With the increasing rate of cyber crime, Cube 6 IT has a team of security and data protection experts with a primary focus to help you improve your companies security. We offer a range of security services that help you build and maintain an effective network that cant be breached.
If you have a peer to peer network with no centralised security system like active directory your desktops may be at risk. One example might be that all desktops have the same administrator password or no passwords at all. If a user browsed a website and accidentally accessed a site with viruses the software would be installed on that specific machine. Some viruses check local security credentials and any other unsecure systems that are located on the network and infects those too, corrupting crucial data and gaining access to private information.
To combat viruses an antivirus program is required. If the antivirus isn’t administrated properly then you will be open to infection. To combat this, central administration is necessary so that all machines can be administered at once. Using a program called Panda we can easily integrate this into your network and get you fully secure in a matter of minutes.
Firewalls come in two forms, hardware and software. Hardware firewalls are more secure than software firewalls, because software firewalls require an operating system to be installed first. If the operating system gets breached then the firewall can be hacked.
Firewalls are integral systems and therefore crucial in securing external intrusions by hackers. An unmanaged firewall may mean your firewall isn’t doing its job properly.
Be aware of hacking programs on the internet, there are tools specifically designed to hack unsecure systems automatically. These tools are built to port scan entire networks and once they have found insecure ports (Entry points) brute forcing will be done and your information stolen.
If an intruder gains access to your network then key loggers can be introduced within your local area network. These can be a simple device connected to your desktop to record all of your key strokes including passwords typed into your machine.
Having unsecure passwords also fits into this category, intruders can brute force users and passwords to gain access to your staff’s identity. Brute force works by automatically trying every word in the dictionary until the password is cracked, it takes time, but is an effective means to gain access.
Most employees use the same user name and password for most things, so finding the password for one system may ultimately lead to further intrusions.
Ransomware is a type of malicious software that threatens to publish the victim’s data or perpetually block access to it unless a ransom is paid. For more information on Ransomeware and how to stop it please watch our video below.
