In recent times the question of security has certainly increased in importance due to threats posed from the Internet with Worms, Trojans and Viruses.

• Wouldn't it be great to relax knowing that you can just get on with the job without having to worry about these threats?
• How about having someone proactively ensuring your business is protected?

Things to think about when it comes to security systems:

• physical security of the server and PCs? As these are becoming smaller they are easier to grab.
• internal network security which includes antivirus, windows updates, good password and access policies.
• perimeter defense, which is the security employed to filter us from the outside world.

COGITA can design and set up an IT infrastructure in a manner that gives any business "peace of mind". We can provide ongoing support to minimise the risks to an organisation.

Real Case #1
The effects of Sasser include the news agency Agence France-Presse (AFP) having all its satellite communications blocked for hours and the U.S. flight company Delta Air Lines having to cancel several trans-atlantic flights because its computer systems had been swamped by the worm. The Nordic insurance company If and their Finnish owners Sampo Bank came to a complete halt and had to close their 130 offices in Finland. Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Post, and the European Commission also all had issues with the worm. The X-ray department at Lund University Hospital had all their four layer X-ray machines disabled for several hours and had to redirect emergency X-ray patients to a nearby hospital.

Real Case #2
6 months ago if you were to walk down a city main street with your laptop, you were able to sight at least 20 Wireless networks with absolutely no security at all. At home you can see 4-5 other people's home networks that are also wide open. Someone can easily tap into the unsecured wireless network and use the internet or even worse access devices on that same network.