Data Security Challenge Would your business pass our 57 minute Data Security Challenge? If you’ve got anti-virus protection you probably think you’ll never have to worry about a cyber-attack. Unfortunately, you’d be wrong. If someone really wanted to hack your business, they could probably do it easily. It’s just a case of knowing where to [...]
The GDPR deadline is only weeks away. You probably know the data protection laws are changing? Perhaps you’ve been thinking that GDPR just boils down to some extra bits of paper? And a lot of red tape you don’t have time to deal with? Or that nobody cares about your data? Sadly, GDPR is something [...]
IT Support UK GDPR European data protection laws are changing for the first time in 20 years. WAIT! Don’t go! This is relevant to your business and it’s happening soon. The new law’s called GDPR. And if you don’t tow the line, you could be looking at a huge fine, damage to your reputation and [...]
Building strong business relationships are a good thing. But if you’re seeing your IT support people more often than some of your friends, something’s very wrong. In fact, you shouldn’t really be seeing your IT support people very much at all. These days, professional IT support companies spend more time on proactive work to prevent [...]
Is your business at risk – from something as simple as opening an email? With staff working remotely and accessing emails from all sorts of devices, keeping emails secure can seem like an impossible task. There’s the sheer number of emails to consider. Think of how many people you employ. Now think of how many [...]
Letting your team use their own mobile devices for work is great, right? It gives them the freedom to work remotely without having to carry multiple phones around. And it means you don’t have to shell out on expensive equipment. Everyone’s a winner! If only. This is called Bring Your Own Device – and the [...]
Computers age like dogs. 5 to 9 years for every human year. Is your IT setup ageing well? Read our latest guide on how to make sure it is going to support your business’s growth over the next 3 years. You can read more here: Computers and Dog Years.
IT Support... Asset or Liability? Every potential client that I go out to has problems with their “IT stuff” That’s the reason they’re calling us right? They’re not happy with the way things are. So we sit down and have a 30 minute chat over a cup of coffee and get biscuits if we’re lucky. [...]
Patch Tuesday & Exploit Wednesday Patch Tuesday is a term used to refer to when Microsoft releases security patches and updates. Patches are released on the second and sometimes fourth Tuesday of the month although updates for Windows Defender and Security Essentials are released more frequently. Patches and updates are still not taken too seriously [...]
Locky Malware can bring your company down The reality is that it's only a matter of time before a ransomware exploit takes your data hostage. Unfortunately, most end users are still quite naive when it comes to IT security, but hey that's down to the IT company that supports us right? No, it's down to [...]
