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  • New phones can change your business

    • 9th March 2020
    • Posted by: Mark Dodds
    • Category: Technology
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    Can your phone system do more than make and receive calls? Or are you still using a phone line and paying excessive phone bills? It’s time to see how a new phone system – one that’s designed for the way we do business in 2020 – can benefit your business.

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  • Coronavirus and remote working: 4 step checklist to stay connected

    • 6th March 2020
    • Posted by: Mark Dodds
    • Category: Technology
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    Bad news. Your business is at risk of a data breach. And the biggest threat? Your staff. We’re not suggesting that you have someone on the inside stealing your customers’ details. But the same hackers who have already stolen millions of people’s worth of data, are targeting all businesses all the time. They use clever automated tools to sniff out opportunities.

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  • How Microsoft Teams Could Help Architectural Practices

    • 2nd March 2020
    • Posted by: Mark Dodds
    • Category: Microsoft
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    Microsoft introduced its Teams platform in 2016, but you may not have heard of it. And that’s a shame, because it could help you reduce your reliance on email and become a far more productive architectural practice. We’re not suggesting yours is unproductive, either, but it’s so easy to get lost in the way you’ve

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  • The 10 Layers of Online Security for Architectural, Engineering and Construction firms

    • 18th February 2020
    • Posted by: Mark Dodds
    • Category: AEC, Security
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    Imagine the perfect scenario where you could reduce your chances of being hacked down to just one or two percent. That’d be the case if your architecture, engineering or construction (AEC) firm used every possible layer of email security. But how would you stay in business if you were putting all of your effort into

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  • The biggest threat to your data is your staff

    • 11th February 2020
    • Posted by: Mark Dodds
    • Category: Security, Technology
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    Bad news. Your business is at risk of a data breach. And the biggest threat? Your staff. We’re not suggesting that you have someone on the inside stealing your customers’ details. But the same hackers who have already stolen millions of people’s worth of data, are targeting all businesses all the time. They use clever automated tools to sniff out opportunities.

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  • How Office 365 Could Benefit Architectural, Engineering, and Construction firms

    • 31st January 2020
    • Posted by: Mark Dodds
    • Category: Office 365, Technology
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    Some would say that the construction industry has been a little slow to adopt digital transformation. That’s a shame for a sector which relies heavily on communications, documentation, and process. Taking a project from initial concept to completion often involves architects, construction managers, builders and even government bureaucrats. How do you keep all of those

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  • The Most Common Email Scams and Hacks

    • 13th January 2020
    • Posted by: Phil Aston
    • Category: Security
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    It’s thought that 91% of all cyber-attacks start with a phishing email. Even if ‘phishing’ isn’t a term with which you’re familiar, you’ve probably been targeted. At some stage during our working and personal lives, we all receive an email that purports to be from a source that it isn’t. Sometimes, the clues are there;

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  • Why Humans are the Weak Link in the Phishing Chain

    • 6th January 2020
    • Posted by: Phil Aston
    • Category: Security
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    Gaining access to someone’s email account is like gaining a back door into their entire digital life. Think about it; your inbox is where you receive password reset notifications, supplier invoices, confidential communication, and personal data. If a hacker manages to tap into your inbox, they can cause havoc. Fortunately, we live in a world

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  • What is Cyber Essentials and Does My Engineering Consultancy Business Need It?

    • 12th December 2019
    • Posted by: Phil Aston
    • Category: Uncategorised
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    Barely a week goes by these days when we’re not hit by news of a big brand data breach. Personal data is now currency for criminals. And that means we’re all at risk of being targeted by hackers. For most of us, the threat level is relatively minor, but it’s important to be vigilant. Thankfully,

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  • 7 Cyber Security Tips You Need to Know While Travelling

    • 18th November 2019
    • Posted by: Phil Aston
    • Category: Anti Virus, Security
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    One of the best things about modern technology is that it enables us to indulge in our digital lives and work remotely, no matter where we are. Providing you have a laptop, smartphone, or tablet and a decent internet connection, the world is your digital oyster. So to speak. But, how do you keep cyber

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