How to Protect against Phishing email scams

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Phishing scams are one of the most popular tools in a cyber criminal’s arsenal today, given the ease with which they can deliver their attack through the relatively undefended route of email. Email breaches come in a variety of forms, but predominantly involve the use of a false identity – creating trust between the recipient…

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6 Things You Should Have In Place to Protect your Systems

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In the modern digital age, our businesses need the security and reliability of our IT systems and infrastructure. Any outage or loss can seriously disrupt the efficiency and security of business operations, potentially creating financial loss, and breaching industry compliance obligations. Where to begin The security of your IT should be a priority but how…

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Is Your Data Backup Appropriate for the Way You Work?

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As you know, running a business is full of uncertainty – anything could happen at a moment’s notice to change the way your team works. Covid-19 forced previously thriving businesses to replace some of their most reliable and long-standing work processes with solutions that were implemented overnight. As your workforce may have gone partially remote,…

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How to Ensure Effective File Management – Microsoft Teams

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The world has experienced many changes over the last few years, and this has been mirrored in the work setting with a massive increase in remote working. This huge rise – due to the global pandemic – has caused the popularity of communication platforms such as Microsoft Teams and Zoom to grow into household names.…

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Microsoft Teams – How to Boost Collaboration

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  Microsoft Teams has quickly established itself as one of the best apps on the planet for boosting collaboration, communication, and productivity. Its collaboration capabilities know no bounds – with SharePoint and OneDrive allowing file-sharing, the video conferencing capabilities, and the fact that Teams is intricately woven into other platforms (such as Planner and Outlook)…

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The Hidden Power Within Microsoft Tools – Get the full value of 365

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In our previous article we explored the price increases that Microsoft has planned for 2022. In this article we will explore the tools that you are using now alongside the Microsoft alternatives that will help you get full value from your subscription regardless of the increase in price. Microsoft Tools and their counterparts Spreadsheets Google…

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How to Gain Value from the Microsoft 365 Price Increase

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The Microsoft 365 price increase will go into effect March 1, 2022. While price increases are never welcome, bear in mind that this is Microsoft’s first substantial increase since the launch of their Microsoft Office suite over a decade ago. Over that time, the functionality and suite of business tools have increased dramatically. So, the…

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The Growing Cyber Security Threat

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The Growing Cyber Security Threat How serious of a problem is cybercrime? A study by Cybersecurity Ventures predicts these crimes will cost the world $6 trillion a year by 2021. This is a big number, but it’s no surprise to anyone who has followed the exploits of hackers and online scammers. Cybercrimes have become big…

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Learn to Spot Phishing Emails

Learn to Spot Phishing Email | Good Email Hygiene  Avoid the spread of ransomware by learning to avoid malicious emails. Most phishing attacks can be stopped with a little diligence and awareness. Don’t let one bad click bring down your company! Can you spot… …use of a trusted name? …an almost legitimate sender address? …a…

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17 Important Cybersecurity Stats for Small Business Owners

Cybersecurity is a complex subject, which makes many businesses hesitate to fully address it. Don’t be one of them. Cybersecurity Statistics The first step to understanding the importance of cybersecurity is to realize the number and type of current threats, the potential damages they can cause to your business, and the common mistakes that increase…

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