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‘Hybrid working’ has fast become the new buzzword on everyone’s lips. This way of working has always existed but there’s no doubt that it has been fast-tracked by the Covid-19 pandemic. Attitudes to work have quickly changed and employees now want the best of both worlds going forward. 73% of employees want a more flexible approach to … Read more

It’s been hard to ignore the explosive growth in phishing attacks over the last year. Attacks have increased by 718%, and according to Microsoft’s Security Intelligence Report, phishing has now become the biggest cyber threat worldwide. We all like to think we’d be able to spot a dodgy phishing email, but the reality is these types of attacks … Read more

“Ooops, your files have been encrypted!” These are the dreaded words that no one wants to see pop up on their computer screen. But as we’ve seen from the recent attack on the HSE, ransomware remains a major threat to every business and one that must be taken very seriously. The attack on the HSE … Read more

In the legal industry, time is money. But what happens when things go wrong, and you don’t have the IT infrastructure in place to deal with any problems that may arise? This is where a Managed Service Provider comes in. The reality is that many things can and do go wrong with IT systems, so … Read more

Is it time to return to the office? We’re helping clients do the reverse of the start of lockdown: making sure office network systems are in place; everything is safe and secure, and employees are able to print. There is also now a big opportunity to upgrade and integrate your entire phone system into Microsoft … Read more

Why do some bosses want to have their company server sitting in a corner of the office, blinking away, rather than in a more efficient, more secure cloud environment? Why do some still resist the technological advances of the cloud, even when seeing the infinite benefits over the last few months of lockdown? What is … Read more

How important is it to monitor staff when they are working remotely? At a time when the majority of people are locked down due to the Covid-19 crisis, companies need to be sure that their security is maintained – so monitoring is vital. This is not about checking up on whether employees are working productively or … Read more

The threat of a data breach during the Covid-19 crisis is a clear and present danger to companies that are not taking the right precautions. But what happens if there is a data breach and the Data Protection Commission are called in – or you call them in yourself? There are 22 questions that a company needs … Read more

The rapid shift to remote working during Phase One of the Covid-19 crisis, getting workers home, has led to a totally different way of working and a fair few good jokes, such as the one about “the elephant in the Zoom”. The initial challenges of ensuring all staff had connectivity and hardware to work from … Read more

Nothing is more confidential and personal than patient data, so the need to keep it secure and only accessible to the right staff is paramount. There are times when medical staff take pictures of patient wounds to see how the effect of the treatment over time: there is nothing more personal. Or a caregiver giving … Read more