Information Security for Businesses

The Information Security Breaches Survey for 2004 showed that 87% of UK businesses are highly dependent on electronic information and the systems that process it. Two thirds of UK businesses were subject to premeditated or malicious incidents, with the average cost of the most serious security incident in an organisation being £10,000. The survey showed that the threats to Information Security had grown significantly over the last two years, and despite some progress being made in relation to security controls there is still considerable room for improvement. It is clearly essential that business take Information Security seriously.

Having worked in Information Security for a major company processing on-line credit card transactions, and having maintained their computer systems, we are in an excellent position to advise you on protecting your own systems.

Security Programme Development

Whilst a firewall, virus protection and other security applications may be sufficient for individuals, businesses are likely to require a complete security programme. We have experience in information security, having developing a security programme for a major Company processing on-line payments. We are able to work with you to create your specific information security programme tailored to your needs. Your security programme may include some of the following components:

• Developing security policies
• Developing a staff training programme
• Developing procedures for keeping systems up to date
• Developing procedures for acting on security issues
• Checking the basic security of your systems from the internet or your local network
• Advising on backup procedures
• Advising on specialist companies to carry out further work if required

If your security programme requires any other features then we will be pleased to discuss these with you.

Further Information

If you would like to discuss any aspects of systems security, or an information security program for business use, then please feel free to contact us.