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    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?

    2022-01-10 16:45:09

    Don’t worry about the potential downsides of a password manager. The upsides are far greater

    Last week there were stories that a password manager called LastPass had seen some of its customers’ master passwords compromised. The company denies that happened. And it’s possible that some of the people who reported being affected had old accounts with master passwords they’d used with other...

    2019-07-30 08:28:18

    The New Rules for Passwords in 2019

    Access control is fundamental to security – whether in your home, your office or your IT infrastructure. If passwords are the keys that open the doors to your IT estate for legitimate users, how do you stop them falling into the possession of malicious actors?

    2018-07-30 09:55:26

    The Beginner’s Guide to Encryption

    With organisations under more pressure than ever to protect their customers’ data, and more and more information being stored digitally, Grant McGregor takes a look at encryption and the possibilities it offers to help small businesses protect their data.

    2018-03-05 07:30:53

    Best Practice Password Security

    Passwords have an important role to play in any organisation’s cyber security – whether to protect user access to applications, data or email. So what should organisations be doing to ensure that the passwords and password policies being used are up to scratch?

    2018-02-12 07:30:27

    Could Social Media Be Your Security Weak Spot?

    Social Media is so much a part of our lives these days, both personally and in business.

    2017-10-23 11:19:35

    The Beginner's Guide to Cloud Security

    As increasing numbers of businesses shift their workloads to the cloud, the security threat we face is changing. Where our data goes, the hackers follow – and now cloud attacks are on the rise.

    2016-04-04 09:00:16

    The Three Most Common Access Control Issues

    Security is a huge issue for SMBs. Keeping your data secure is essential, especially when you’re collecting customer data that’s highly sensitive. The best way to keep data secure when it’s being stored remotely is through access control measures using authentication.

    2013-04-08 13:26:00

    Password hacking won't affect you, will it?

    Are you sleep-walking into the arms of a password fraudster? Ten Tips to Help You Create & Manage Stronger, More Hack-Proof Passwords… Password and online identity theft is increasingly common and has recently affected Twitter, Yahoo, LinkedIn and other well-known sites! But it’s not only...

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