IT Support For Ambitious Businesses
Do you have a Backup Strategy or are you one of the almost four million UK businesses that could be at risk of losing their data due to inadequate – or even non-existent backup practices? Many small business owners do … Read More
When it comes to cyber security, there are a lot of different terms to get your head around. You’re constantly being told to be on the lookout for this new phishing scam, or update this programme to prevent email hacking, … Read More
It is now only two weeks until Christmas and that means it is the busiest time on the internet as everyone scrambles for last-minute Christmas presents or start to take advantages of sales that are kicking off early. Some deals may … Read More
The ‘S’ in HTTPS (Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure) indicates the security and safety features for your website. It shows your visitors that your website and the traffic coming to and from it are protected by an SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) … Read More
Are you using Two-Factor Authentication? ACT Systems have seen a rise in reports of fraudulent use of email accounts in order to steal information or money from businesses in the past months. Once a “hacker” has access to your email … Read More
You’re probably heard of those ‘clean living’ programmes, which encourage you to ‘detox’ your body and leave you with a clean system free of toxins. Well, we don’t know anything about that – but we do know a bit about … Read More
As a business, we would be nowhere without our data. But it’s not just the IT industry who need to be concerned about their data. Even the most service-oriented business relies on their data to keep them operational, and so … Read More
In today’s age of modern technology, it is incredibly rare to find someone in business who doesn’t have a mobile device. Most of those devices are linked to their business email, if not to their entire business systems. But with … Read More
Are you an Office 365 customer? If the answer is yes and you are an Office 365 customer you are already enjoying the benefits of a cloud-based subscription service which combines best-in class apps such as Excel and Outlook with … Read More
From May 25th 2018 (which is just 67 days away!), all businesses and organisations operating inside or dealing with the data of citizens from the European Union must follow the General Data Protection Regulation, or GDPR for short. We’ve talked … Read More
No matter where you go online, you will find a hundred different rules for creating a secure password. With MailChimp for example, you must use punctuation in your passwords, with Gmail you must use at least one capital letter and … Read More
You have probably heard about Meltdown and Spectre. Within the first few days of the brand new year, experts revealed a set of key vulnerabilities that had been discovered in the 3 major CPU chips – vulnerabilities that could, if … Read More
When we say the word ‘hacker’, most people will conjure up this image of a young man, wearing a black hoodie sitting in a darkened room. He will be pouring over the keys of a computer with code whizzing by … Read More
As a business owner, your first thought each day should be about how to give your customers the best experience they can possibly get, so that you can stay competitive. Your second thought should be about how to do what’s … Read More
In the world today we sadly have to accept that ransomware attacks, such as WannaCryptor, will continue to increase because cyber criminals can launch them relatively easily, with little technical knowledge, and for large rewards. This is why a focus … Read More