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Do I need the Premium version of Microsoft Teams?

What’s that? we hear you ask… Microsoft has a premium version of Microsoft Teams? Yes, it’s true: the market-leading productivity and communication app now has a premium offering. But what does it offer? And is it something that your organisation should sign up to? Microsoft announced the imminent...

The 2023 cyber threats for which you should prepare

The cyber threat landscape is always changing. That’s one of the reasons that the National Cyber Security Centre significantly updated the UK Cyber Essentials scheme last year. But what are the biggest cyber threats we face this year? And how can you prepare for them? The cyber landscape is...

Best new Teams features added in 2022

Microsoft continually adds new features into Teams, ensuring that for business video communications it stays ahead of the rest of the field. Here’s the Grant McGregor team’s pick of some of the best new Teams features added by Microsoft in the second half of 2022. We love Microsoft Teams for video...

Windows is the prime target for cyber criminals

With its huge dominance in the workplace, Microsoft’s Windows has become the prime target for cyber criminals. They’re looking to access your information, disrupt your business, or hold your data to ransom.

Make sure your staff know to exercise online shopping caution

With the lines blurring between our digital lives at home and at work and many devices being used for work and personal use, the need to educate staff about seasonal cyber-security dangers has never been more important. With Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales bombarding our inboxes recently (and...

A recent case exposes why cyber security requires multiple lines of defence

Last week, our cyber team was alerted to a problem at one of the companies we support. Our team immediately sprang into action to protect the business, its systems and its data. Our subsequent investigations exposed exactly why any cyber-security strategy must be multi-faceted. Here’s why.

Are you losing hours each week setting up video calls?

You could be losing a full-time working week for every member of your team, thanks to the hassle of setting up video calls. Video conferencing has revolutionised team meetings and saves a huge amount of travel time. But we’re still not getting the full benefit from the new technology, according to...

How do you solve a problem like Suella?

Leaving aside the politics of the furore surrounding the UK Home Secretary, some serious questions around cyber security have been raised over the last few weeks. Are there lessons to be learnt here? And, if so, what can we learn about the cyber security mismanagement? Allegations about the...

Windows 12 is coming… here’s what we know so far