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    2024-01-19 11:51:17

    2024 Tech Predictions: What cyber security challenges will we be facing in 2024?

    Here’s our roundup of the cyber security challenges about which leading organisations in this space are warning for 2024. Pulling information from a variety of expert sources, this covers some of the cyber security preparations you’ll need to be considering this coming year.

    2023-11-27 08:30:00

    Best practice tips for securing your cloud

    Whether you are using cloud-based software-as-a-service applications, running email services from your Microsoft 365 tenant or storing data in Microsoft Azure, cloud is the new normal for most organisations. The Grant McGregor team considers what that means for your cyber security approach.

    2023-10-09 12:07:04

    What do we know about the Electoral Commission data breach? And what can we learn from it?

    Continuing with the theme for Cybersecurity Awareness Month this October, our next blog looks at the story reported in August 2023, where the Electoral Commission admitted it had been victim of a cyber-attack. Since then, details have been emerging about the nature of the attack and the attack...

    2023-05-15 13:29:18

    Should your users be using Microsoft Edge Password Manager?

    In this blog, our team considers another of Microsoft’s technologies bundled with your Microsoft 365 subscription and asks: should your users be using Microsoft Edge Password Manager?

    2022-09-20 08:30:00

    Nine months on… meeting the new Cyber Essentials requirements

    Early this year, the Cyber Essentials scheme underwent its biggest shake-up since its launch. Now, nine months on, the Grant McGregor team considers what we’ve learnt and offers some advice about how your organisation can meet the new requirements. In November 2021, the two organisations with...

    2022-08-29 07:30:00

    Your 2022 update on the ransomware threat

    Like many types of cybercrime, ransomware is a steadily growing threat. The Grant McGregor team looks at the current state of the threat – and what to do about it. More than two-thirds of organisations questioned as part of the 2022 Proofpoint survey reported that they had suffered at least one...

    2022-05-16 11:54:57

    The New Password Rules: 2022 Update

    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...

    2022-05-09 13:05:06

    A guide to making hybrid work over the long term

    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.

    2022-05-03 09:29:00

    What does the new normal look like now?

    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...

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