by tier1 | May 15, 2017 | News
On Friday 12th May 2017, a large cyber-attack using WannaCry ransomware, targeting Microsoft Windows operating systems, was launched. It has swiftly infected more than 230,000 computers in 150 countries (with the ransom payments being requested in bitcoin in more than...
by tier1 | Mar 31, 2017 | IT Security, News
The things to consider Whether you are relocating, refreshing your IT estate or heading to the cloud – you will undoubtedly generate redundant IT hardware and as a result will need to ensure any residing data on that equipment is adequately erased. When choosing to...
by tier1 | Dec 8, 2015 | IT Security
Unfortunately data security breaches are becoming more and more common which means that UK businesses are being forced to reevaluate their cyber security practises and data leak protection schemes. The issue of UK data security breaches is especially apparent given...
by tier1 | Dec 3, 2015 | IT Security
If you are like most business people, you probably utilise Google on a daily basis, using it to solve a variety of issues and answer queries. However, you may have never considered the types of data (and the amounts) that Google stores each time that you use it. While...
by tier1 | Nov 24, 2015 | IT Security
The European Court of Justice has just ruled the Safe Harbour Agreement between the European and the United States invalid after Austrian law student, Max Schrems, brought it to their attention. Schrems alerted the authorities following Edward Snowden’s revelations...
