Category: Featured
Think your Cyber Insurance has you covered? Think again: how to ensure your business is protected
As businesses continue to rely more heavily on technology, cybercrime has become an increasingly real threat. In fact, according to recent studies, 60% of small businesses that suffer a cyber-attack go out of business within six months. It’s no wonder that cyber insurance has become more popular in recent years as companies try to mitigate […]
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Top 5 Best Practices for IT Managers
A successful business doesn’t just use their IT infrastructure to automate their operations, processes and workflows, it underpins everything that they do. The goal of the IT Manager, therefore, must be to ensure that their IT environment continues to maximise business productivity, whilst minimising costly downtime. The first step – follow these popular best practices! […]
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Climbing Mont Blanc
Today we look back on a momentous climb taken on by our very own Managing Director Greg and his chosen mental health charity, for which, he raised an incredible £3,000! The trip began on the 25th August with a 2-day climb of the Grand Paradiso in Italy (to acclimatize ready for the big one!) and […]
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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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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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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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3 terrifying mistakes to avoid when migrating to the cloud
With cloud migrations at the top of many businesses agendas, most businesses are either in the process of migrating to the cloud or planning a migration. Although cloud computing isn’t a new trend, mistakes can be ghastly. These mistakes are costly and may scare you or your business execs off future cloud ventures. Migrating to […]
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