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2018-12-10 08:04:40
### Why shrewd companies are getting tested and certified for Cyber Essentials
It’s tempting to see the UK Government’s new Cyber Essentials scheme as not worthy of investigation if you’re an established organisation with good IT systems in place. But our experience as an IASME Certification Body has taught us that this isn’t always the case.
[Read More](https://blog.grantmcgregor.co.uk/2018/why-shrewd-companies-are-getting-tested-and-certified-for-cyber-essentials)
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2018-12-03 14:27:42
### 5 Key Considerations When Implementing Change
Every office has at least one - the employee who is consistently resistant to technological change. So, how can you find a balance between championing your employees’ ability to think critically without having them fight with management every time you want to improve a process?
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2018-11-26 12:25:53
### Why IT Cannot Be a Reactive Activity
So much of the IT activity we all undertake is reactive – often it takes a malware attack to prompt us to upgrade our security software or a broken hard drive to make us think seriously about backups. Which is exactly why your IT approach shouldn’t be reactive.
[Read More](https://blog.grantmcgregor.co.uk/2018/why-it-cannot-be-a-reactive-activity)
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2018-11-20 10:37:16
### Be on the Look Out for those Black Friday Scams!
With more people than ever poised to partake in this year’s November shopping frenzy, attackers will capitalise on shoppers seeking to get great deals.
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2018-11-19 07:30:09
### How Big (or Small) Does Your Organisation Need to Be to Need an IT Strategy?
How big does an organisation need to be to make an IT strategy necessary? Is your organisation too small to need one? Grant McGregor answers your questions.
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2018-11-12 07:30:19
### Staff Training: Your First Line of Defence in IT Security
Staff training has a key role to play in any cyber security and information management strategy. So how do you begin to plan what needs to be done?
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2018-11-07 09:00:39
### Cyber Essentials Voucher Scheme worth up to £1000 launched in Scotland
The Scottish Government has made funding available for a new voucher scheme to help Scottish businesses and charities achieve the National Cyber Security Centre's (NCSC) Cyber Essentials certification.
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2018-11-05 07:30:22
### Why You Should be Using 2 Factor Authentication Right Now!
Verizon’s 2017 Data Breach Investigations Report found that 81% of of hacking-related breaches leveraged either stolen and/or weak passwords.
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2018-10-29 15:33:58
### The FBI Warns of a New Cyber Security Threat
Most cyber security news recently has focused on the revelation of Russian military intelligence service attacks, but there has been a recent announcement about cyber security practice to which organisations of all sizes including small businesses should be paying much greater attention.
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