From the 16th – 20th November it is Get Safe Online week, an annual event aiming to raise awareness of Internet safety issues.

There are various ways crooks can attack your business online, for example hack into your website, steal your identity or have your computer network infected with viruses.

The Get Safe Online website provides plenty of information for small businesses outlining and providing advice on how they can protect themselves online.

Key points include:

• Monitor your staff online activity through writing a staff internet usage policy
• Be aware of and train your staff on the risks of phishing, social engineering, e-commerce fraud and identity theft
• Avoid publishing any sensitive information online and make sure that emails containing sensitive information are deleted immediatley
• Be aware of the tell tale signs of a fraudulent order, for example large & expensive orders with unusual buying patterns
• If you have any remote users on your network ensure that the necessary safeguards are in place

For more information visit the Get Safe Online website.