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Just how seriously does your company take cyber security? Do you know about the threats to your computers, your servers and mobile phones? How often do you backup all of your technology to ensure that you have accurate information, should the worst happen? The answer to all three of those questions should be at the forefront of your minds, according to a firm of cyber security experts that are one of Cheltenham’s biggest secrets. Tech OP Solutions have been operating since 1983 from premises on the A40 London Road in Charlton Kings. They have 19 full-time staff and an ever-growing list of customers who want and need protecting against a type of crime that doesn’t leave fingerprints. Justin Richmond, business relationship manager for Tech OP, said: “Unfortunately, it’s no longer a case of if you’re going to be a victim of cyber-crime, it’s a case of when, with sophisticated phishing attacks, social manipulation and ransomware becoming the norm,” he said. “We are passionate about informing SMEs and independent business people that they need to take the threat of cyber-crime seriously and we’re hoping to bring the conversation to the boardroom, so that leaders can take control of how to best protect their businesses and understand the threats. “It’s a case of educating people as to what the threats are and how they come about, and then about what they need to do to prevent them.” That prevention rather than cure mantra is what guides Tech OP and the list of services they provide. It’s not just a case of installing anti-virus software and sitting back, as the threat evolves and those threatening become ever-more savvy, so the need for adequate WHEN a cyber- attack happens? How prepared is your company for
prevention evolves too. That’s not something that can be sortedwith technology or the latest piece of software alone – although Tech OP are at the forefront of those developments – it’s a people thing too. They offer a range of services, from Complete Care – akin to having Tech OP as your company’s own IT department to Expert Care – A fully compliant monitoring and patching service designed to support IT teams and businesses to deliver auditable comprehensive cyber and vulnerability protection and training. At the forefront of all of their support packages is the aim to be a proactive partner who gets ahead of the game, and a three-word mantra that guides what they offer: Educate – Protect – Recover. “It’s a serious threat to your business and the information you hold. When you are attacked you need to know that you can recover your data and how quickly,” Mr Richmond said. “The important thing for every company is to not think of it as an ‘IT thing’, it’s something that everyone needs to be aware of, from the boardroom down. “We aim to educate staff, by ensuring the company has
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