5 Common Myths About Cyber Security That Could Be Damaging Your Business
- 28th December 2022
- Posted by: Mark Dodds
- Category: Business, cybersecurity, Professional Services, ransomware, Security
No CommentsAs IT support specialists, we’re often approached with assumptions about cyber security. It’s very common for people to underestimate the risks that come with running a business, especially if IT isn’t your forte. Here we’re going to debunk some of the most common cyber security myths, to educate and protect business owners who could be
The Disadvantages Of Using A “One-Man Band” IT Company
- 11th November 2022
- Posted by: Mark Dodds
- Category: Professional Services
We’ve had many conversations with companies using a one-man band IT person. The most common issue is that the business feels that they’re too big for just one person. When companies start to grow, we find businesses need a different kind of help.
The Business Owner’s Briefing: Reduce the Burden on Your Brain
- 24th May 2022
- Posted by: Mark Dodds
- Category: Business, Growth, Professional Services, Strategy, Technology
there are loads of tools available to you right now that can help free up your time, reduce interruptions and give you better focus. And many of them are already included with your Microsoft 365 subscription. We’ve written a business owner’s briefing to help you decide which ones could work for you.
The Legal Sector: The Latest Updates in Cyber Security
- 16th May 2022
- Posted by: Mark Dodds
- Category: Legal, Professional Services, ransomware, Security, Strategy
Mitigation against cyber crime, i.e. effective cyber security practices, is something that you need to be constantly vigilant about. This is especially true of certain sectors given the type and volume of personal data they manage: the legal sector is one of these. A recent review conducted by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) explored how
How Your Solicitors or Law Firm Can Avoid Getting Fined £98k
- 15th April 2022
- Posted by: Mark Dodds
- Category: Legal, Professional Services, Security
When people think about cyber-attacks, they tend to think about the high-profile attacks on large multinational organisations e.g., British Airways, Garmin etc. This tends to lull small businesses into a sense of false security believing that it won’t happen to them, which can be an extremely costly mistake in terms of time, money, and reputation.
10 Apps You Didn’t Know You Had in Microsoft 365
- 1st August 2021
- Posted by: Mark Dodds
- Category: Business, Growth, Office 365, Professional Services, Security, Strategy, Technology
Guess how many hours you and your team are wasting each week? We don’t mean your team taking 20 minutes to make a cup of coffee. How many hours are your people wasting every week inputting the same information across different apps and software? Or going back and forth trying to plan meetings at a time that suits everyone?
The Biggest Security Threat To Your Business Is On Your Payroll
- 5th July 2021
- Posted by: Mark Dodds
- Category: Business, Growth, Professional Services, Security, Strategy, Technology
One of your staff is going to put your business’s data into the hands of a criminal. They won’t mean to do it. But at some point someone will accidentally click on a bad link and grant hackers access to your systems. That’s known as insider negligence.
The 5 Step Plan to Prepare and Protect Your Financial Planning and Wealth Management Firm From Cyber Crime
- 4th May 2021
- Posted by: Mark Dodds
- Category: Business, Financial Services, Growth, Professional Services, ransomware, Security, Strategy, Technology
You’re regulated by the FCA. The nature of your business means that you’ll retain very sensitive client data. Therefore, the onus falls on you not to just protect your own critical data, but the financial and personal records of your customers, too
The tax relief few businesses know about
- 5th April 2021
- Posted by: Mark Dodds
- Category: Professional Services
A quick summary: When you buy certain new equipment (including computers) you can claim 130% capital allowance What that means: If you spend £1,000 on computer equipment, it’ll reduce your corporation tax bill as if you had spent £1,300 How long does it last? It started on 1st April 2021 and lasts two years Have
Do I Need a Dedicated Server In-House?
- 25th March 2021
- Posted by: Phil Aston
- Category: Professional Services
So many businesses have great big, clunky servers hiding away somewhere. In fact, sometimes, they’re not hidden at all; they stick out like a sore thumb and do nothing more than get in everyone’s way. Over the last few weeks, we’ve spoken to a number of potential clients who have a machine just like that
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