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    2020-08-10 07:30:00

    How to ensure web applications used in your business are secure

    What are you doing to secure your business website and other web applications used in your business? If you run local browser (web) applications, they are probably secured with a variety of techniques, including firewalls, regular patching and network monitoring. But what happens when you are...

    2019-10-07 08:59:58

    Want to Get Back to Doing Your Day-Job?

    “IT Support is not in my job description”

    2019-08-06 15:40:40

    What Can We Learn from the Eurofins Ransomware Case?

    The largest private forensics provider in the UK has paid a ransom to hackers after its IT systems were compromised by a cyber-attack. Is this the new normal? And what can businesses learn from the Eurofins experience?

    2019-06-25 10:26:02

    Doubling up: why two-factor authentication is your next step in digital security

    We’ve written about the need for additional layers of security for passwords, especially given the increased targeting of Microsoft’s Office 365 as more and more businesses and individuals migrate to the cloud, especially for email.

    2019-06-19 14:12:53

    Outlook – Cloudy

    We recently published an article relating to email and the evolution of cybercrime and another referring to the rising popularity of Microsoft’s Office 365 suite and the growing security risks associated with it.

    2019-06-11 09:12:23

    Are Your Websites and Applications Secure?

    What are you doing to secure your business website and other web applications used in your business? If you run local browser (web) applications, they are probably secured with a variety of techniques, including firewalls, regular patching and network monitoring. But what happens when you are...

    2019-05-20 10:16:02

    Can Outsourced IT and Internal IT Work Together?

    Outsourced IT and Internal IT provision is often posited as an either/or choice. On the contrary, says Grant McGregor, the relationship can be a highly successful collaboration.

    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.

    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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