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Donna Aplin
The fact that websites continue to be hacked and passwords are frequently stolen (and that a computer recently set a record by guessing 100 billion passwords per second) calls in to question how passwords can still be used safely and what lies ahead for them. This article looks at password security now and the progress being made towards a ‘passwordless’ future.
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Donna Aplin
In this article, we look not just at data breaches but also at the impact of data breaches on business and organisations.
Data Breaches
A personal data breach, as defined by the UK’s data watchdog and regulator, The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), is “a breach of security leading to the accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorised disclosure of, or access to, personal data.” This definition highlights, therefore, that a breach could be accidental or deliberate, and could be more than just about losing personal data. For example, data breaches could occur through third-party access, accidentally sending data to the wrong recipient, devices being lost or stolen, altering data without permission or losing the availability of personal data.
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Donna Aplin
This article looks at the difference between cloud backup and cloud storage and how each contributes to daily business life; business continuity and disaster recovery.
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Donna Aplin
How do you handle network issues? If you’re like most small businesses, you wait until something breaks or goes wrong before getting an IT services company on the phone. At a glance, it makes sense. Why pay to fix something if it isn’t broken?
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Donna Aplin
CAF (Charities Aid Foundation) has launched a new £20m grant fund. Both registered and unregistered small and mid-sized charitable organisations, including community interest companies and community education organisations can apply, and the grants are flexible, meaning organisations can spend them on core costs such as rent and utilities.
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Donna Aplin
We regularly talk about cybersecurity and the need to make sure your systems secure.
However, one item that rarely gets mentioned is the actual data sitting behind your companies IT systems.
The majority of cybersecurity breaches that happen today encrypt corporate data.
As more and more breaches happen governments all around the world are looking to tighten up their legislation on data.
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Donna Aplin
With cloud computing at the front of the line in most IT firms arsenal of “Technology Solutions” virtual desktops have taken a back seat.
But what even is a virtual desktop and how exactly could it benefit your business where the cloud might not?
We promise in this article not to make it too techy but at the same time give you an understanding of virtual desktop technology and how it could drastically reduce your IT management costs.
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Donna Aplin
The Social Enterprise Support Fund opens for it’s third and final round at 1pm 10th September and will close at 1pm on 17th September. This could be the ideal way to get your IT infrastructure and software requirements in check, to ensure sustainability in the current climate!
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Donna Aplin
For those whose workplace would normally be the office, going ‘back to work’ after remote working during the pandemic has its own challenges, so here is a brief reminder and checklist for moving back to the office to work.
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Donna Aplin
This is the first in a series of help articles around Microsoft 365. This one provides some useful tips and tricks about Microsoft Teams, right-now, one of Microsoft’s most popular applications due to the ability to bring people together that are physically in different locations. The tool allows video conferencing, instant messaging and a whole host of other useful tools. There are even applications that you can add inside of Microsoft Teams to extend the functionality further still.
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Donna Aplin
We live in an age where the majority of our business, indeed much of our lives, are conducted through digital means. This being the case, cyber-attacks are now a common occurrence.
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Donna Aplin
‘Cloud’ has been the buzz term on IT for a good few years now and whilst there’s certainly merit in the flexibility and contingency the cloud offers, there are still several tangible benefits traditional on-premise server networks can offer.
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As you may well have noticed, the video conferencing platform Zoom and Teams have really come into their own this year! The emergency migration of workers from physical offices to remotely working from home has seen these services become essential to life both in professional and social situations. So, what are the benefits of each platform? Is one better than the other? Which one suits your needs best? Let’s discuss…
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Lockdown thrust many changes on the world. One of the biggest changes for businesses, in order to continue operation, was the transition from office or company premises-based operation to working from home.
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Donna Aplin
Why ESP Is Using 3CX As Its VoIP Solution
ESP has decided to upgrade from Kerio to the more widely used 3CX platform for its primary VoIP solution for its clients. Here’s why…
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Donna Aplin
We have received many questions on how these apps will work. We hope that the following article will help to answer those questions.
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Donna Aplin
This period of lock-down and remote working has seen a boom in the usage of video conferencing software in order to collaborate with colleagues. The most popular of these platforms has been Zoom. Here is our advice on how to create a safe and stable Zoom meeting…
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Donna Aplin
The demand on the internet provides has increased significantly in recent months due to swathes of us both working and learning from home. Because of this, many of us have experienced an internet connection that is a little slower than we would like.
Read on for our top pro tactics on how to squeeze every last ounce of internet speed out of your home broadband line.
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Jordan Hackford
Deciding on a new IT provider can be tough. What factors should you consider?
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Its always something of an afterthought when it comes to technology in the meeting room.
However, if you think about it, meeting rooms in your office should be of high priority.
Why is this?
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