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April 05, 2017

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With the amount of media coverage that recent data breaches such as those experienced by the likes of eBay, Evernote and Domino's Pizza quite rightly attract, you may be forgiven for thinking that cybercrime is a big-business problem.While there's little doubt that with the potential for a profitable payout the bigger business is a more attractive target (and the Target retail compromise in the US is another good example), it would be foolish to think that as a small business you're not on the radar.Most cyber-attacks are actually oblivious to business size; the bad guys, and the automated bots they employ, are simply looking for security holes through which to climb.Most cyber-attacks are actually oblivious to business size; the bad guys, and the automated bots they employ, are simply looking for security holes through which to climbMost cyber-attacks are actually oblivious to business size; the bad guys, and the automated bots they employ, are simply looking for security holes through which to climb

Although it would be correct to say that there's a certain amount of diverged evolution in attack methodology, with larger enterprises being on the end of the most sophisticated and targeted threats, it doesn't mean the small business is any less at risk.Opportunity is the name of the game, with attackers casting the widest possible net into which those smaller businesses with less understanding of the IT security threatscape will find themselves. The combination of low understanding of risk and application of best practice serve to put the average small business firmly on the attack radar. Understand the top security threats to your business and you could become a less attractive target to the cybercriminal.SMB security: social engineeringSocial engineering remains the number one threat to the security of data for most small businesses. Be that in the form of targeted trojans or spear-phishing, which aim at a specific member of staff, more general social-media profiling of your business to appear like a genuine customer, or blended attacks that combine all these attack methodologies. The good news is that all of them can be addressed in much the same way, and that's via employee education.

Relying upon a combination of hardware and software alone will never be enough; you need to ensure that your staff aren't simply opening the door to the bad guys and letting them walk off with your valuable data. Once staff are aware of both the value that data holds and the ways in which security can be compromised to access it, then they can mitigate the risk by simply changing their behaviour.The smaller the business, the easier this is to achieve for one simple reason: they have fewer employees to train and maintaining that awareness is less costly.Although growth of malware on the PC has remained pretty static over the past year, the same isn't true of mobile devices: the malware graph for Android devices is shooting off the scale. The main problem this brings to the small business is transference of the threat.Malware active on a mobile device will quickly find its way into your business systems unless steps are taken to prevent this. Obviously, it's best not to get infected in the first place, so ensure staff avoid "unofficial" app stores and make installation of device-based security software part of a Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) policy.

And yes, even the smallest business should have some kind of BYOD policy. To not have one blurs the boundaries between personal and work data, and is a data compromise waiting to happen. Equally important: ensure your business network is protected by up-to-date intrusion-detection and anti-malware solutions. And finally, always encrypt work data stored on mobile devices in case of loss or theft.The cloud isn't inherently insecure, but you do need to think carefully about what data you're storing in it and how that data is protected.Especially if you're using free or freemium "public" cloud services that remain very popular in the smaller end of the business spectrum, since these public clouds are also popular with the bad guys. If you choose to store data in this way, ensure you encrypt it beforehand so as to protect it in transit and thereafter.More problematical is when staff are using cloud-based services to make their job simpler or more convenient, be that as a webmail provider, data store or note-taker.Anything off the business radar presents a potential risk (what if the third party is compromised, for example: you wouldn't see that as a risk to your data since you'd be unaware of staff using it in this way) so educate employees about the security implications of using such services.I shouldn't really need to tell you that weak passwords are a problem, nor that the use of Post-it notes to recall stronger ones is also a bad idea.

However, despite the availability of free and low-cost password vaults - which not only help create and manage passwords and passphrases but prevent easy theft as well - many small businesses still opt for the insecure option.So, use a password vault; and better still, add another layer of protection by using two-factor authentication, which requires both a login/password and a token. These needn't be expensive to obtain and maintain, even for the smallest of businesses. Needless to say, logins should always be revoked when a staff member leaves the business.Big companies are well aware of the physical threat, but it's often quite shocking how many small businesses forget about this particular aspect of data security.Cybercriminals will just as happily steal your laptops and PCs to access the data upon them if access to your offices and the hardware itself isn't secure. Keeping doors and windows locked when premises are empty, hardware securely locked away and the use of combined alarms and CCTV will all help to deter crooks looking for an easy data haul.

And don't forget your rubbish either. As a rookie hacker more than twenty years ago now, I found most of the information I needed to "explore" networks by dumpster diving. In other words, I raided dustbins and skips outside offices and uncovered network data, passwords and information helpful in circumventing access controls. Dumpster diving is alive and well today, so ensure you shred all paperwork before disposing of it.The truth is that the simplest of changes can have a dramatic effect as far as strengthening your security posture is concerned - and without having any significant impact upon your bottom line. So what are you waiting for?The compact cousin of the Lenovo Miix 2 10in, the Miix 2 8in, is not only the first compact Windows tablet from Lenovo we've reviewed, but one of only a handful of compact Windows tablets on the market. Like its larger stablemate, the 8in Miix 2 is generously equipped, both in terms of core hardware and ports, and at first glance it's a handsome piece of kit. See also the 11 best tablets of 2014

Tall at 215mm, but surprisingly thin at only 8.5mm, the Miix 2's lean, 9mm bezels make the 8in screen seem even longer and broader than you'd expect. Turn the tablet over and it still looks good, the slightly dimpled, gunmetal-grey plastic back panel broken only by a similarly textured Lenovo logo and a thick band of smooth, silver plastic along the bottom. It's an understated design that, coupled with the Miix 2's extra size, gives it the look of a grown-up compact tablet. However, while it may look attractive, it isn't the best made tablet we've come across, exhibiting a worrying amount of flex and bendiness when twisted.The Miix 2 has a reasonably generous array of connections, with a microSD slot, a 3.5mm audio jack and a micro-USB port that doubles as the tablet's charging point. We were a little disappointed with the lack of a dedicated video output, though, and the Miix 2's micro-USB port isn't MHL-compatible. Since one of the strengths of Windows tablets is their ability to be put to use as an occasional work machine, that's a disappointment. There's also no 802.11ac Wi-Fi, the tablet instead boasting dual-band 802.11n. We were more impressed with the Miix 2's performance. Touting a quad-core Intel Atom Z3740 CPU running at 1.33GHz, supported by 2GB of RAM, the tablet stormed through the benchmarks, finishing the SunSpider JavaScript test in only 423ms and achieving single- and multi-core Geekbench 3 scores of 825 and 2,481 respectively. As a point of comparison, the Miix 2 is only beaten in these tests by the mighty iPad mini with Retina display, which gained 418ms in SunSpider and multi- and single-core Geekbench 3 results of 1,394 and 2,526.

In real-world use, we found the tablet delivered quick and fluid browsing around Windows 8.1 and the web, while the Miix 2's 4,730mAh battery helped it to a time of 9hrs 37mins in our looping video test. It isn't the longest-lasting tablet around, but it should get you through at least a day on a full charge.While graphical grunt may be weak by laptop standards, for a compact tablet it's actually pretty good. Intel's integrated HD Graphics chip delivered a smooth performance in our tests, finishing the onscreen GFXBench T-Rex HD test with an average frame rate of 21fps, and even graphically demanding games such as Asphalt 8: Airborne ran well, with no visibly dropped frames. The 8in 1,280 x 800 IPS panel's LED backlight reached a respectable 395cd/m2 at maximum brightness, so outside use isn't out of the question. However, competent screen luminance is pretty much the only thing this display has going for it.The contrast ratio of only 410:1 leads to limp, washed-out colours, grey-looking black and anaemic skin tones. We'd consider this obstructive to our enjoyment of any tablet, but on a tablet costing £330 it's unforgivable. In addition, the relatively low resolution means text appears pixellated when you hold the tablet at a natural distance.

Finally, the Miix 2's 5-megapixel rear camera is fine for taking casual snapshots outside, but in low-light it produces noisy, smeary photographs, and the 2-megapixel front camera suffers from the same problems.With some adjustments, the Lenovo Miix 2 8in might have been a contender for the A-List crown; it's generously equipped, attractive and fast, and it even comes with a copy of Microsoft Office Home and Student preloaded, however, we simply can't get over that washed-out display, the lack of video output and the high price. In a market where competition is fierce, and prices cutthroat, this tablet simply hasn't got it where it counts.Dell unveiled its first Chromebook at the BETT educational technology show back in January, raising considerable interest with a promised price of £179 for the 2GB model. That specification finally goes on sale on 23 June; ahead of it comes a more expensive (£199) model with 4GB of RAM. Read on for our full Dell Chromebook 11 review. See also what's the best laptop you can buy in 2014?

Aside from the memory provision, the two models are identical. For your money you get an 11.6in screen with a resolution of 1,366 x 768; a Haswell-class, dual-core 1.4GHz Intel Celeron 2955U under the hood; and 16GB of flash storage. Connectivity is impressive, comprising a pair of USB 3 sockets, a full-sized HDMI output, a 3.5mm headset jack and an SD card slot. Dual-band 802.11n Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 4 take care of networking; the only major miss is the lack of a wired Ethernet port.The Dell Chromebook 11 runs Chrome OS seamlessly. The machine wakes up instantly from sleep, and boots in seven seconds from a completely powered-down state. In use, we never had to wait for tabs to appear and disappear, performance never flagged even with a screen full of websites, and streaming HD video played perfectly smoothly. Our only reservation in this area concerns the slightly noisy fan, which kicks as soon as the load on the CPU ramps up. The Chromebook 11 excels in benchmarks, completing the SunSpider JavaScript test in 323ms and scoring 2,767 in the demanding Peacekeeper browser test. Weâ€™d expect the 2GB model to perform similarly, as thereâ€™s little difference between these scores and those of the 2GB Acer C720.Battery life was also on a par with C720. With the screen set to a brightness of 120cd/m2, wireless turned off, and a low-resolution YouTube video set to loop indefinitely, the Dell lasted 5hrs 54mins on a single charge. Itâ€™s a touch better than the Acer, but the gap is small at 18 minutes.

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