cybersecurity The point of accessibility is to ensure that no disability