Hackers are getting smarter and breaches are increasing. Here are the key password threats and how to address them:   1. Users – Got trust issues? Not telling anyone your password to anyone is the best thing you can do. As soon as you share a password you’ve lost control. Don’t email or message passwords that you use to others. Yes, sometimes it means cheaper accounts but it is the easiest way to experience a breach. Secure passwords in a password manager – you can share access from these without others seeing the password. Some even have rolling passwords to ensure even higher levels of ..read more

Hackers are getting smarter and breaches are increasing. Here are the key password threats and how to address them:   1. Users – Got trust issues? Not telling anyone your password to anyone is the best thing you can do. As soon as you share a password you’ve lost control. Don’t email or message passwords that you use to others. Yes, sometimes it means cheaper accounts but it is the easiest way to experience a breach. Secure passwords in a password manager – you can share access from these without others seeing the password. Some even have rolling passwords to ensure even higher level ..read more

Imagine waking up one morning and all of your IT system had been encrypted. Nothing is accessible. For 5000 students, and 1000 staff life was on hold. Back in August/September we assisted Myerscough College in recovering from such a devastating Cyber Attack. One of the most intense projects we’ve been involved in. Here is an overview of what occurred, if you’d like to understand more about the detail, how the attack occurred and what you can do to minimise the risks of such an attack hitting your organisation then post your questions below. Many IT suppliers talk about the “flavour of the mont ..read more

Managing Directors – When was the last time you left a window open in your office on purpose?  Never?   Why not?  Is it because you would be inviting thieves in to steal the equipment in your office?   If so, then when was the last time that you asked your IT service provider to give you a list of open ports on your firewall?   Open ports on your firewall is essentially the same as leaving your windows and doors open in your office . Sometimes it’s justified to leave these windows and doors open however you must ensure ..read more

Just a few years ago, remote working was something only the most progressive, hippest new Silicon Valley start-ups practiced. Now almost every organisation has been forced to shift their operations and infrastructure to a remote working model. Normally that kind of shift would take months of planning. But it happened overnight. No organisation is going to put efficient and highly secure IT infrastructure in place overnight without taking some shortcuts, missing a few tricks or making the odd minor mistake. But even a minor mistake in remote working cyber security can lead to a major problem. W ..read more

With businesses returning to their offices – and the faint glimmer of pre-Covid-19 operations on the horizon – we thought we’d share some time-saving advice. A return-to-work checklist to help you get back up and running with your IT systems. It comes from conversations with our customers, focused on getting their IT operational as quickly as possible and functioning as effectively as possible. Straightforward, time-saving advice in a simple checklist that will help you foresee any issues and give you and your staff a head start when you finally get back to your desks. It also helps IT service ..read more

Managing Directors – When was the last time you left a window open in your office on purpose?  Never?   Why not?  Is it because you would be inviting thieves in to steal the equipment in your office?   If so, then when was the last time that you asked your IT service provider to give you a list of open ports on your firewall?   Open ports on your firewall is essentially the same as leaving your windows and doors open in your office . Sometimes it’s justified to leave these windows and doors open however you must ensure ..read more

Just a few years ago, remote working was something only the most progressive, hippest new Silicon Valley start-ups practiced. Now almost every organisation has been forced to shift their operations and infrastructure to a remote working model. Normally that kind of shift would take months of planning. But it happened overnight. No organisation is going to put efficient and highly secure IT infrastructure in place overnight without taking some shortcuts, missing a few tricks or making the odd minor mistake. But even a minor mistake in remote working cyber security can lead to a major problem. W ..read more

With businesses returning to their offices – and the faint glimmer of pre-Covid-19 operations on the horizon – we thought we’d share some time-saving advice. A return-to-work checklist to help you get back up and running with your IT systems. It comes from conversations with our customers, focused on getting their IT operational as quickly as possible and functioning as effectively as possible. Straightforward, time-saving advice in a simple checklist that will help you foresee any issues and give you and your staff a head start when you finally get back to your desks. It also helps IT service ..read more

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