Learn how limiting what your employees can do on their computers will ensure your business is as protected as it possibly can be!
Without any intention, your employees can be one of your biggest IT risk factors, but controlling what they can do with their computers can reduce that risk.
It might not be your first thought when wondering how to boost your IT security, but 52% of businesses admit that employees are their biggest weakness in IT security.
This risk needs to be addressed, so it’s important to consider how your employees are using their IT and what controls need to be put in place to reduce the risks.
When considering how you can limit what your employees can do with your IT, it’s important to remember it will rarely be an intentionally malicious act that puts your business at risk.
Most employees value the positive impact their IT has on their ability to do their job, provide connectivity, deliver efficiencies and improve productivity.
The main reason employees become an IT security risk is that they aren’t fully aware of the cyber threats or understand how they cyber threats or how they occur. They may not have the technical knowledge to prevent security breaches or deal with them when they do occur. This means employers should take action to address this potential gap in their security.
Businesses are continuously at risk of a cyber-attack that can impact productivity, cause data breaches or result in a loss of reputation. There are many things an employee can inadvertently do that open the door to an IT security breach:
As there are many ways that an employee can increase the threat of a cyber-attack, there are also many actions a business can take that will limit the risk that employees pose to IT security:
At Syn-Star we partner many businesses to ensure that their employees have the IT and the security training they need to do their job well and create an environment to use it safely and with confidence, aware of the ever-present threat of cyber-crime.
Whether it’s becoming Cyber Essentials accredited, completing our cyber-security training, or taking advantage of our expert IT consultancy services, we can help you and your employees work with their IT without becoming a risk and set up systems and infrastructure to strengthen your IT defences.
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At the beginning of 2024, a UK government report showed that nearly 8 million businesses were affected by cyber-attacks and cyber-crime in the past 12
Team Productivity:
You and your team are able to see where they are using their time and how productive they are actually being. Also they are able to clock in and out, so really good for flexi-working.
Team Monitoring:
If you would like to know what your team is doing and how productive they are being, we are able to monitor them and create screenshots of what they are working on. This can be run in normal or stealth mode.
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We proactively seek opportunities to support good causes for our community.
From sponsoring local community football teams, to engaging with charity fundraiser days, we believe it’s important to continually strive to do good for the better of others.
We have members who volunteer with youth organisations, are engaged with the Round Table, run marathons and volunteer at events where we may be needed. Every charity receives a discounted IT and Telecoms service too.
Protecting your digital data is crucial for every business and this can start with the industry-leading security we offer. The Syn-Star specialists can help with identifying any vulnerabilities within your IT systems and act accordingly to ensure cyber-attacks and data breaches are mitigated.
Your business will never fall behind with its technology when you work with Syn-Star.
We understand IT and Telecoms for your business is an investment, but it’s important to use the best resources available to enable the growth of your business. Our IT Consultancy and Virtual IT Director Services are available to support you with how you use your business technology for years to come.
Syn-Star can conduct quick and easy phishing exercises to identify people within your team who need to improve on their knowledge around fraudulent emails and how they can be alerted to these threats.
At Syn-Star, our experts can proactively work to understand exactly what software you need to support with the business operations. Whether you need a listening ear on what software to choose, or would like to seek some specialist knowledge, we’re here to help where we can.
At Syn-Star, we keep Telecoms simple. There’s so much available to help UK companies with their communications. VoIP systems, fixed landline, cloud phone systems, SIP trunking and more. Contact us for further details.
Desk phones, cordless phones or conference phones, Syn-Star can provide you with whatever you need.
From conference calling facilities to the headsets which work best for your team, we’re able to provide all the equipment you need and complete any telecoms job from start to finish.
There is no need to be in the office to make and receive phone calls from your company’s number. Our market-leading Telecoms platform gives you the flexibility of desk phones, soft phones and mobile apps as standard.
Whether your team works remotely, or perhaps staff are on a business trip anywhere in the world, calls can still be made, and people are reachable via phone wherever they go.
With a range of products, our team can support you by installing exactly what you need for internet connectivity. We work with the very best products to provide speedy bandwidths which play a part in the increased productivity of your team.
