October 2015 - Digital Pathways

Voice Over IP Insecurity

The use of Voice Over IP (also known as IP telephony, or VoIP) has brought huge benefits to businesses, as well as potentially harmful implications. The financial and productivity benefits of VoIP technology have been drawing companies in for many years. It is a cost-effective method of communication, as well as efficient, with forwarding, remote operation and conferencing aspects all now commonplace in offices across the country and the world. It is also a fantastic way for cyber criminals to eavesdrop on conversations and steal valuable data from your company.

Cybercrime Affects The Whole Business

Growing levels of cybercrime are not only the IT department’s responsibility says Colin Tankard. It may be that your organisation has not yet suffered a cyber attack. This may be down to good luck or simply that no-one has noticed yet that confidential data is being sucked out of the company. Read more

The Value of a Managed Encryption Service

People often talk about the efficiency of the cloud. It is the way it enables users to access their documents across continents on portable devices and share seamlessly with friends and work colleagues. The use of cloud storage is growing in popularity day by day, as businesses begin to realise this value. Other managed security services, such as infrastructure (IAAS) and outsourced server management also allow businesses access to vital technological advances in a cost effective way, helping companies to embrace the ‘digital age’. Read more

Winner of the Innovation Award 2015

Digital Pathways are proud to announce that we have won the Business Innovation Award at the recent Heart 4 Harlow Business & Community Awards in partnership with the Harlow & District Chamber of Commerce on Thursday 8th October at the Manor Groves Hotel.

Our presentation in September to the judges showed how we had identified a gap in the data security market and as such we had developed our solution nCrypt, which is our Data Encryption Managed Service Solution.

For more information on our award winning solution Managed Security Service

The security dangers of home networks

Computer Weekly

Most companies take reasonable steps to protect their networks from virus attacks, but one area of vulnerability that is often overlooked is infection from employees’ home networks

The risk of malware infection from employees’ home networks is real and should not be overlooked.

This is illustrated by the example of a small company that was infected by the Sircam virus a few years ago. It was easily done when an employee took his laptop home to continue working.

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Protection from Webcam Hackers

The more eagerly people clamour for technology in their lives, the more they should concentrate on protecting their privacy and security. In a world that is dominated by smartphones, tablets and the Internet of Things, it is important to remember that you are inviting more than just the latest gadget into your life and into your home. Given the opportunity, you are also giving hackers direct access to a place where you should feel at your safest. Read more