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BYOD has been around since 2009 when it was introduced by Intel. But what does it mean? BYOD stands for Bring Your Own Device. This is where employees use their personal devices to connect and work on the company network, rather than use a company-issued device. This...

Now more than ever, SMEs need to protect themselves from cyber-attacks. According to the Cyber Security Breaches survey for 2021, 39% of businesses identified a cyber security breach or attack in the past year. Of the affected businesses, 1 in 5 lost money, data, as...

Covid-19 has accelerated the modern work environment into a flexible and remote one. Many businesses are moving to a semi or fully remote workforce. According to Gartner, 74% of companies plan to permanently shift to more remote working. This is where something like a...

Cloud services have become an ever-increasing topic of conversation amongst businesses. In fact, 74% of businesses in the UK use some kind of cloud-based technology. Cloud services offer a range of advantages that more traditional methods lack. Within this blog, we...

Black Friday and Cyber Monday are traditionally large retail sales that happen every year in the USA, starting the day after Thanksgiving and continuing to Monday. Brought to the UK by Amazon in 2010, both events have become massive dates in British shoppers’...

As the work environment evolves, Forbes estimates that by 2025 70% of the workforce will be working remotely at least 5 days a month. With this in mind, it is important to consider steps your business can take to secure your competitive advantage and keep up with...

In the busy working world, it can be tough to take a moment and consider whether your IT Managed Service Provider (MSP) is meeting your expectations. Your MSP should give you a single point of service, lower costs and increase productivity. The sign of having a great...

Printers have been around since the late 60s, back then you would have to plug your device into the device to be able to print. Nowadays all you need is a shared network. As convenient as this is, it comes with cyber security risks. In August 2020 CyberNews ran an...

Introduced in October 2008 and implemented in February 2010 Microsoft Azure is now used by 95% of the Fortune 500’s companies. Azure is a flexible and affordable cloud computing service made for any business. Microsoft Azure offers three main services, IaaS, PaaS and...

The online world is a big and sometimes scary place, you could be opening an email, clicking the link for a cute cat video, and in the next second all of your data is gone and you are locked out of your computer. Whether you are a large business or a small one,...

What is Hardware Leasing? Leasing, or in our case hardware leasing, is getting hardware from third-party finance and paying for it in manageable monthly payments based on a pre-agreed amount. It is similar to a loan; however, the loan is secured to the assets that...

Having basic IT knowledge can help you independently set up and install your IT software and manage your devices. But when it comes to the more complicated elements, like setting up your network, cybersecurity or finding the best software out there for your business,...