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Essential Tips & Solutions for Keeping Keeping Your Inbox Safe

Email is a ubiquitous communication tool that we rely on every day to stay connected with friends, family, and colleagues. However, the rise of phishing attacks has made email security an increasingly urgent concern. In fact, according to a recent report, phishing attacks increased by 62% in 2022, with over 240 million phishing emails sent every day.

10 Best Security Practices for SMEs

Small businesses have always been vulnerable to cyber threats, but with a recent report finding 43% of data breaches have been from SMEs alone, there's never been a more important time to take your cyber security seriously.

What is Smishing and Why is it Everywhere

According to a recent report by Check Point Research, the number of Smishing attacks increased by over 700% between the first and second quarter of 2022. This staggering rise highlights the growing concern around this type of social engineering attack. Furthermore, 97% of all mobile malware is delivered through SMS, making it a lucrative avenue for cyber-criminals to target unsuspecting victims.

IT Solutions That Make Your Estate Smart

As technology continues to evolve, businesses of all sizes are turning to IT cloud solutions to streamline their operations and improve efficiency. Cloud computing has revolutionized the way organizations manage their IT infrastructure, providing a more cost-effective and scalable solution for managing entire estates. With cloud-based services, businesses can reduce the complexity of their IT environments, improve accessibility, and achieve greater agility in their operations.

Business Problems Technology Solves

Fast and reliable IT is the cornerstone of every modern business, but if technology falls behind or its performance starts to slow down, operations will unavoidably be affected. With the average SME in the Uk suffering from 45 minutes of IT downtime each week the costs, frustration and wasted time can quickly become all too common a problem.

Why is My Business's Internet Slow?

According to a survey from Open Gear, 31% of businesses stated that internet outages cost them more than £1.2 million We live in a world that gives us access to a seemingly endless amount of information at the touch of a button. Whilst this is great, it makes it all the more frustrating when our internet runs slow or not at all. For the average person, this is merely an inconvenience, but internet downtime can be detrimental to a business. Staff are unable to work, data can be lost, security cameras stop working and hybrid teams are unable to collaborate.

5 IT Solutions Businesses are Adopting in 2023

Worldwide IT spending is projected to total £3.75 trillion in 2023, an increase of 5.1% from 2022! For business owners wanting their organisation to be as productive, protected and successful as it can be technology is an unavoidable asset. Fortunately, ambitious business owners are in luck!

The Worst Passwords of 2022... What Can We Learn?

Those that follow our blog know, this is something we enjoy (and cringe at) doing each year. The true strength of passwords has always been overestimated. Unfortunately, passwords are becoming an increasingly significant point of weakness for personal and business security and it's no surprise considering this year's most popular (and worst) password of 2022 is... *sigh*... "password".

Here's How to Stay Cyber-Safe Over Christmas

We can all agree that cyber-criminals are terrible people and the fact that there is a 30% increase in the average number of ransomware attacks in December compared to other months only reinforce this. Whilst everyone else sees Christmas as a time to wind down and spend some time with family, cyber-criminals see Christmas as the perfect opportunity to launch a cyber-attack, and worryingly it is…

Facts About Cyber-Crime That Will Make You Think

Last year we saw the largest rise in cyber-crime rates in history. It’s unfortunate, but cyber-criminals are becoming increasingly sophisticated and are taking full advantage of the increase in technology and remote workers within businesses. Cybercrime rates are rising and the latest facts surrounding cyber-criminals and their recent success only back this.