SES Blog

When we talk to people, two of the first questions we always get asked are: “what is escrow?” and “do I need it in my business?”.

SES are delighted to have been featured in a customer success story for our strategic partners: HelpSystems and GoAnywhere.

From the outset, having your systems encrypted and held to ransom by a ransomware attack can cost you thousands of pounds per minute, so the cost of paying the ransomware demands can appear minimal in comparison.

Did you know that of all the unstructured data within your business, as much as 70% on average is Redundant, Obsolete or Trivial?

Recently the news broke that the Information Commissioners Office (ICO) has begun to flex its muscles and ramp up the penalties for breaching GDPR, with both British Airways and Marriot International on the receiving end of monumental fines for the personal data breaches they reported in 2018.

SES are delighted to announce that we have now partnered with StoreX ltd, a supplier of a unique File Analytic platform with in-depth reporting capabilities, powered by Micro Focus’ ControlPoint.

Last week the news broke that hotel group Marriot is to be fined £99.2m by the Information Commissioners Office (ICO) after malicious attackers stole the records of 339m guests.

In last weeks article we discussed a recent conversation with one of our clients who mentioned they didn’t need to take any measures to protect their organisation against a potential security breach as they didn’t store customer data on-site.

As a Cyber Security provider, we are always working closely with our clients and advising them on the best approach to protect their business from malicious threats, but earlier this week one conversation in particular stood out.

Whilst most businesses are making strong progress in their efforts to secure their organisation, we regularly still hear excuses like “we are a small business, we don’t have the budget” or “we’re too insignificant to be targeted” for not taking any measures to increase organisational security.

We are well aware of the benefits to businesses of maintaining a healthy supply chain and the impact when the supply chain is not operating as it should, so it worries us that so many businesses are failing to build continuity plans into their supply chain.

In last week’s article we discussed having bespoke applications developed and how a Transfer of IP Agreement protects your investment, ensuring you get what you pay for.