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Protecting your pharmacy

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What is cyber security and why is it important?
Cyber security is essential in protecting sensitive data, systems, and
networks from ever-evolving cyber threats. As our reliance on digital
technology grows, so too does the risk of attacks.

The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC)
emphasises the importance of strong passwords,
enabling multi-factor authentication, keeping software
up to date, and backing up important data regularly.

Here is some guidance from them on how The computer itself may become locked,
to defend against malware or ransomware or the data on it might be stolen, deleted
attacks. Following this will reduce: or encrypted. Some will also try to spread
• The likelihood of becoming infected to other machines
• The spread of malware throughout on the network.
your organisation Cyber Security services
• The impact of the infection Advania can provide a holistic mix of
What are malware and proactive and reactive cyber security
ransomware? services to cover your security monitoring
Malware is malicious software, which and threat response requirements.
- if able to run - can cause harm. Advania utilises its own dedicated teams
Ransomware is a type of malware that to deliver the following range of proactive
prevents you from accessing your and reactive cyber security services:
computer (or the data that is stored on it.)

Identify Protect Detect Respond Recover
Understand your Implement Detect malicious When incidents Post containment
evolving risk mitigations to threats attacking occur investigate recovery to get back
and compliance reduce risk across your users and and mitigate swiftly to business as usual
landscapes people, process & infrastructure
technology

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