Join Loch Employment Law and SortmyPC to learn more about the upcoming GDPR changes, and what they mean for your business.

Chris Phillips, Partner at Loch Employment Law, will chair this breakfast seminar, which will cover the legal implications of GDPR, and how you IT and cybersecurity can be prepared.

Gavin Macgregor, Solicitor, will talk you through:

  • The legal principles of the GDPR, and bases for processing data
  • What is covered by ‘personal data’?
  • Storing, Processing & Deleting Data – the GDPR changes
  • Employee Consent & Rights and how Employers should respond to Subject Access Requests
  • What happens when you suffer a data breach, including enforcement & consequences
  • Tips for Compliance

Gordon Sayers, Managing Director, SortmyPC will discuss:

  • The intersection of IT and GDPR
  • Data Risk Assessment
  • A practical approach to GDPR and IT
  • How SortmyPC can help with compliance

The presentation will be followed by Q&A’s with our expert speakers, and networking opportunities over breakfast.

Learn more and book your place here; https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/gdpr-update-seminar-tickets-41112678127

GDPR Seminar blog imageAre you ready for the upcoming changes to data protection that GDPR will bring next year? If not, don’t panic! Join us on Thursday 1st February when Loch Employment Law and SortmyPC present a GDPR Update Seminar.

WHEN: 1 February, 2018, 08:30 – 10.30
WHERE: Atria One, Brewin Dolphin, 144 Morrison Street, Edinburgh, EH3 8BR
Register online: https://gdprupdateseminar.eventbrite.co.uk

Chris Phillips, Partner at Loch Employment Law, will chair this breakfast seminar which will cover the legal implications and how your IT and security policies can be prepared.

Gavin Macgregor, Solicitor at Loch Employment Law will talk you through:
• The legal principles of the GDPR, and bases for processing data What is covered by ‘personal data’?
• Storing, Processing & Deleting Data – the GDPR changes
• Employee Consent & Rights and how Employers should respond to Subject Access Requests
• What happens when you suffer a data breach, including enforcement & consequences
• Tips for Compliance

Gordon Sayers, Managing Director, SortmyPC will discuss:
• The intersection of IT and GDPR
• Data Risk Assessment
• A practical approach to GDPR and IT
• How SortmyPC can help with compliance

The presentation will be followed by Q&A’s with the expert speakers and networking opportunities over breakfast.

To book a place visit https://gdprupdateseminar.eventbrite.co.uk/

About the speakers:

Chris Phillips is a partner with Loch Employment Law and accredited by The Law Society of Scotland as an employment law specialist. He has a wealth of experience in advising organisations on legal compliance issues.

Gavin Macgregor advises on a wide range of employment issues and personally conducts Employment Tribunal hearings in addition to representing clients during mediation proceedings.

Gordon Sayers is Managing Director of SortmyPC, one of Edinburgh’s leading Managed IT services providers.
For further information contact Gordon Sayers on 0131 477 2644.

There is a new variant of ransomware, known as the Petya ransomware, which recently affected organisations on a global scale.

And it’s not just large organisations which are at risk, it is vitally important that all businesses are alert to the potential of an attack.

Phishing emails are used by cyber criminals to distribute these attacks, which will contain a link or attachment. If this link or attachment is opened it will install malicious software which will encrypt your files. They will become locked and you will not be able to access them. Often the first you will know of it is when you are asked to pay a sum of money for a decryption code to give you access to your data.

Over the last couple of years there have been several major cyber attacks and most of them have been distributed via email. These emails can be very authentic looking, but there are usually clues that they are not genuine. For example, the sender address or ‘to’ address may look suspicious, there may be spelling mistakes or the grammar may not sound right. In order to pick up on these clues however, it is necessary for all employees to be aware of the risks and always vigilant when opening emails. The risk should not be underestimated and we suggest that most organisations could be doing more to educate their team about the risks.

To help organisations reduce the risk of a ransomware attack we have compiled a 10 step guide to minimise email security threats. It is hoped that this document will enable organisations to keep employees informed of the risks and remind them of what to look out for. This will help to ultimately reduce the risk of a ransomware attack.

Click here to view: How to minimise email security threats

For further advice on email security and ransomware or how to minimise the risk to your business please contact SortmyPC to arrange a consultation.

Phone: 0131 477 2644

Email: enquiries@sortmypc.co.uk

Website: www.sortmypc.co.uk

Over the last couple of months, we have been working with the Scottish Historic Buildings Trust as part of the team redeveloping the historic Riddle’s Court building.

The project, which is in its final stages, will save and redevelop the 400 year old building and will provide a community, conference and event space in one of Edinburgh’s most historic buildings. The Patrick Geddes Centre will be at the centre of the building, providing a world-class centre for learning.

SortmyPC was awarded the contract to provide a secure and protected business network and VOIP telephone system, to allow the building to operate efficiently. Our involvement in the £5.7m project will help ensure the historic building is fit for use in the C21st.

Click here to find out more about our involvement with this fantastic project.

Earlier this week it was reported that a Google malware attack was hitting inboxes. This very sophisticated phishing scam involves emails which suggest some one has shared a Google Document with you. You are then invited to edit the document.

The genuine looking phising email is sent to your inbox. It will have a subject title which suggests a Google document has been shared with you. If you click on the link “Open in Docs” it will take you to a Google sign in screen which looks very genuine. However by clicking on the “continue in Google Docs” link you are unwittingly giving permission to the cyber criminals to potentially access your emails and contacts, via a third party app.

The phishing email looks fairly genuine and often from a convincing sender address. However, the scam give away is often in the ‘to’ address, which may look something like ‘hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh’.
Google encourages users not to click on any links or open emails which are suspicious. If you receive an email such as the above we recommend you delete it immediately.

If you think you have been a victim of such a phishing email and you have clicked on the link granting permission, don’t panic. Go to your Google settings and remove permission for the app to be connected to your account.

If you are worried you have fallen victim to a malware attack or similar phishing scam contact SortmyPC on enquiries@sortmypc.co.uk or 0131 477 2644. We can also offer advice and assistance on device & data security to help protect your business.

Further info:

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/may/03/google-docs-phishing-attack-malware

http://gizmodo.com/a-huge-and-dangerously-convincing-google-docs-phishin-1794888973