From time to time, you may be requested to complete a form to demonstrate your company is serious about IT security. We are often asked to support clients with this – it’s very common for FCA regulated businesses. Whilst completing the form is pretty straightforward, it can feel like it’s a sticking plaster rather than…
Following on from our previous article covering how IT has played a critical role during the pandemic, we wanted to explore the progress business has made in truly adopting digital technology. When viewed against the rest of the World you would expect the UK to perform well for technology. The UK is one of the…
As we hit the one-year anniversary of lockdown, most of us would probably say that we never thought we would be where we are now. We are exploring the critical role IT has played during the pandemic. Whether your business has been severely impacted or remained buoyant during this incredibly difficult time, there is no…
When we went into lockdown for the first time back in March 2020, office security may have been quite low down your priority list. Once you had got to grips with remote technology, like most companies you were probably focused on getting as close to business as usual as possible. However, through the turbulent times…
Over the last year we have all worked from home for more time than we could have imagined. For some it has worked out well. They’ve discovered a renewed love for their home and garden, and that it gives them back time outside of working hours. For others it’s been a very tough gig. Feeling…
When was the last time you gave your desktop a good clear out? Yep, we’re betting it was some time ago… This month sees National Clean Out Your Computer Day on 8 February – who knew there was such a thing? This was started back in 2000 by the Institute of Business Technology, and was…
Multi Factor Authentication (MFA) is effectively an electronic or digital way of double checking you are who you say you are. As we have spent so much time in the last year logging on from different devices and in different locations, the chances are you will have already come across multi factor authentication. At the…
Choosing a CRM system, or indeed any new software, can be a daunting process. We decided to share our experience of Dynamics and what we have learned. Below is a summary of an interview with our MD, Simon Newton. Why did you move to Dynamics? Before Dynamics we used a Sage CRM system, it was…
It seems 2020 has been a bumper year for cyber criminals with SMEs through to corporates falling foul to ransomware attacks including Carnival Cruises, Hackney Council, Garmin, Pitney Bowes and Honda. And it’s not just ransomware attacks, Twitter was hacked and criminals posted tweets from Bill Gates, Barrack Obama and Elon Musk. While the surge…
Have you come across the term “Shadow IT” before and wondered what it is? Even if the answer to that is “No”, you definitely need to be aware of it and the implications for your business. So, what is Shadow IT? It is a relatively generic term, referring to equipment, applications or operations…
One of the biggest challenges companies face is getting the whole team to buy in when they move over to a new system or start using new technology. It is not uncommon for new customers to tell us about tech that has become the “white elephant” – sometimes discarded altogether because the staff refuse to…
Like many businesses in the UK, you are probably starting to prepare for returning to work. Irrespective of whether that means going back to your business premises, or working remotely, the chances are that at least some of your team will be returning from furlough. Why does that matter? Because they are unlikely to have…
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