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In 2020 cyber security is as important as ever. With ever growing threats to businesses, having a robust security solution is absolutely essential.

We’ve all heard of enterprises paying huge fines or even going out of business because of a simple hack to their systems. There are simply far too many threats out there to ignore the risks – from ransomware to phishing, it could cost you your livelihood. Prevention is key and in this article we’ll show you 10 Ways to Prevent Cyber Attacks and how to safeguard your business effectively.

What is a Cyber Attack?

A cyber attack is a deliberate exploitation of your systems and/or network. Cyber attacks use malicious code to compromise your computer, logic or data and steal, leak or hold your data hostage. Cyber attack prevention is essential for every business and organisation.

Here are some examples of common cyber attacks and types of data breaches:

Identity theft, fraud, extortion

Malware, phishing, spamming, spoofing, spyware, trojans and viruses

Stolen hardware, such as laptops or mobile devices

Denial-of-service and distributed denial-of-service attacks

Breach of access

Password sniffing

System infiltration

Website defacement

Private and public Web browser exploits

Instant messaging abuse

Intellectual property (IP) theft or unauthorized access

1. Train your staff

One of the most common ways cyber criminals get access to your data is through your employees. They’ll send fraudulent
emails impersonating someone in your organisation and will either ask for personal details or for access to certain
files. Links often seem legitimate to an untrained eye and it’s easy to fall into the trap. This is why employee
awareness is vital.

One of the most efficient ways to protect against cyber attacks and all types of data breaches is to train your employees
on cyber attack prevention and inform them of current cyber attacks.

They need to:

Check links before clicking them

Check email addresses from the received email

Use common sense before sending sensitive information. If a request seems odd, it probably is. It’s better to
check via a phone call with the person in question before actioning the “request”

Leaf can provide bespoke cyber awareness training for organisations of all sizes. Contact us to find out more.

2. Keep your software and systems fully up to date

Often cyber attacks happen because your systems or software aren’t fully up to date, leaving weaknesses. Hackers exploit
these weaknesses so cybercriminals exploit these weaknesses to gain access to your network. Once they are in – it’s
often too late to take preventative action.

To counteract this, it’s smart to invest in a patch management
system that will manage all software and system updates, keeping your system resilient and up to date.

Leaf offer patch management as part of their managed security
solution.

3. Ensure Endpoint Protection

Endpoint protection protects networks that are remotely bridged to devices. Mobile devices, tablets and laptops that are
connected to corporate networks give access paths to security threats. These paths need protected with specific endpoint
protection software.

4. Install a Firewall

There are so many different types of sophisticated data breaches and new ones surface every day and even make comebacks.

Putting your network behind a firewall is one of the most effective ways to defend yourself from any cyber attack. A
firewall system will block any brute force attacks made on your network and/or systems before it can do any damage,
something we can help you with.

5. Backup your data

In the event of a disaster (often a cyber attack) you must have your data backed up to avoid serious downtime, loss of
data and serious financial loss.

6. Control access to your systems

Believe it or not, one of the attacks that you can receive on your systems can be physical, having control over who can
access your network is really really important. Somebody can simply walk into your office or enterprise and plug in a
USB key containing infected files into one of your computers allowing them access to your entire network or infect it.

It’s essential to control who has access to your computers. Having a perimeter security system installed is a very good
way to stop cybercrime as much as break ins!

7. Wifi Security

Who doesn’t have a wifi enabled device in 2020? And that’s exactly the danger, any device can get infected by connecting
to a network, if this infected device then connects to your business network your entire system is at serious risk.

Securing your wifi networks and hiding them is one of the safest things you can do for you systems. With developing more
and more everyday there’s thousands of devices that can connect to your network and compromise you.

8. Employee personal accounts

Every employee needs their own login for every application and program. Several users connecting under the same
credentials can put your business at risk.

Having separate logins for each staff member will help you reduce the number of attack fronts. Users only log in once
each day and will only use their own set of logins. Greater security isn’t the only benefit, you’ll also get improved
usability.

9. Access Management

One of the risks as a business owner and having employees is them installing software on business owned devices that
could compromise your systems.

Having managed admin rights and blocking your staff installing or even accessing certain data on your network is
beneficial to your security. It’s your business, protect it!

10. Passwords

Having the same password setup for everything can be dangerous. Once a hacker figures out your password, they now have
access to everything in your system and any application you use.

Having different passwords setup for every application you use is a real benefit to your security, and changing them often will maintain a high level of protection against external and internal threats.

Find out more about good password practice here.

Conclusion: 10 Ways to Prevent Cyber Attacks

It can be difficult to know where to begin when it comes to protecting your business from cyber crime and cyber attacks. There’s so much information out there that it can become overwhelming, especially when the info is conflicting.

You need a solution that’s right for your business and your employees. Get in touch with us today for a no obligation
cyber security assessment. We can help kickstart your journey to becoming secure.

Talk to Leaf today to find out how we can help you secure your network and prevent cyber attacks.

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In 2020 cyber security is as important as ever. With ever growing threats to businesses, having a robust security solution is absolutely essential.

We've all heard of enterprises paying huge fines or even going out of business because of a simple hack to their systems. There are simply far too many threats out there to ignore the risks - from ransomware to phishing, it could cost you your livelihood. Prevention is key and in this article we'll show you 10 Ways to Prevent Cyber Attacks and how to safeguard your business effectively.

What is a Cyber Attack?

A cyber attack is a deliberate exploitation of your systems and/or network. Cyber attacks use malicious code to compromise your computer, logic or data and steal, leak or hold your data hostage. Cyber attack prevention is essential for every business and organisation.

Here are some examples of common cyber attacks and types of data breaches:

Identity theft, fraud, extortion

Malware, phishing, spamming, spoofing, spyware, trojans and viruses

Stolen hardware, such as laptops or mobile devices

Denial-of-service and distributed denial-of-service attacks

Breach of access

Password sniffing

System infiltration

Website defacement

Private and public Web browser exploits

Instant messaging abuse

Intellectual property (IP) theft or unauthorized access

1. Train your staff

One of the most common ways cyber criminals get access to your data is through your employees. They'll send fraudulent
emails impersonating someone in your organisation and will either ask for personal details or for access to certain
files. Links often seem legitimate to an untrained eye and it's easy to fall into the trap. This is why employee
awareness is vital.

One of the most efficient ways to protect against cyber attacks and all types of data breaches is to train your employees
on cyber attack prevention and inform them of current cyber attacks.

They need to:

Check links before clicking them

Check email addresses from the received email

Use common sense before sending sensitive information. If a request seems odd, it probably is. It's better to
check via a phone call with the person in question before actioning the "request"

Leaf can provide bespoke cyber awareness training for organisations of all sizes. Contact us to find out more.

2. Keep your software and systems fully up to date

Often cyber attacks happen because your systems or software aren't fully up to date, leaving weaknesses. Hackers exploit
these weaknesses so cybercriminals exploit these weaknesses to gain access to your network. Once they are in - it's
often too late to take preventative action.

To counteract this, it's smart to invest in a patch management
system that will manage all software and system updates, keeping your system resilient and up to date.

Leaf offer patch management as part of their managed security
solution.

3. Ensure Endpoint Protection

Endpoint protection protects networks that are remotely bridged to devices. Mobile devices, tablets and laptops that are
connected to corporate networks give access paths to security threats. These paths need protected with specific endpoint
protection software.

4. Install a Firewall

There are so many different types of sophisticated data breaches and new ones surface every day and even make comebacks.

Putting your network behind a firewall is one of the most effective ways to defend yourself from any cyber attack. A
firewall system will block any brute force attacks made on your network and/or systems before it can do any damage,
something we can help you with.

5. Backup your data

In the event of a disaster (often a cyber attack) you must have your data backed up to avoid serious downtime, loss of
data and serious financial loss.

6. Control access to your systems

Believe it or not, one of the attacks that you can receive on your systems can be physical, having control over who can
access your network is really really important. Somebody can simply walk into your office or enterprise and plug in a
USB key containing infected files into one of your computers allowing them access to your entire network or infect it.

It's essential to control who has access to your computers. Having a perimeter security system installed is a very good
way to stop cybercrime as much as break ins!

7. Wifi Security

Who doesn't have a wifi enabled device in 2020? And that's exactly the danger, any device can get infected by connecting
to a network, if this infected device then connects to your business network your entire system is at serious risk.

Securing your wifi networks and hiding them is one of the safest things you can do for you systems. With developing more
and more everyday there's thousands of devices that can connect to your network and compromise you.

8. Employee personal accounts

Every employee needs their own login for every application and program. Several users connecting under the same
credentials can put your business at risk.

Having separate logins for each staff member will help you reduce the number of attack fronts. Users only log in once
each day and will only use their own set of logins. Greater security isn't the only benefit, you'll also get improved
usability.

9. Access Management

One of the risks as a business owner and having employees is them installing software on business owned devices that
could compromise your systems.

Having managed admin rights and blocking your staff installing or even accessing certain data on your network is
beneficial to your security. It's your business, protect it!

10. Passwords

Having the same password setup for everything can be dangerous. Once a hacker figures out your password, they now have
access to everything in your system and any application you use.

Having different passwords setup for every application you use is a real benefit to your security, and changing them often will maintain a high level of protection against external and internal threats.
Find out more about good password practice here.
Conclusion: 10 Ways to Prevent Cyber Attacks

It can be difficult to know where to begin when it comes to protecting your business from cyber crime and cyber attacks. There's so much information out there that it can become overwhelming, especially when the info is conflicting.

You need a solution that's right for your business and your employees. Get in touch with us today for a no obligation
cyber security assessment. We can help kickstart your journey to becoming secure.

Talk to Leaf today to find out how we can help you secure your network and prevent cyber attacks.

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The Internet has changed our lives in many positive aspect, most of us do everyday tasks online, such as purchasing goods, doing office work, banking, and etc. However, the Internet also has a dark side that can lead to some serious troubles. Your personal privacy can be lost, leaving you at risk from shady individuals, companies and security agencies. Hence it's necessary for us to know how to protect your personal data on computer.

Here are 10 ways to protect your privacy on PC/laptop. You can take these methods to secure files and personal information both online and off, secure your Wi-Fi network, protect website login information and passwords as well as other offline data.

Deeply Clean Your Private Data

To limit your privacy from exposure, you had better clear any traces of your online activities such as your Internet history. Tenorshare Windows Boot Genius is a world-class PC privacy protector for Windows 10/8.1/8/7 PC, compatible with Dell, Lenovo, HP, Asus, Acer, Toshiba, Sumsung and other computers. It can protect your computer privacy from spying eyes and erase the histories of your viewed pictures, watched movies/videos, accessed files, and visited pages.

Securely Sync Your Files

Have you wanted to use cloud storage, but have been hesitant to because of the security risks? Dropbox is a leading option for cloud storage. It's simple to use and affordably priced. However, Dropbox users do not have access to the encryption keys for their accounts. Dropbox can decrypt your information and, for example, hand the files over to the government, if asked. You can manually encrypt your files using TrueCrypt before uploading them to Dropbox, but SecretSync provides an automated process. SecretSync locally encrypts your files before they are synced to your Dropbox account. The following article shows you how to set up Dropbox and SecretSync.

Securely Delete Your Data

Part of keeping your data secure is making sure deleted data is permanently gone. You might think that once you delete a file it's gone. However, deleting a file only removes the reference to the file in the file system table. The file still exists on disk and can potentially be recovered. To permanently delete a file, you must overwrite it with other data, making it unreadable.

Tenorshare Windows Boot Genius is the tool available to securely delete files. It also allows you to stay safe when using files on public computers.

Protecting Login Information

Most of us have many user names and passwords for the various sites we regularly log into. How do you remember all of them? LastPass is a great option for securely storing your login information for websites, as well as other personal information. You can also use LastPass to enter your login information on websites automatically. You are able to use LastPass to store and use your private information, download and view information stored in your LastPass account offline, and install LastPass into the Opera browser.

Protecting Passwords and Other Data Offline

Storing private data in LastPass is useful, especially for logging into websites automatically and securely. However, to store many kinds of private information securely and take it with you offline is also a good way to protect your private data.

You can take KeePass as the reference. It is portable and allows you to securely store different types of private information. If you change anything, the changes are lost once you exit LastPass Portable and you can't upload any changes to your LastPass account. You are allowed to add, remove, and change your private information and keep it secure offline with LastPass.

That's all for the tips to keep your PC personal data safe. Enjoy these tricks and make your computer files secure all the time!

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The Internet has changed our lives in many positive aspect, most of us do everyday tasks online, such as purchasing goods, doing office work, banking, and etc. However, the Internet also has a dark side that can lead to some serious troubles.