Most of us already know that we are supposed to use strong, individual passwords for every account we have. Creating, remembering and using strong passwords for a multitude of sites leads many of us to use just one or two, tried and tested memorable passwords.
The Importance of Encryption to Your Business
We hear a lot about the importance of encryption and encrypted data these days. Search engines, for example, encrypt search data to protect users’ information and every time we use our mobile phones, credit cards and carry out online transactions encryption is used to ensure these transactions are safe and secure.
What are Cyber Threats and How to Prevent Cyber Attacks
Cyber threats and cyber security have been hot topics in the news due to reported increases in various forms of cyber attack. Around 68% of business leaders think that their cyber security risks are increasing and 62% of businesses actually experienced phishing and social engineering attacks in 2018. Yet remarkably, on average, only around 5% of companies’ data folders are properly protected.
Christmas Opening Hours
After a year like no other, we hope all our clients have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Please find below our opening times for the festive period.
Christmas and New Year Opening Hours 2020/21
During the Christmas period, the Riverbank offices will be open as usual on normal working days, but closed on bank holidays:
CLOSED
Friday 25th December – Christmas Day
Monday 28th December – Boxing Day (substitute Bank Holiday)
Friday 1st January – New Year’s Day
OPEN
Thursday 24th December – Christmas Eve
Tuesday 29th – Thursday 31st December
From Monday 4th January 2021 onwards
Requesting support
You can contact us and request support as usual whilst we are open.
Riverbank IT Management joins the Air IT group
We are pleased to announce that Riverbank IT Management is now part of the Air IT group.
Who are Air IT?
Based in Nottingham, Air IT is an award-winning Managed Service Provider with a strong reputation for delivering outstanding customer service and forward-thinking IT and communications services.
Life after passwords
How IT security is moving beyond passwords
If any part of your IT security depends on a username and password, it is simply not good enough. It must be considered at risk. To reduce that risk, Multi-Factor Authentication – MFA – could be the solution you need.
Safeguard your staff and business with email protection
When we think of people trying to hack into computer systems it often conjures up images of Hollywood-style spies and espionage. The reality, of course, is more prosaic; teams of people with little or no respect for the law and with little chance of being detected or prosecuted, sending out emails by the million to people like you and me.
Ignore these outdated disaster recovery myths
Disaster recovery (DR) used to be an expensive solution that relied predominantly on tape backups. Today, cloud computing has dramatically changed the DR landscape, affording even small- and medium-sized businesses cheaper and more reliable DR solutions. Unfortunately, there are still a number of misconceptions about DR. Here are three myths that no longer apply. Myth […]
Why it pays to have a good-looking website
In a recent survey of 1,800 customers, 42% said they’re “very unlikely” to purchase from ugly websites. That’s not so surprising. After all, there are plenty of competitors’ websites that are more visually appealing and user-friendly that they can visit.
Dress your website for success
When people visit websites, first impressions count. Wow your audience by following our tips. Make a statement with professional photographs Before site visitors read what’s on your website, they assess it by checking out your images. A picture is indeed worth a thousand words, but are those words truly what you want to convey to […]