I was asked the following recently in an interview for the Irish tech online magazine 'Silicon Republic’; How can companies make sure they are spending on cyber security in the right way? I thought it was a great question. In the article, I answered in general, however it got me thinking on elaborating on this with the particular focus for SMEs, who especially at this time are feeling the pinch of the revenues lost by COVID-19.

We have seen a marked move to remote work in recent months. While the times have been troubling and stressful in many ways, there has been a flip side. Many of us have found newfound freedoms in how and where we work. With these freedoms come risks. While we can access our email, files and other communications remotely, many have not stopped to ask; are we too open? What level of remote access does each employee need and more crucially what do they not need?