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Is your business typical of most SMEs when it comes to internet security?
If so, you're in plenty of trouble. Check the facts:

• 52% of organisations reported misuse of internet resources. The two most common being access to inappropriate websites (41%) and excessive web surfing (36%) - (DTI Information Security Breaches survey)
  

• Employees waste more than 2 hours a day on recreational computer activities – research by AOL & Salary.com
  

• 30 percent to 40 percent of Internet use in the workplace is unrelated to business.  (IDC)
  

• 70 percent of all Internet porn traffic occurs during the 9 to 5 workday.  (Sextracker)
  

• 85% of all malware threats are delivered  by visiting infected websites, three quarters of which are legitimate websites.
  

• Over 90% of cyber attacks exploit known security flaws for which remediation is available through timely patch management.  (Gartner Research)
  

• Phishing attacks are increasing by 25% month on month.   (Symantec 2009) – rogue anti virus, banking details, promised tax rebates, email account details, etc. http://www.silicon.com/publicsector/0,3800010403,39582315,00.htm?s_cid=235
  

• 53 % of staff say they would take sensitive information from their employers in they were fired or made redundant
  

• 40%+ of emails at work are non-business related (IDC research)
  

• A staggering 8500 mobile devices were lost at UK airports in 2007, with 400 laptops lost at London airports alone. Even more worrying, a Ponemon Institute report in 2008 found that 49% of European business travellers said their laptops contained confidential information and 42% said their data was not backed up, or encrypted.
  

• 67% of UK organizations do nothing to prevent confidential data from leaving on USB sticks and other removable devices, even though 57% had serious data breach incidents in 2008.

Why do so many UK businesses take the ‘it will never happen to us’ approach? Security must be at the foundation of your business, not just tacked on like an afterthought. Remember, a breach of security could mean the end of your business.

A protection and support strategy from Octree Computers will keep your computer system safe and let you focus on running and growing your business.

Contact us today, or visit the Octree services page to see how we can help your organisation.