The aftermath of the pandemic has meant that the need and reliance on technology is in significant demand. Businesses have adapted and changed in the way that we now work and communicate with each other. Just casting an eye over new job positions, you will notice that many give you the option to work remotely full-time. This is something that wasn’t as common as it is now, pre-pandemic speaking.
There are many fantastic collaborative tools and platforms that you can use to efficiently move projects along and communicate with your colleagues whilst working from home. We highly recommend using Microsoft Teams as a platform to stay in touch with your team, share documents and discuss projects. Microsoft Direct Routing is also a great option to add normal phone calls into Teams, so all your communications are in one place.
The potential and reach that technology has now compared to a decade ago is something that was unimaginable and almost impossible to consider. The things that we are now able to perform and create lead to many positive outcomes, but it does raise concerns in relation to privacy and security.
What is Data Security and Data Privacy?
Cyber security is what would be referred to as the protection of data and systems against any unauthorised third-party access or malicious attack attempts. The aim is to have tools in place to protect data through the use of various methods and techniques to keep data secure (1).
Examples of Data Security methods:
Network Security
Monitoring
Multi-factor Authentication
Encryption
Data privacy refers to a users’ personal information. It is all focused on the rights of individuals in what they want to keep private and what information they choose to share. Data privacy looks into whether data is being handled responsibly, how it is being processed, stored and used (1).
Examples of Data Privacy concerns:
Management of policies
Abiding by GDPR
Third-party management
Cyber security and the protection of data
Cyber security looks at applying the best practices to keeping digital data safe and secure. There are three main components to keeping data secure: confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Confidentiality
This refers to keeping data secure from unauthorised individuals and only granting access to those that have permission.
Integrity
This establishes the consistency of how data is handled and looked after. These practices are applied to all data that is being securely stored.
Availability
It does what it says on the tin, this process ensures that data is readily available to those that have access when needed.
Risk assessments are also important to consider to ensure that you are following all of the right procedures and keeping everything up to date within your IT infrastructure to minimise the possibility of any vulnerabilities. A risk assessment should also include a risk treatment plan where you pre-identify possible scenarios, the level of risk and the solution (1).
In conclusion, data security and data privacy are both as equally important as each other and should be at the forefront of every businesses operations.
Cyber security is crucial to keeping your business and its data secure. If you are looking for a reliable, professional and knowledgeable IT solutions company, speak with our IT specialists by calling 0121 289 4477.
