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These Everyday Objects Can Lead to Identity Theft
You wouldn’t think a child’s toy could lead to a breach of your personal data. But this happens all the time. What about your bin sitting outside? Is it a treasure trove for an identity thief trolling the neighborhood at night? Many everyday objects can lead to...
6 Things You Should Do to Handle Data Privacy Updates
Once data began going digital, authorities realised a need to protect it. Thus, the creation of data privacy rules and regulations to address cyber threats. Many organisations have one or more data privacy policies they need to meet. Those in the U.S. healthcare...
Data backup is not enough, you also need data protection
The need to back up data has been around since floppy disks. Data loss happens due to viruses, hard drive crashes, and other mishaps. Most people using any type of technology have experienced data loss at least once. There are about 140,000 hard drive crashes in the...
Windows 8.1 just lost support, what does this mean?
Companies both large and small share this one cybersecurity problem. They have computers that are still running older operating systems. Staff might use these devices only occasionally. Or the company may be running customized software that won’t run on newer OS...
Microsoft Forms – one of the best free Microsoft 365 apps
Microsoft 365 is one of the most popular cloud platforms in the world, with about 345 million paid seats. Microsoft cloud tools numbers were up 32% in Q3 2022 compared to the previous year. One of the reasons for its continued growth is the suite of cloud tools...
8 reasons every company is now a tech company
Whether you sell shoes or run an accounting firm, you need some type of technology to operate. Today’s companies aren’t just in the business of selling their own goods and services anymore. They also must master various types of digital tools. These include software,...
4 proven ways to prevent a data breach
No business wants to suffer a data breach. But unfortunately, in today’s environment, it’s difficult to completely avoid them. Approximately 83% of organizations have experienced more than one data breach. (IBM Security 2022 Cost of a Data Breach Report) These...
Features that will make you love the new Windows 11
Microsoft released the Windows 11 operating system (OS) over a year ago. It was largely well-received as stable and user-friendly. The OS is not a large departure from the Windows 10 experience. But it does offer a lot of enhancements over the older environment. Yet...
The Pros and Cons of tracking the digital movement of employees
Since the pandemic, employers around the world have needed to change. They've had to shift how their employees operate. Remote work is very much here to stay. Organisations and employees can both benefit from the work-from-home and hybrid work revolution. Cost savings...
Is that really a text from your CEO, or is it a scam?
Imagine you’re going about your day when suddenly you receive a text from the CEO. The head of the company is asking for your help. They’re out doing customer visits and someone else dropped the ball in providing gift cards. The CEO needs you to buy six £200 gift...
Microsoft OneDrive vs SharePoint, what is the difference?
This is a common question which frequently arises on the call to prospects and during SharePoint “Art of the possible” workshops. What is the difference between Microsoft OneDrive and SharePoint? In short, think of OneDrive as your desk and SharePoint as a filing...
Business Email Compromise
The Challenge: Business Email Compromise is defined by the National Cyber Security Centre as a Phishing attack where the Cyber Criminals attempt to trick a senior executive into transferring funds or revealing sensitive information. The FBI defines the steps of the...