Is It Time to Ditch the Passwords for More Secure Passkeys?

Many people worry about someone hacking their computer. But they’re not really thinking about their wireless printer getting breached. It’s a tool that most individuals use sporadically. For example, when you want to print out tax forms or mailing labels.

Printers tend to be out of sight, out of mind. That is until you need to print something and run out of ink. Well, they’re not out of the mind of hackers. In fact, unsecured printers are a classic way for criminals to gain access to a home network.

These everyday objects can lead to identity theft…You wouldn’t think a child’s toy could lead to a breach of your personal data. But this happens all the time. What about your trash can sitting outside? Is it a treasure trove for an identity thief trolling the neighbourhood at night?

Many everyday objects can lead to identity theft. They often get overlooked because people focus on their computers and cloud accounts. It’s important to have strong passwords and use antivirus on your PC. But you also need to be wary of other ways that hackers and thieves can get to your personal data.

No business wants to suffer a data breach. But unfortunately, in today’s environment, it’s difficult to completely avoid them. Approximately 83% of organisations have experienced more than one data breach. (IBM Security 2022 Cost of a Data Breach Report)

There are a lot of things that have changed since the invention of the internet. One of these is how we bank and access our accounts. You used to have to go into a local bank branch to make deposits and withdrawals. Now, you can take a picture of a check and deposit it from your phone.

Approximately 73% of people around the world use some form of online banking at least once a month. People have never had such convenient account access. But that convenience can come at a cost.

OK, so if you’re reading this article, you’re obviously thinking about getting a Cyber Insurance policy for your business or organisation.  If that’s the case, then you need to really think about what might be required in order to get the policy at all.  Cyber Insurance, in our opinion, is a must have for all businesses or organisations of every size.  However, the Cyber Insurance market has been stung over recent years, losing billions of £’s in the process.  This is, in part, due to the fact that they provided policies to businesses that we’re anywhere near properly protected, so they had lots of claims on their hands, which had to be paid out, because the insurers hadn’t necessarily been collecting the right information from their customers during the application process.  This has now led to higher prices AND more stringent policies and checks are in place during the application process.

How can I migrate to SharePoint? Migrating your organization to Microsoft SharePoint from the traditional on-premise server can be a large project to undertake. There are several important things to consider to ensure a smooth transition. Here are some key factors to keep in mind:

Firstly, What is Microsoft Access?

The Latest version of Microsoft Access is part of the Microsoft 365 product (see here Microsoft 365 for Modern Work here Microsoft 365 Sheffield and here Microsoft 365 and the Hybrid Office for more information about M365).  However, Microsoft Access pre-dates the Office 365 environment by more than 25 years!  Find out below, about “How can I replace Microsoft Access?”. Microsoft Access is a database management system and application front end service.  It was originally released by Microsoft to bring relational databases to the mass office markets.  It provides a simple platform on which reasonably competent office workers can build applications to be used within their organisations.  It was originally born out of Microsoft’s Cirrus database application and was originally called Access way back in 1992!

PATCH MANAGEMENT is a piece of software that needs installing on every PC, Laptop, Tablet & Server in your organization or business.  It is designed to collect security updates (and some feature updates) from the vendor(s) (the makers) of the software installed on your PC and apply them automatically on a planned schedule.  In most business examples, Microsoft Windows and Office Software are the most important, but there are also many other software applications installed on business PCs and they need to be considered too.

As most people are aware, businesses across the country are increasing their prices due to the current economic climate.  So, why is my business broadband cost increasing? Businesses in the connectivity industry (Telephone lines & Internet Connections) are no different.  The larger providers, such as BT & Virgin Media are now rolling out their price increases and the reason they are giving is that their own costs are increasing.  See here for more information regarding BT in particular https://www.bt.com/tell-me-more .  Their costs for gas, electricity and staffing (amongst other things) are going up, just like the rest of us!  ESP & DE provide Internet Connections and Telephone lines to our customers and we’ve therefore stated below, the increases we have been informed about from the industry as a whole.  We always try to stay transparent where possible and we feel the best way we can do this is to communicate to our customers (and website visitors) what those increases look like.  The majority of these increases will take effect from the 1st April 2023 and be reflected in your bill from us.