Backups
Please don’t underestimate the value of reliable backups! Your computer data is extremely valuable, don’t wait until something goes wrong to find out just how valuable!
Your computer backups need regular testing to make sure you can restore your data.
I still remember the time a client’s server crashed going back 10 years ago and the only copy of their accounting data that could be found was on a USB stick that I had copied at my visit the previous week! Don’t be that person!
Worse still if a staff member clicks on a link to a crypto virus – reliable back ups save you from having to pay the crazy ransom money these criminals ask for!
Anti-Virus: Be sure to keep your Anti-Virus up-to-date. Running without anti-virus or out of date anti-virus is like going on holiday and leaving your front door open for all to enter.
Cloud Accounting Ledgers: When we finish end of year for any clients on cloud accounting systems we run all transaction reports available from their cloud accounting systems to .pdf as an extra security measure. I would encourage all users of cloud accounting to periodically do the same.
Email links: Viruses are getting nastier and nastier. Links in emails are often linked to viruses. Don’t click on an email link if you aren’t 100% confident that it is legitimate. if there is any doubt, don’t click it!
