Be prepared: Sooner or later your business will be attacked
5 steps to improve your ransomware resilience This is a cold hard fact: Ransomware is on the rise. Here’s a quick Q&A answering the most common questions about it. What is it? It’s where hackers break into your system, encrypt your data so you can’t access it, and then charge you …
Read More »Proactive IT Problem Prevention
When picking a new IT support partner, of course, you will want to know they can react quickly when something goes wrong. The faster a problem is fixed, the less downtime you have, and the less expensive it is. But how would you feel if you knew that many of the problems you’ve suffered recently could have been avoided entirely? If your current IT support company had …
Read More »10 apps you didn’t know you had in Microsoft 365.
Boost productivity, save time, and improve customer experience Microsoft 365 is like a treasure chest, full of delights waiting to be discovered. Most businesses get it just to access Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Teams. And then they discover there are so many other apps included. Find the right ones and you can …
Read More »What is a Cloud?
The simple guide to Cloud Storage and File-Synchronization Services A must for anyone with more than one computer or device in use, synchronization software ensures you have the same files on all your PCs (and they’re usually accessible on mobile devices, too). Make a change to a file and it’s …
Read More »OneDrive saves the day as your portable scanner
There you are, working from home and getting things done, until suddenly… you need to print, sign and scan a document. You’ve got a printer, so that’s OK. But no scanner. That’s annoying. How can you get this done today? Microsoft 365 to the rescue! There’s a scanner built into …
Read More »An office fire could see your business going under within a year
That’s because 93% of business that lose their data for 10 days or more go into administration within a year. And that’s what could happen if you suffered a fire at your office. Or a flood. Or even a burglary. Because when you don’t have a daily verified data backup, …
Read More »The data security equivalent of leaving your windows open
We all take great care to keep our homes secure. Yet some business owners and managers don’t have the same attitude towards their business’s data security. Which is crazy. Because there are a lot more people trying to access your business’s data, than hoping to steal your TV or PC. …
Read More »How to spot a ransomware attack before proper damage is done
One of the most terrifying things that can happen to your business is a ransomware attack. This is where hackers take control of your network and encrypt all your data, making it unusable. They won’t undo the damage unless you pay a big fee – a ransom fee. The reason …
Read More »Which of these phishing scams have you heard of ?
If you thought phishing was just emails – think again…. Today we’re at risk of scams on many platforms. Here are the top 5 to be aware of. Number 1: Phishing. The original. It’s where criminals send you an email, pretending to be someone else, like your bank, to try …
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