How to use Microsoft 365 to automate your data classification policies

2026-03-17T16:09:28+00:00March 17th, 2026|Compliance, Security and Threats, Tips and Advice|

For financial and professional services firms, data classification is no longer optional. With the growth of artificial intelligence in everyday tools, firms must understand exactly what information they hold, how sensitive it is, and how it should be used. At Pro Drive, we help our clients create a practical and secure approach to data [...]

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Why classifying data matters more than ever in the age of AI

2026-03-17T10:50:35+00:00March 17th, 2026|Accountants, Cyber Security, Law|

We recently wrote about why having a framework for classifying your data is so important in the digital age and the hidden risks that firms are building by not investing time in doing this.  With Artificial Intelligence increasingly embedded into everyday business tools, classifying data properly has become essential to running a secure, compliant, [...]

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Why data classification matters for professional services firms

2026-03-17T10:49:29+00:00March 17th, 2026|Accountants, Law, Security and Threats|

With almost all legal and accountancy firms having gone fully digital, it’s safe to say that this most critical asset sits almost entirely on their IT systems. Of course, this has real benefits for business efficiency and flexible working, but most firms do not have a good understanding of where their different types of [...]

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Cyber attack! How to survive the unthinkable

2026-01-23T14:49:07+00:00January 23rd, 2026|, |

    REGISTER FOR THE EVENT A workshop on leading your firm through a cyber crisis If spending a morning actually reducing the risk of a cyber attack putting your firm out of business is of value, this is the event for you! Being a director or partner of [...]

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How Practice Managers can use AI to run a more efficient Accountancy practice

2026-01-02T16:17:32+00:00January 2nd, 2026|Accountants, AI, Tips and Advice|

The accountancy sector is changing rapidly with private equity backed firms growing rapidly from acquisition and creating competitive pressure on smaller practices.  At the same  time, recruiting and retaining staff remains a challenge and the pressure is on to deliver more work, improve client satisfaction and at the same time, reduce costs. Leveraging technology [...]

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Why IT outages hit professional services firms hard – and the simple strategy to avoid it

2025-09-17T20:43:10+01:00September 17th, 2025|Productivity, Security and Threats|

For all companies, downtime related to IT is costly and frustrating. For Accountancy and Law firms that charge by the hour it's worse as you're getting hit twice. You still have to pay your staff but they can't work and therefore can't charge out to your clients. Every minute your team can’t access critical systems [...]

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Cyber attack! How to survive the unthinkable (Surrey Law Society special)

2025-10-06T08:31:53+01:00August 12th, 2025|, |

    A workshop on leading your firm through a cyber crisis *** This workshop is being hosted exclusively for Surrey Law Society members - please click this link to register*** If spending a morning actually reducing the risk of a cyber attack putting your firm out of business [...]

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Cyber attack! How to survive the unthinkable

2025-09-10T10:31:25+01:00July 25th, 2025|, |

    REGISTER FOR THE EVENT A workshop on leading your firm through a cyber crisis If spending a morning actually reducing the risk of a cyber attack putting your firm out of business is of value, this is the event for you! Being a director or partner of [...]

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How your IT team can be tricked into letting cyber criminals access to your IT systems

2025-06-02T17:24:41+01:00June 2nd, 2025|Accountants, Cyber Security, Financial Services, Law, Tips and Advice|

In recent months, cyber-attacks on high profile retail businesses including Marks & Spencer (M&S) and the Co-op have made the news headlines. This has affected many customers of these businesses, not just in terms of product availability, but also by having their personal data sold to criminals on the dark web.  Of even greater [...]

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How to avoid cyber annihilation of your firm

2025-06-18T11:07:12+01:00April 1st, 2025|, |

    REGISTER FOR THE EVENT If spending a morning actually reducing the risk of cyber annihilation for your firm is of value, this is the event for you! Being a director or partner of a firm means carrying responsibility for your wellbeing of your staff and protecting your [...]

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