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Let’s be honest, protecting yourself against Ransomware, in particular Cryptolocker is hard work. A solitary solution will not protect you, an integrated approach is needed to provide adequate cover. This includes activating Volume Shadow Copy on relevant PC’s, making regular … Read More

By default, Microsoft Office 365 will expire your password every 90 days. It can come as a bit of a shock when you email stops working for the first time after using the Office 365 service and you don’t know why. … Read More

Simply put, they’re all fancy names for stuff you don’t want on your computer or to happen to you. 1. Virus: Any bad software used to be a virus; however, we use the term “malware” now. The word “virus” is used to … Read More

When the economy slows, what does the business do with IT? Drive down costs and delay expenditure or innovate to add capability. According to Bob Evans and backed by historical evidence, most will look to contain or drive down costs. Recently, at CloudWorld, … Read More

Business has limited resources to allocate towards investment opporutnities and must make judgement calls as to where to allocate funds that will achieve a return, with a considered risk profile. Cloud solutions are not a must for businesses to operate, … Read More

USB Keys are an extremely convenient and cost effective method of transporting data. In the business space, they are often used is with professionals, managers and executives who take their work home. They transfer the files to a USB key, … Read More

When developing a security strategy, businesses must plan to protect against not just current threats, but all threats, known and unknown. Existing Security Threats don’t go away….Many businesses and end users remain susceptible to a myriad of known attacks due … Read More

David Hinchcliffe posted a thorough article on the big 5 IT trends in business that are both disruptive and stand a strong chance of offering transformational changes in how we leverage technology to do business. David, in his article, talks … Read More

We are often asked – What is a good backup? The real answer is one you have tested, know the data is there and that you can get at it. Clients often run the backup ritual on a daily/weekly/monthly basis … Read More