Educational Guides

Friday’s CrowdStrike outage impacted businesses all around the world in a huge way. Perhaps your business was one of them? This guide explains everything you need to know about the outage, including what happened, why, and how to protect your business by reviewing IT strategies.

Next year we’ll say a final farewell to Windows 10 as it reaches end of life. Microsoft is stopping support, which means no new tools or features, and no more security updates. If you’re still using Windows 10 in your business, now is the time to act before putting your data at unnecessary risk. In our latest guide we explain the options your business has.

The worst time to decide how to deal with a cyber attack is when you’re in the middle of one. Unfortunately, it’s something you’ll probably need to deal with eventually – SMBs are a prime target for cyber criminals. It’s best to make a plan now, so that you and your team are prepared. This guide highlights 5 steps to stop a cyber attack causing the downfall of your business.

Did you know 90% of cyber attacks begin with an email? And if you and your whole team are reliant on email every day, your chances of falling for a scam increase. Fortunately, there are lots of smart things you can do to reinforce your email security and keep your business and its data safe. This guide tells you what these things are and how you can implement them to stay safe.

What happens when you suffer an IT issue? Keeping only a break/fix relationship with your provider can result in added costs and stress. But with a comprehensive contract the issue is easier (and cheaper) to fix - because your partner knows everything about your business. In this guide we talk about break/fix vs contracted IT support, and the benefits for your business.

The data in your business is invaluable, and must be kept safe... and one of the best ways to do that is to encrypt it. That way, even if a cyber criminal gets their hands on it, your data is worthless to them. This guide explains everything you need to know about encryption, and why it's something you should implement straight away.