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  • Zoom Meetings: Should You Have Some Etiquette?

    • 14th September 2020
    • Posted by: Mark Dodds
    • Category: Business, Technology, Video
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    We’ve all seen countless examples of kids making unplanned entrances on BBC News Zoom interviews. And what about the Political Director who inadvertently turned herself into a potato for the duration of an important remote team meeting? “Of all the things I could be, why a potato?” she said, understandably perplexed about Microsoft Teams’ decision

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  • If your “new normal” isn’t easy, you’re doing it wrong

    • 31st August 2020
    • Posted by: Mark Dodds
    • Category: Business, Technology
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    So, as the world braces itself to find out what the final three months of this crazy year have to offer, it’s time to plan ahead. There’s never been a better time to ensure that your team is equipped with the tools they need to work from anywhere, on any device, at any time.

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  • The Most Common Ways Businesses Fall Victim to Ransomware

    • 26th August 2020
    • Posted by: Mark Dodds
    • Category: Business, ransomware, Security
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    If there’s one form of cybercrime which seems to get more press coverage than most, its phishing attacks.

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  • New Government Grant Provides the Perfect Opportunity For Small Businesses to Upgrade IT

    • 18th August 2020
    • Posted by: Mark Dodds
    • Category: Business, Technology
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    Over the past couple of months we’ve been seeing more and more ransomware attacks with Garmin being the most recent high profile case. It’s becoming increasingly more popular amongst cybercriminals. And is used to extort money from organisations by taking something they hold dear: their data.

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  • 7 Reasons Why Businesses Switch IT Support Providers

    • 11th August 2020
    • Posted by: Mark Dodds
    • Category: Business, Technology
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    There’s nothing worse than being stuck in a loveless marriage – particularly when that union is a business and its IT support provider. Unfortunately, switching providers isn’t always that palatable. Fear of change when it comes to IT support is common and extends to other partnerships. For instance, many businesses often just don’t want the

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  • The top 5 ways to prevent your financial services firm from becoming a victim of ransomware

    • 4th August 2020
    • Posted by: Mark Dodds
    • Category: Business, Financial Services, ransomware, Security, Technology
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    Over the past couple of months we’ve been seeing more and more ransomware attacks with Garmin being the most recent high profile case. It’s becoming increasingly more popular amongst cybercriminals. And is used to extort money from organisations by taking something they hold dear: their data.

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  • How to Keep Your Business Going Virtually When Your Town is on Lockdown

    • 30th July 2020
    • Posted by: Mark Dodds
    • Category: Business
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    The world we’re now living in has made the remote workforce an imperative for many businesses. Understandably, this has been a challenge for many firms. Moving to an entirely virtual, remote workspace might feel like you’re giving up a big slice of control and risking the quality of your output. The good news is that

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  • How to Secure Your Financial Services Firm After COVID-19

    • 21st July 2020
    • Posted by: Mark Dodds
    • Category: Financial Services, Security
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    From fake online shops to ransomware attacks on hospitals, and cruel phishing emails, COVID-19 has seen a significant rise in cybercrime. The National Crime Agency has even issued a stark warning that criminals are using the pandemic to scam the public, but as you might expect, the threat extends to businesses, too. New processes, forced

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  • 3 Months On – Cyber Risk Lessons From the Zaha Hadid Ransomware Attack

    • 14th July 2020
    • Posted by: Mark Dodds
    • Category: AEC, Business, Technology
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    Zaha Hadid Architects is a big name in its field, but it had been relatively unknown to the rest of the world. That all changed in April this year, when the highly sought after architecture firm hit the headlines all around the world thanks to a cyber attack.

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  • How to use Microsoft Teams to make working from home and the office easier

    • 3rd July 2020
    • Posted by: Mark Dodds
    • Category: Business, Microsoft, Technology
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    Lockdown is starting to subside and businesses have started slowly shifting into a new way of working. We call it the hybrid way. This is where some members of the team are working from home and some are in the office. This could very possibly be the new way of working, moving forward. One issue that this can create is effectively getting things done. Communication and collaboration can become disrupted, sometimes there is a surge in miscommunication and the team struggles to find ways to keep projects moving forward.

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