Many of these attacks could have been prevented had these businesses followed “best practice” security protocols. With the vast majority of all cyber attacks now coming in via our email systems it’s now imperative to have systems in place that identify and remove threats before they have a chance to cause damage. Today IT security requires a multifaceted approach and should include network protection, e-mail filtering, password management, data and email backup, patch management, multi-factor authentication and most importantly end user education.   

When you consider that large organisations employ entire teams of IT experts to continually monitor and manage their IT systems, where does that leave small businesses who can’t justify the expense of running their own IT department? This is where managed IT service providers come in. MSP’s essentially provide all of the benefits of having your very own in-house IT department, but without all the associated costs.