Email is crucial to the success of many businesses and provides us with a vital communication link to both our clients and our colleagues. But how many of us can honestly say that we practice effective email management? Are you on top of your email inbox or has it become overwhelmingly huge? Don’t worry if…
The vast majority of UK businesses are now using the cloud in some form. In less than a decade, the cloud has evolved from a concept that only techy people understood to something that’s become the norm. The increase in consumer up-take for personal use has also made the cloud and its concepts easier for…
Cloud computing has become increasingly popular in recent years with many businesses opting to move to the ‘cloud’. It’s very likely that you’ve heard of it before, and with 88% of companies having now adopted some form of cloud computing you may even be using it yourself. But what exactly is cloud computing and how…
According to research conducted by the Cloud Industry Forum, 88% of companies have now adopted some form of cloud computing. What’s cloud computing? – It’s where you use software in your browser, rather than having to download it to your computer. In lots of ways, the increase in the use of cloud computing is a…
Microsoft Office 365 is brilliant. You probably already know that, because working in the Cloud lets you and your team access documents from anywhere with an internet connection. It’s got loads of great applications all available in one place. You can collaborate on documents, share files and communicate seamlessly with others even if you’re on…
Some Samsung users have reported that their phones are sending random photos or even whole galleries of images to contacts without their permission. If that wasn’t bad enough, users had no knowledge or evidence of the mass photo sharing in Samsung messages and were only notified by the contact with which the images were shared.…
Google has released a fix for a bug which could temporarily shut down or cause disruption to home wi-fi networks due to an overload of data from Chromecast and Android devices. What is the issue? The problem arises when Chromecast and Google Home devices wake from a low power “sleep” state. A chromecast wi-fi disrupting…
Here are our tips on making sure your devices are fully secure. SECURITY IS IMPORTANT – HERE’S OUR HANDY TIPS: You are a potential target to hackers: You should never say “it won’t happen to me”. Everyone is at risk from cyber-attacks and the potential implications that an attack could cost your business can…
We all do it. As do our children. When you go somewhere, especially to work, you hunt out the free WIFI like a person possessed. Getting online as soon as possible gets you reconnected to both social media and work systems.
However, in general, we never think about how “open and insecure” these WIFI networks are. We never ask the provider (Coffee house, airport, even our local Clarks shoe shop) what security practices and systems they have set up to protect you.