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New Year Business Guide - brought to you by APL Media • Wednesday 11 January 2023 Cybersecurity matters


As remote working and reliance on digital platforms increase, here’s how you can shore up your business in 2023. Words: Natasha Stokes


THE BASICS Best for micro-businesses, Norton Small Business will protect up to 20 computers, tablets and smartphones against viruses and risky files that can compromise your company’s data. If a device is lost or stolen, it can be reported and blocked to prevent external access to sensitive information. Users can be remotely added to (or removed from) a subscription, making it easy to onboard new employees who may be working from afar. From £69.99/year for five devices. norton.com


END-TO-END PROTECTION For more comprehensive cyber- defence, look to Bitdefender Gravity Zone Business Security. This soſtware blocks viruses and malware, including ransomware, spyware and phishing links that steal data. It continuously monitors processes on every device that accesses the company network, using machine learning and global data to identify threats and new vulnerabilities. Additional email protection and disk encryption can also be added. From £216.30/year for 10 devices, with free trial. bitdefender.com


PASSWORD PROS Effective security tools also need to be easy for employees to use. Intuitive password manager Dashlane Business not only generates unique, complex passwords, encrypting these so only owners can access them, it allows employees to securely share logins between teams. A centralised console flags any breached passwords in workforce devices and analyses security weak spots, while admins can set policies such as the use of two-factor authentication. £6.70/seat/ month. dashlane.com/business


SECURE CONNECTION Virtual private network (VPN) soſtware is crucial to any cyber defence. It encrypts online traffic, protecting corporate data and allows remote workers to connect securely to company servers. NordLayer offers excellent controls for internal networks too. Admins can adjust access permissions for different teams to limit any risk to sensitive information, while regular activity reports will flag potential breaches of company security policy. From £68/year for NordLayer Basic. nordlayer.com


VIRTUAL DESKTOPS Using a virtual desktop platform such as Amazon Workspaces means IT admins can manage the platforms remote-working employees use, reducing the risk of vulnerabilities in external networks. As data is saved on Amazon servers, information accessed via lost or stolen devices can be more easily protected, too. This flexible solution offers hourly pricing based on the required desktops, processing power and storage. Price calculator available. aws.amazon.com/workspaces


DATA PROTECTION AND BACKUP IDrive Team offers cloud storage and backup tool for computers, tablets, and smartphones, as well as data saved at cloud services such as Microsoſt 365. Scheduled backups, real-time file syncing and the ability to backup to external drives help establish a robust contingency against data breaches. An option to save up to 30 versions of important files offers an extra fail-safe in case of a ransomware attack, while industry-standard encryption is compliant with health data requirements. From £60 for 5TB for five computers/users. idrive.com GETTY


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