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Ransomware is one of the fastest growing cyber-crimes in the world. Last year, 37% of businesses were victim to an attack. In case you didn’t know, a ransomware attack is where cyber criminals infiltrate your network (or device) and steal your data by encrypting it....

No-one likes passwords. Creating them. Remembering them. Typing them in. Your whole mood can change when an application you’re using suddenly logs you out, and you have to go through login all over again. It’s frustrating for everyone. So, here’s some very welcome...

Backup systems are an important part of your business IT strategy, as you probably know.  If you don’t have excellent backups in place, your business could be severely disrupted in the event of a cyberattack, a hardware failure, a natural disaster, or anything of that...

I’ve spent my entire career - 25 years and counting - in the SMB tech space.  Like most IT professionals, I love technology.  But I’ve learned something really important over the years I have spent supporting business leaders and their organizations:  Technology is...

The use of Microsoft Teams has just exploded in the last few years, and it now boasts 270 million people using it every month. Of course, it was the right tool at the right time when we all rushed to working from home at the start of the pandemic.  But the growth of...

Microsoft is always introducing new features and services to keep your people safe online, and your data secure. As a business owner or manager, you should already know that weak or reused passwords are one of the biggest risks to data security. A new update coming...

Up until the last 5 years or so, IT security providers focused on building strong “castle walls” designed to keep the bad guys out of the castle. We used tools like firewalls, anti-virus, and other technologies to make this happen.  But the problem is that, in recent...

As IT security professionals, our focus every single day is keeping our clients safe, secure, and productive. As cyber criminals become more sophisticated, we’re constantly monitoring threats, identifying vulnerabilities, and mitigating risk.   But the fact of the...

Small business owners today are more concerned about cybersecurity than ever before - and they should be!  That’s because, unfortunately, cyber-crime is at an all-time high and cyber-criminals are more sophisticated than ever before. So business owners wonder,...