Still not sure on the steps you should take? Our IT division is hosting a free-to-join Cyber Security webinar, where you can ask questions and find out more — here. We look forward to speaking with you! Our wide and varied programme of activity means we have a number of different sponsorship opportunities. With over events attracting 10, delegates that are advertised to wide reaching mailing lists, there are sponsorship and advertising opportunities to suit all budgets.
Our weekly newsletter highlights all the news and upcoming events from pro-manchester and our members. Your Name required Email required Company required Please leave this field empty. Please note, by signing up to our mailing list, you are accepting the information set out in our terms and conditions and privacy policy. For any queries please contact sam. Performance: Antivirus software is notorious for slowing down computers , blocking the best security features of other apps such as in the Firefox and Chrome browsers , popping up with distracting reminders and upsells for subscriptions or updates, and installing potentially insecure add-ons such as browser extensions without clearly asking you for permission.
Privacy: Free antivirus software has all of the above problems and adds privacy concerns. Good security is not free, and free-to-download apps are more likely to collect data about your computer and how you use it and to sell your private browsing data , as well as to install browser extensions that hijack your search and break your security and add an advertisement to your email signature.
Two caveats to our recommendation: If you have a laptop provided by your work, school, or another organization, and it has antivirus or other security tools installed, do not uninstall them. Organizations have systemwide security needs and threat models that differ from those of personal computers, and they have to account for varying levels of technical aptitude and safe habits among their staff. People with sensitive data to protect medical, financial, or otherwise , or with browsing habits that take them into riskier parts of the Internet, have unique threats to consider.
Our security and habit recommendations are still a good starting point, but such situations may call for more intense measures than we cover here. Windows Defender is mostly good enough. So not only might your favorite website go down, your devices might have done part of the dirty work, without your realizing.
Wi-Fi Inspector scans your home network for vulnerable devices and gives you step-by-step instructions for addressing any online security issue it finds. Avast Passwords , one of the tools included in Avast , is a cross-platform solution that keeps all your accounts secure while letting you manage passwords easily. The average person has 19 online accounts, most use one password for several of them, and most of those passwords are weak to begin with. However, the online businesses and services you use are all at risk of being hacked — and the more valuable the data think: banking , the greater that risk.
Every data breach, however small, generates personal data sold on the darknet, for other cybercrooks to buy and further abuse. Then you can easily change them all on a regular basis, and, with the premium version, be alerted if any account has been affected by a data breach. How do you know if a Wi-Fi network is open? Lawyers have more to lose than ever from a hijacked account or virus-infected computer simply because we manage so much more of our personal and professional lives online than we did just a few years ago.
Sticking to the security playbook no longer makes sense when facing the risks of Take the time to evaluate your information security exposure to identify and prioritize your largest risks.
Are your biggest cyber risks personal or professional in nature or both? How would you respond if your Twitter or LinkedIn account was hijacked and used to send out spam or malware to friends and clients? Could a serious security incident cost you a major client?
Are you handling data that is covered by the various breach notification laws? How long could you be without a laptop or smartphone before it started to impact your billable hours?
These types of questions will build awareness of your current cyber exposure and will help identify deficiencies.
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