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Data Protection - General Data Protection Regulation North Wales

Data Protection – General Data Protection Regulation North Wales

Data Protection – General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) North Wales The current Data Protection regulations are being replaced by General Data Protection Regulation – GDPR – from 25 May 2018 – Any organisation that stores data will be expected to be ready by 25 May 2018 and it’s not just a change in documentation, it is a change in daily procedures.

The GDPR affects any company or…

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Bitdefender Internet Security 2018 - DVD Box

Bitdefender Internet Security 2018 – DVD Box

Ultimate protection against Internet threats on Windows

Better privacy with Webcam Protection (New)

Multi-layer ransomware protection to keep your files safe

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GDPR North Wales - Are you ready?

GDPR North Wales – Are you ready?

GDPR North Wales is a long way from ready

As you are here reading this I rather hope you want to know something about GDPR, maybe you have heard about it and want to start getting ready, perhaps you keep hearing about it and haven’t got a clue what it is, if you are luck you are already well on the way to completing the requirements, but I will assume you know nothing yet and that the subject and…

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Vigor 2760n ADSL or VDSL Router/Firewall

Vigor 2760n ADSL or VDSL Router/Firewall

Vigor 2760n

The Vigor 2760 is a DSL router, ideal for your small office or home business/office. It provides connectivity to your PCs or other Internet-connected devices (laptops, tablets, games consoles, smartphones) via its built-in Gigabit Ethernet ports, or using Wireless LAN (on ‘n’ models). The firewall helps protect your network from external threats, as well as the Vigor2760’s built-in…

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F-Secure Freedome VPN Online Privacy Protection 1yr 3 devices - All platforms

F-Secure Freedome VPN Online Privacy Protection 1yr 3 devices – All platforms

Powerful online privacy and security allows you to browse with confidence

With Freedome VPN you can enjoy a range of online privacy features including VPN encryption, anti-tracking, safe browsing, WiFi security and app security.

You can access country blocked content such as TV programs, sports and films by changing your virtual location, while hotspot security keeps your data and traffic…

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The safest way to connect your POS is finally here

The safest way to connect your POS is finally here

Financial Systems especially POS systems are vulnerable

POS Systems, like any computer, are vulnerable to attack, unfortunately likewise any computer on the same network as the POS system can make that POS system vulnerable.

Companies cannot prevent employees and customers from connecting to their website with infected or compromised computers or from entering confidential information on…

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Vigor 2760n ADSL or VDSL Router/Firewall

Vigor 2760n ADSL or VDSL Router/Firewall

The Ideal DSL Firewall/Router

The Vigor 2760 is a DSL router, ideal for your small office or home business/office. It provides connectivity to your PCs or other Internet-connected devices (laptops, tablets, games consoles, smartphones) via its built-in Gigabit Ethernet ports, or using Wireless LAN (on ‘n’ models). The firewall helps protect your network from external threats, as well as the…

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Vigor 2760 ADSL or VDSL Router/Firewall

Vigor 2760 ADSL or VDSL Router/Firewall

The Ideal DSL Firewall/Router

The Vigor 2760 is a DSL router, ideal for your small office or home business/office. It provides connectivity to your PCs or other Internet-connected devices (laptops, tablets, games consoles, smartphones) via its built-in Gigabit Ethernet ports, or using Wireless LAN (on ‘n’ models). The firewall helps protect your network from external threats, as well as the…

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Vigor AP-710 Wireless Access Point

Vigor AP-710 Wireless Access Point

Vigor AP-710 Wireless Access Point

The DrayTek Vigor AP-710 is a standalone wireless access point, ideal for adding wireless connectivity to an existing LAN, or for expanding the range of an existing wireless LAN by using the WDS features.

As an access point, the Vigor AP-710 connects to your existing ethernet switch or router.  Wireless users can then connect to your LAN. You can restrict access…

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Draytek GlobalView Web Filtering - 12 Months Licence Group B

Draytek GlobalView Web Filtering – 12 Months Licence Group B

DrayTek’s Web Content Filtering (WCF) facilities enable you to protect your network and your users from web content according to your preferences. There are many reasons for doing this, for example:

Reason to Block Example Unsuitable Adult material for children Undesirable Time wasting sites for employees Dangerous Malware or virus-ridden web sites Fraudulent Confidiential data leaving your…

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DrayTek GlobalView Web Filtering (12 Months, Group A, Soft Copy)

DrayTek GlobalView Web Filtering (12 Months, Group A, Soft Copy)

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DrayTek’s Web Content Filtering (WCF) facilities enable you to protect your network and your users from web content according to your preferences. There are many reasons for doing this, for example:

Reason to Block Example Unsuitable Adult material for children Undesirable Time wasting sites for employees Dangerous Malware or virus-ridden web sites Fraudulent Confidiential data leaving…

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Petya or not Petya? Another Malware attack cripples companies with Ransomware

Petya or not Petya? Another Malware attack cripples companies with Ransomware

Petya or not Petya? – Another Malware attack cripples companies with Ransomware

Another malware attack and again the bad guys have not just individuals but companies over a barrel until the ransom has been paid.

According to Infosecurity:

“While research by Kaspersky Lab has claimed that this is not the Petya variant, as reported earlier, but instead is a brand new variant, companies including US…

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GDPR

http://watchmanitsecurity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Stephen-Richards-00-GDPR.mp3 General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR)

GDPR will affect almost every business in the UK and it comes into force on 25th May 2018 so don’t wait until next year to start implementation because there is a lot to consider.

If the answer is ‘yes’ to any of the following questions, then GDPR should be a high…

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Fake News - An obvious security risk

Fake News – An obvious security risk

Fake News

We’ve all heard a lot about fake news, but how much is hype and how much is real?

It turns out that there has been a lot of money invested in creating fake news and what is worse is that pretty soon someone will set up a profitable model for an industry of fake news generating companies.

A recent PDF document by Trend Micro called “The Fake News Machine” contains some 80 pages of…

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Heimdal Security

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Break Fix vs Pro-active maintenance

Break Fix vs Pro-active maintenance

Break fix is what most companies seem to believe is the right solution. It may be difficult for companies to accept but with the increase in malware, continuous updates to operating systems and programs aimed at patching security vulnerabilities, it would be irresponsible to believe that any internet connected PC that is not behind the very best live cloud…

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