The best and worst offenders Security firm Dashlane studied the protection of personal data with two-factor authentication to find which sites protected their customers the best. Facebook and Google have been revealed as the safest sites, with banks such as Halifax and Lloyds near the bottom. Some of you may not be aware of what […]
What are the advantages and disadvantages of outsourcing technical support This article will summarise the for and against of outsourcing your technical support? When considering outsourcing technical support you need to be clear on what you as a business require from them. Are you outsourcing because you lack the experience of an in-house technician, or maybe […]
As cited in TSIA’s The State of Managed Services 2017 report, managed services now represent 22 percent of services revenues, and overall net-new revenue for managed services continues to grow at a healthy average of 42 percent. It’s evident that the demand for managed services shows no signs of slowing down. In fact, a survey by Clutch.co […]
There’s no denying the importance of having the right security software and tools in place to protect our customers—but what about physical workplace security (and I’m not talking about the men and women in uniform)? In honour of National Cyber Security Awareness Month, this blog gives you six things you should never leave out on your desk […]
Did you know that October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month? As a collaborative effort between government and industry, National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM) was created fifteen years ago, and is now observed each year to ensure everyone has the resources they need to stay safer and more secure online. As an MSP, online […]
The Worst Passwords You Could Possibly Use Are… We still come across Customers and prospects who do not take cyber security seriously. Common passwords and password habits are still pretty awful. SplashData, a password-management application provide, has released their annual ‘Worst Passwords List’. Unbelievably, the most terrible, and most common passwords remain the same: ‘123456’ […]
Ransomware is the #1 security threat to businesses and traditional best practices just aren’t cutting it… The true damage may not even be the cost of the ransom, but the employee downtime, and the business operations. In the blink of an eye, your business may not recover. What is Ransomware? “a type of malicious software […]