What is Spam Filtering?

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. 

Antivirus is a piece of software that needs installing on every PC, Laptop, Tablet & Server in your organization.  There is also an argument to install it onto mobile phones.  It is designed to detect and remove viruses and other kinds of malicious software from the devices that it is installed on.  It is also used to remove computer viruses where machines have already been infected.

What should I do about a data breach? GDPR came into force back in 2018 (on the 25th of May actually!).  Data breaches were still ‘a thing’ before that of course, but the GDPR requirements mean that businesses need to do much better at protecting the personal data that they store about people.  Of course, data breaches are still going to occur, in both small businesses and huge enterprises.  If governments and massive, multi-national conglomerates can’t protect their networks 100% of the time, then of course small businesses in Sheffield and around the whole UK have a difficult job! 

The global home security market has been growing by leaps and bounds. By 2026, experts expect the market to expand at a rate of 20.1%. This is on top of an expected increase of 21.6% from 2021 to 2022.

The new year has just begun and it’s a time of renewal as we plan for the possibilities to come in 2023. It’s also a time when you need to plan for resiliency in the face of ever-present cyberattacks.

Sixty-eight percent of surveyed business leaders feel that cybersecurity risks are getting worse. They have a good reason. Attacks continue to get more sophisticated. They are also often perpetrated by large criminal organizations. These criminal groups treat these attacks like a business.

It seems that nearly as long as passwords have been around, they’ve been a major source of security concern. Eighty-one percent of security incidents happen due to stolen or weak passwords. Additionally, employees continue to neglect the basics of good cyber hygiene.

Firstly, what is the duck and where did it come from? Well, we decided that we should have a pet, here at ESP Headquarters.  Unfortunately, we’re always very busy delivering best in class IT Services to businesses in and around the Sheffield area to be able to look after a real-life one properly.  So, we decided that we should pick one that is a little more simple in the effort stakes (no need to feed or walk!).  

Have you ever bought a new computer and then had buyer’s remorse a few months later? Maybe you didn’t pay attention to the storage capacity and ran out of space. Or you may have glossed over memory and experienced constant freeze-ups.

An investment in a new PC isn’t something you want to do lightly. Doing your research ahead of time and consulting with a trusted friend or IT shop can help. It will keep you from making major mistakes that could come back to haunt you later.