Thursday 1st June 2023

What defines a computer network?

Do you have a network, or aren’t you sure?

In this day and age its difficult to determine whether you fit into any of the Industry defined categories of who or what you do with your IT equipment. Technically, two or more joined computers constitutes a network, even if its by WIFI, but we all know that in this day and age it really means shared information between more than two points, and if that is shared outside of the Local Area, or LAN, then nothing can be deemed safe. Well, we can help you with that because we are a Cyber Essentials Plus certified company who know all about the implications of being complacent or unaware of your obligations. Most of the people we talk to have no idea what fines are mandatory if they inadvertently fall foul of the new regulations but they are HUGE. For reference I have added a link to the summary fines, just click the image below.

Its probably hard to believe but even a printer can be a way of hacking into your network or office, we can show you examples. Once an attack is secured on one of your devices its very difficult to get rid of it as it spreads like a “virus” which I am sure it isn’t the first time you have heard that term associated with computers. Luckily we have several solutions to help you whether its our current vendors system or our in house Swarm product, we have a solution for you.

• I have worked with IP-Performance for over 20 years and have always found them to be knowledgeable, helpful, prepared to go above and beyond and always right on the edge of modern technology and trends. So, when they suggested we might want to let them do an internal security audit, we jumped at the chance and the results were nothing short of jaw dropping… I would recommend anyone take a look at their portfolio, even if you think you have all your security bases covered… Trust me, you haven’t. I would recommend the portfolio, and anything that IP-P do to anyone across the industry. The breadth of what they cover is astounding.

  David Brazewell, Technical Director,
  QubeGB Ltd.