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5 Productivity apps for business
Many apps are designed to improve innovation, creativity and productivity in your workplace and personal life. App designers constantly break new ground with ideas we all gravitate towards. Can you remember the last time you [...]
Cyber security for small businesses
Every small business uses the internet to do business. The ways to communicate with customers and suppliers, investigate markets, conduct financial transactions, and advertise and sell are commonplace. Most employees in a business use their [...]
What is Cyber Essentials and why does my Law firm need to have it?
If you are reading this article there is a good chance you already know what Cyber Essentials is. For those that do not, Cyber Essentials is a UK Government backed standard for business cyber security [...]
Emerging technology in the workplace
Technology is evolving all the time; futuristic inventions such as the Alexa and electric cars were once something only seen in movies and are now a part of our daily lives. Having the ability to [...]
Building trust with your IT consultant
For a relationship to grow, trust is hugely important part. Finding an IT consultant you can trust and one who can advise you accurately, can be a difficult task. Trust is a mysterious creature, no [...]
The great migration – making the move to Office 365
Forget the Great War, Great Expectations and even the Great Gatsby; 2018 is all about the Great Migration. Everything is evolving and it only makes sense that the way business organise themselves will do too. [...]
Out of Office on! – Preparing your workforce for the summer holidays
With the summer holidays fast approaching, businesses often feel the pinch at this time of year. Companies are faced with the challenge of negotiating their team’s summer holidays whilst ensuring the minimum amount of disruption; [...]
Is email still a safe way to exchange data?
With cyber crimes on the increase and the vulnerability of data at an all-time high, knowing how to send data securely is imperative in keeping your business safe. So, is email still a safe way [...]
Do you control what live streaming happens in your office?
Do you control what live streaming happens in your office? What are your staff doing right now….Working? Are you sure? Studies have shown that Brits spend around 122 hours watching and listening to sport each [...]
GDPR – What’s next…?
So May 25th has come and gone. After a last-minute surge, you have stopped receiving those privacy notices (mostly), your junk email may have even gone down in volume - although the spam you really [...]
Best Foot Forward: IT Essentials for Startups
Startups companies are appearing everywhere. Since the global recession, millions of people in the UK have decided that they would rather work for themselves, than work for someone else. Despite improvements in the global and [...]
The Cost of Continuity: Could Your Business Handle an Unexpected Disaster?
We like to think, “Oh it won’t happen to us,” but when you are unprepared, it can be difficult to bounce back from a disaster. From fires to floods, heavy snowfall to a cyber attack; [...]
May 2018: A Game Changing Month for Data
From “I’m sorry to see you go”, to “Urgent: Take action NOW!”, inboxes around the world are awash with panicked attempts to comply with GDPR and hold onto as many customer contact details as possible. [...]
Is 2018 Set To Be The Worst Year Yet For Cybercrime?
New research shows that 2018 could be the worst year so far for cybercrime. In 2015, ransomware costs businesses $5 billion. Analysts are expecting this to reach $11 billion in 2018, with this trend showing [...]
Increase Your Productivity With Outsourced IT Management
In recent years, the number of startups launching in the UK and around the world has hit record numbers. More people than ever are throwing off the corporate life and taking charge of their careers [...]
Biometrics: The Future of Data and Cyber Security?
Personal data is power. Decades ago, to steal data criminals would have to break in and take physical files or download data onto floppy disks or burn onto CD. Now our data is taken from [...]
Why your anti-virus is getting smarter
Anti-virus software needs to get smarter, quickly. Traditional antivirus software can’t keep pace with today’s rising tide of threats. From shady state actors to cybercriminals and hackers, the size, volume and complexity of threats facing [...]
What to look for when outsourcing your business continuity plan
Business continuity is mission critical. Without a plan for what happens should systems go down, or if disaster strikes, it could cost your business a small fortune. When we think of potential disasters, we often [...]
Keep your smartphone secure: 5 top tips for professionals
Data is a precious commodity. Especially in regulated industries. Cybercriminals will do anything they can to grab the secrets off your smartphone. Professionals in regulated sectors, such as legal and financial services, have come to [...]
The Big Freeze: Keeping Your Business Running
With many of us waking up to snowy scenes across the country today, it can mean a winter wonderland for some. But the reality is frustration for others, with commuting through standing traffic a struggle, [...]