05.05.2011

Is your client data safe ??

Is your client data safe ??

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Getting practical and expert help to protect your client data This is not just because data security is a current threat to your business - it is a current and growing threat. With the ease with which data can now be stored, replicated and communicated, the increasing use of laptops, tablet PCs and mobile smartphones for business, and the prevalence of WiFi and 3G transmission, electronic data has never been so exposed. However, whilst most Advisers accept that protecting their clients data by properly encrypting electronic devices, backing up data and so on is a basic responsibility to their client, the list of devices and transmission methods mentioned above reveals one of the major issues firms have had in actually getting the relevant levels of protection - IT is a very complicated area! Virtually every single PC or laptop in the country will effectively be different, and will react differently to new software being installed on it. As a result of this, Sesame has found it difficult to offer accurate practical advice to members on IT security and Data Encryption because virtually every case is different. This is not just because data security is a current threat to your business - it is a current and growing threat. With the ease with which data can now be stored, replicated and communicated, the increasing use of laptops, tablet PCs and mobile smartphones for business, and the prevalence of WiFi and 3G transmission, electronic data has never been so exposed. However, whilst most Advisers accept that protecting their clients data by properly encrypting electronic devices, backing up data and so on is a basic responsibility to their client, the list of devices and transmission methods mentioned above reveals one of the major issues firms have had in actually getting the relevant levels of protection - IT is a very complicated area! Virtually every single PC or laptop in the country will effectively be different, and will react differently to new software being installed on it. Adept 4 offer a wide range of IT Support to both small and large companies across the UK, from 1 to 900 employees. Not only do they offer a wide range of software to protect desktop PCs, laptops, mobile devices, back-up data, allow remote working and more, they also offer 24/7 phone support for any of the software you buy from them, including help with the installation, to ensure you are fully protected right from the off. Adept 4 can offer individual licenses for the McAfee anti-virus and full disk encryption software with antivirus starting at just 99p per month per device , and £ 8.99 per device per month for full disk encryption, including 24/7 IT support for those products. However, we can also put together a package of protection which includes Anti- Virus, full disk encryption, encrypted back up, secure remote access to your data, encryption for one mobile device all for just £29 per month, per module. The major advantage of this package is that this includes full access to a 24/7 IT helpdesk, meaning that not only can you get help with these individual programs, but also with other IT issues relating to other programs not necessarily bought through Adept 4. For more information on the offering go to our website www.adept4.co.uk or call on 01925 398 255.

Customer Relationship Manager for adept4 - leading provider of hosted and on premise IT solutions

e-mail - sue.finch@adept4.co.uk

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