Bespoke Computing Ltd, Cut & Paste - our weblog for Information Technology in the real world

The exact risk of losing any particular bit of computer information depends on the exact nature of the information in question. Securing your computer used to be about scanning floppy disks for viruses and checking the odd email.

Enter the Internet, lower prices for laptops and an explosion in mobile and remote working – in the last census, 60% of homes had a computer. If you store data then you’re at risk, at risk of being named and shamed for losing potentially important or embarrassing electronic information.

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Imagine the anguish and embarrassment of losing a huge piece of work just before you were meant to be sending it to the customer.  How much would it impact your bottom line if they walked away and gave the order to one of your competitors.

Perhaps the frustration of your computer not turning on is more relevant in your world; funny noises, strange messages or, even worse, nothing on the screen at all - every file on your computer completely gone with nothing left but a complete nightmare and a big expense.

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