There’s a cyber-crime called phishing. It’s a major pain. Criminals send emails pretending to be someone they’re not, hoping one of your people will click a link and accidentally give them access to your data. Do you think your team would spot a phishing email? Here’s an easy way to check.
How are we here in 2022 already? 2021 went very fast… The start of a new year is always a good time to think about what you want to achieve with your business. As the captain of the ship, it’s your job to set the destination, and course correct along the way. January is a […]
Last week there were stories that a password manager called LastPass had seen some of its customers’ master passwords compromised. The company denies that happened. And it’s possible that some of the people who reported being affected had old accounts with master passwords they’d used with other services. Do you use a password manager in […]
There’s a major security alert that’s affecting the whole of the internet right now. Security researchers have called it one of the most severe vulnerabilities the world has ever seen. Yet you’d be excused for not having heard much about it. Because, unusually for a cyber security alert, it’s not affecting the normal computers that […]
Don’t you often find it’s the small things that make the biggest difference? That’s certainly the case with technology. Minor updates to the software you and your team use every day can have a surprising effect on your overall productivity. Microsoft has recently announced a series of small improvements to Teams, Microsoft 365 and Windows […]
A new survey just released by a specialist website has confirmed that phishing attacks remain the greatest cyber security threat to businesses. Phishing is where a hacker sends you an email pretending to be from someone else. They might fake an email from your bank, for example. When you click a link in the email, […]
GoDaddy last week announced a major breach in its security, involving more than a million of its customers across several brands including tsoHost, Media Temple, 123Reg, Domain Factory, Heart Internet, and Host Europe. You’ve probably heard of GoDaddy. It’s been around since the late 1990s when it started as a place to build and host […]
All business owners and managers hate it when their staff’s productivity goes down. Bad IT is often used as an excuse to start talking and stop working! So, now’s the time to make sure it can’t have a negative effect in 2021. (it’s going to be a challenging enough year as it is) You and […]
Do you own a small or medium-sized business that has no IT staff employed? When your computer, printer, or internet is having issues, where do you turn? Fiddling with the technology in your office for hours trying to get it to work is costing your business valuable time and money. It’s also preventing you from […]
For a number of years, I had been providing IT services as a freelance consultant rather than an in-house employee, meaning I pop in and out of various companies for six to 18 months at a time. There’s always an interview up front during which the task is…