What is Smishing?
How does smishing work? Like email phishing, the smisher (attacker) or smisherman (who comes up with these names?!) uses various tactics to trick the user into sending personal information. They may entice the user to click a link, make a call or even ask for a reply containing private credentials. To make the message appear […]
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Dufeu Customer Portal: The smart way to log a ticket
When in need of IT support, you want a quick and efficient way to liaise with our technicians and get the help you need. One of our main aims when launching our desk director portal last year, was to make this process as speedy and simple as possible. Now, you can create a ticket in […]
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The Dufeu Device Drive Continues
During the most recent lockdown, we noticed how much schools were struggling with the lack of devices they were able to provide students with to continue their learning at home. This was something we could help with, if we could acquire some old or unused devices from businesses in the area, we could refurbish them […]
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A Cloud of Uncertainty? Perhaps Not…
Globally we live in unchartered times. Social distancing, face masks, isolation, businesses closed – the list goes on. The ‘new normal’ is something we are all slowly becoming accustomed to – along with vast numbers of the working population now adopting remote working. More agile ways of working have never been more prevalent. Here at […]
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Whats New in Tech?
Our pick of everything you need to know to stay ahead of the latest trends and updates in tech. Black Friday shopping puts customers at risk Holiday shopping has always been a focus for cybercriminals but extra vigilance is needed in 2020. With more employees working from home on their corporate devices due to COVID-19, […]
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Understanding Managed IT Services and its benefits
In this digitally focused age, a company’s IT-infrastructure holds so much more importance than it once did. IT network issues and downtime are some of the top challenges SMEs face and can equate to large losses. Over the last several years managed IT services have become extremely popular, with many businesses adopting this approach in […]
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Cyber Attack + COVID-19 spells disaster for Travelex :(
Currency exchange firm, Travelex has been forced into administration following a ransomware attack in December 2019. The footprint from the cyber-attack combined with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic this year has driven the company into bankruptcy, with over 1000 jobs set to go. On New Year’s Eve, Travelex was hit by a Sodinokibi (REvil) […]
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How to Stay Ahead of the New Cyber Attack Trends Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic
A rise in remote working due to the COVID-19 pandemic has made it far more challenging for organizations to prevent cyber attacks. The rapid spread of the virus and race to find a vaccine have led to the creation of new phishing options, exploiting fears around Coronavirus as cover for their activities. Sadly, this has […]
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Covid-19 Update
As we continue into our third week of lockdown we would like to keep you informed regarding Dufeu’s service operation and remind you of our commitment to supporting businesses at this time. Technology is more important now than ever and here at Dufeu we are dedicated to maintaining our client’s IT infrastructure, and now that […]
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Free Teams for six months – Microsoft’s solution for COVID-19
As a response to COVID-19 (Coronavirus) and the increase in work-from-home policies, Microsoft has made their communication tool, Microsoft Teams, free for six months. There was a free version of Teams made available in 2018 but certain features were reserved for its paid version. With the Teams usage-spike in China (Since January 31, Microsoft have […]
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