In under an hour your system could be hacked

An investigation of the attacks faced by Sony has shown that hackers techniques have become increasingly complex and for some businesses it is becoming more difficult to prevent. Throughout November and December 2014 Sony was subject to many hacks almost every day which shows even larger organisation are prone to attacks.

Although Sony was a prime target in 2014, investigations have shown that UK businesses still have a long way to go until they are safe. Research has shown that hackers are able to get into IT systems in less than an hour. This therefore suggests that businesses are not prepared and may have little protection in place to prevent these hacks taking place.

Businesses generally use firewalls to prevent viruses and malware but sophisticated methods used by hackers are not being taken into account by organisations. This increases the number of attacks made on smaller businesses as their security levels tend to be less advanced.

Once a system is infected it can be taken over remotely by hackers which results in viruses being spread throughout the whole system. This could potentially make it harder to stop hackers gaining access to your systems and critical data.

Every company wants the ideal solution to prevent access to their internal and personal information but past events have shown that even larger, more advanced organisations are still attacked by hackers. At Southbank-IT we will guide your organisation on how to implement the correct security solution and run regular checks and updates to prevent future attacks.

Contact Southbank-IT today if you require more information.