One of the most common ways hackers find their way into businesses is by brute force cracking passwords. This is where they try millions of variations of simple words, characters and numbers. Even if you think your passwords are secure and unguessable, what about your staff? Are you sure there’s no-one using Password1234 to access…
Office 365 has become a valuable and powerful tool for many businesses, but do you know exactly where your data is stored? And what if something happens and your data is lost, Microsoft has backups right? Wrong. Unfortunately, many people are under the misconception that Microsoft has backups of all your business data, when in…
Cyber crime continues to be the number one threat affecting UK businesses. With a staggering 65,000 hacking attempts made every single day, which means that a business in the UK is targeted by cybercrime every 19 seconds. Shocking. Your business is at risk right now. Hackers are targeting all businesses in Leicestershire, all day every…
Did you know that cyber crime is now the number one threat to UK businesses? It costs the economy £27 billion a year. Ouch. So we all need to take a no-nonsense approach to online security. A password alone is no longer enough to keep your business-critical data safe. Because most of the time, it’s…
You might not already know this, but in January next year (2020) some of the most popular Microsoft business software will reach the end of its life. Dead. Gone. Kaput. It’s called the 2020 problem, and it’s going to affect half of all businesses in the UK. Because when that happens, Microsoft will no longer…
Myth or fact: Leaving your computer on 24 hours a day is much better for it than switching it off and on again regularly? The correct answer: Myth This myth has circulated around computers for a long time and although it may have been true a long time ago it is now no longer the…
Christmas, it’s a time for loved ones, good food, warm fires, presents and merriment. It’s undoubtedly one of the busiest times of the year, what with the flurry of activity both online and offline throughout the festive period. Online shopping is a brilliant way to get all your gifts ordered and delivered with just a click…
Our Operations Director Andy Viner had the pleasure of being invited onto the mid-morning show on BBC Radio Leicester on the 14th November. He discussed the dangers of hacking and how to keep you and your business safe. If you missed it don’t worry you can listen to his interview below: When you think of…
Every day hackers and fraudsters send millions of fraudulent emails to millions of email inboxes worldwide. Whilst some of these emails are obvious frauds riddled with grammar and spelling errors, others can be much harder to spot. You may have seen our previous post on the relatively new Business Email Commerce (BEC) fraud if you…
Back in May, we all heard a LOT about the new GDPR regulations coming into force. And since then a lot of business owners and managers have adopted the ostrich principle… you know, stick your head in the sand and hope it all goes away! That’s normal. It’s driven by a genuine lack of understanding…