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The average office worker sends and receives around 121 emails every day. And while that sounds like a lot, you may be shocked to learn that 3 billion phishing emails are sent each day. They account for 1% of all email traffic. What’s a phishing email? It’s an email sent by cyber criminals that...
In December, the UK Government released its National Cyber Strategy for 2022. We take a look at its scope and ask what impact will it have on UK businesses and organisations. The 2022 Cyber Strategy seeks to “pioneer a new cyber strategy with the whole of the UK”. In the main, the document...
It’s a while since the Grant McGregor team shared information about password best practice – and a lot has changed. Not least in terms of the new guidance in the UK Government’s Cyber Essentials scheme, but also in terms of the technology solutions now available to strengthen security. Earlier this...
What is the future of remote work now that pandemic restrictions have been lifted? Will hybrid be the new “new normal”? And, if so, how can you make it work for the long term? The Grant McGregor team considers a few tips to help make hybrid work for your organisation and your people.
We’ve not heard a lot about the “new normal” recently. In our rush to put the pandemic behind us, the conversation has moved on. But there remain issues we need to be thinking about in the new post-pandemic world. We’ve heard a lot about how the pandemic lockdowns forced organisations to fast-track...
Multi-factor authentication (MFA) adds an extra layer of protection for your network access and user accounts. It costs little or nothing and is easy to implement – so, if you haven’t already, it’s a good idea to implement MFA.
New warnings have been issued by US Federal agencies about the increased threat of Russian cyber attackers. The latest warning pertains to multi-factor authentication. Please read on for more details. The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has issued a new security alert in...
A new report has discovered that 67% of remote workers are using faulty tech when they work remotely. And often that’s because they’ve accidentally damaged the tech themselves… they don’t want to admit it to their boss in case they get into trouble.
Microsoft Teams is now well established as a “can’t do without” piece of kit. The world has adjusted to hybrid working and Microsoft Teams is a big part of that story. Microsoft has responded by continually pushing out new features for Teams users. You’ve probably seen some of our favourite...