Cloud security is more than just an IT issue
This week we take a look at some recommendations received from two trusted sources to see how they are helping with the fight against Cyber Crime.
We’ve launched a Glossary
Don’t know your Data Lake from your Bimodal IT? Well don’t worry, we’ve launched our IT Glossary to help you understand the vast array of jargon that we tecchies are particularly fond of.
The History of Cyber Security
As Cyber Security continues to be at the forefront of the news we thought we would recap the history of the internet’s most negative users.
What do we do if our computer system is hacked?
With the latest in a long stream of high profile attacks on business computer systems hitting the headlines this week, we have put together some guidelines into actions we recommend you take if your computer systems are hacked (or if you think they might have been).
Don’t forget your printers
Many IT teams overlook the need for security when it comes to their organisation’s printers. Despite the fact that these are part of the network and often linked to an external company whose security you have no control over.
Shadow IT – What is it?
The term “Shadow IT” is used to describe IT systems and solutions that are implemented within an organisation but don’t have official planning and approval behind them.
The Myths surrounding moving to the cloud
Microsoft recently produced a handy whitepaper aimed at dispelling the many myths that surround moving your business IT products on to a cloud computing platform.
Why not go direct?
With the proliferation of cloud based products available direct to SMEs across the UK, we are often asked what benefits there are to using a specialist IT company when the customer could go direct to the software supplier.
Office 365 Overview
Office 365
is one of the cloud based products offered by Microsoft and is one of their key offerings for business users, both for start-ups and those that are more established. We’ve outlined some of the key product features below:
Top 5 SME Security Issues
An alarming number of SMEs don’t take IT security issues seriously, in fact a survey by HM Government’s Cyber Street found that around 1/4 don’t think criminals will target small businesses. This is despite the rise in online fraud, viruses, hacking and data theft we see reported every week in the press.
