FAQs

Cyber Threat Maps

Cyber attacks are real, continuous and potentially affect every internet connected device. The threat maps below each show different information about “real-time” attacks. We are sharing these with the intention of informing clients not creating fear. All Is Not Lost!! Whilst these live attack maps show a very real and

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IT Essentials

IT security is potentially very confusing with a LOT of different guidelines. We’ve waded through the best practice and distilled it to our minimum recommendations below – it’s very possible that you are already doing many of these, perhaps some informally, but we believe that it’s essential you are doing

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Microsoft 365 Changes

Microsoft 365 Changes Microsoft recently announced the first Microsoft 365 price changes alongside an updated subscription platform (New Commerce Experience) with new commercial terms. From March 1, 2022: Price Rises Six commercial products will see an average increase of 10%. Affected products (US RRP for annual term) are: Microsoft 365

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One Time Secret – Sharing Info More Safely

One Time Secret – Sharing Info More Safely OneTimeSecret (https://onetimesecret.com) is a web service that allows you to send sensitive information that will be destroyed immediately after it has been viewed (think Mission Impossible self-destructing tape!!). If you are sent a link from OneTimeSecret it will look something like this:

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Secure Your Internet Connection

Secure Your Internet Connection Cyber Essentials prioritises a secure internet connection – this focuses on two elements: Use a firewall Boundary firewall Personal firewall Minimise remote access Block remote access by default Only allow business justified remote access

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Password Best Practice

Password Best Practice We strongly recommend the following: Passwords should not be shared with anyone – if they have to be shared (for example we may need to know to provide remote support), then they should be changed asap afterwards. As we move towards GDPR’s May start date, sharing passwords

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