Cyber Essentials accreditation is something that can benefit all businesses, irrespective of the industry they operate in. For many public sector organisations or for business that work with the public sector this is becoming a mandatory requirement in 2018. We are currently offering a promotion around to help achieve Cyber Essentials here. So far, very few businesses in […]
Read MoreConsilium UK is offering free Security Lifecycle Reviews (SLR) in collaboration with Palo Alto Networks. Over the past few years we have been bombarded with new regulatory compliance such as Cyber Essentials and GDPR, however there is still an internal issue on outgoing traffic which could contain anything! User data, credit card information, sensitive company documents, […]
Read MoreAnd the award for the first high-profile data breach post-GDPR goes to – Dixons Carphone! The announcement that the electronics retailer had suffered two incidents of cyber crime was shocking not just because of the magnitude of the breach, but also the timing. It came within days of new data protection laws going live. Dixons […]
Read MoreWhen considering signing up for IT support, Glasgow businesses might be wondering what exactly an external service can offer them in comparison to in-house IT. In fact, there are many different things a dedicated IT company can offer you that go above and beyond internal support – serving your business better and ensuring your company […]
Read MoreAs IT specialists, we are constantly reminding all of our clients of the importance of good security practices, especially when using cloud services. An incident last week, however, should be a reminder to everyone that it’s not only our work accounts we need to keep secure but our personal apps too. TimeHop is a popular […]
Read MoreWhether you use cloud services or on-premise IT solutions, cyber security is more important now than ever. But did you know that one of the biggest threats to your security could be one of the things that you think helps to protect it? Passwords. ‘Experts’ have been foreshadowing the demise of the password for at […]
Read MoreAfter 44 years in business, many passengers might expect British Airways to have tightened up on its IT support. But on the 19th July – one of the most popular travelling days of the year – the former “world’s favourite airline” suffered yet another catastrophic IT failure, delaying tens of thousands of passengers for up […]
Read MoreCollaboration has always been an important tool within business. Being able to work on the same project with colleagues is crucial for success. Even if staff are not working on a project together, they may still need to collaborate across departments or on a one-to-one level. Think of a guidance document drawn up by one […]
Read MoreOnce again, Microsoft has succeeded in getting on people’s nerves with incessant pop-ups. This time, it relates to when people are using the Windows Store. There now appears a banner announcement on the app’s landing page with the prime goal of alerting users that their Windows edition is older than the April 2018 update version. […]
Read MoreHaving a duplicate copy of your business’ critical information, stored in a remote location, is a must for any organisation. There is no shortage of calamities which can befall your data and cause you to lose a vital set of files at a crucial moment. – Computer crashes always happen at the worst possible time, […]
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