Category: Featured
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
Its 2019 and the cloud is not new. 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 the cloud […]
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Managers have largest digital skills gap
Nine in ten organisations across Great Britain currently lack in digital skills. The digital skills gap is having the most negative impact on management-level jobs, according to a new report (The Open University Bridging the Divide Report 2019). With the constant development of new technologies, organisations are becoming more aware of the shortages but unsure […]
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Windows 7 End of Life
Microsoft has a life cycle for their products, and when that product reaches ‘end of life’ there are serious security implications for any business that continues to use it. In just 12 months two of Microsoft’s most popular operating systems will reach ‘end of life’ – Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2. These popular […]
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Creating Layered Protection
When it comes to securing your critical data and personally identifiable information in line with the GDPR do you think you have every angle covered? Unfortunately, there is no guarantee that your business won’t become a victim of Cyber Crime and at some stage, you may very well become another statistic, however, there are a […]
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