Everyone wants to be on the 'NiCE' list... but that can only happen if you've put in the work to protect data this year (Even Santa is GDPR ready!).

But if you're still wondering what to do, here's my first top for December - an early Christmas gift!  

The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) is giving it to you via their new Proactive Notifications Service to warn businesses of security vulnerabilities.

It's entirely free of charge and the NCSC identifies companies and organizations that are operating with outdated essential security software, and then they receive emails containing instructions to help them install software updates, making them less susceptible to hackers and other digital threats.

The NCSC’s Proactive Notifications Service also covers incident notifications, network abuse events (like the presence of malware), and open port alerts. It doesn’t conduct any scanning of a company’s networks, but rather uses information about similar networks.

If this is a service you think you could use and want to learn more, follow the link here - https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/information/proactive-notifications-service

Of course if you're looking for more comprehensive advice then get in touch and let's see how we can make you more secure.

Just remember that Security is for life, not just for Christmas!!