We have shared lots of information in the past about the risks of your IT systems being hacked, but there has also been a recent spate of hacks to WhatsApp accounts. If a hacker succeeds in getting in to your account, they will have access to all historic messages. For some people, those messages may
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The National Crime Agency has reported that fraud is now the most commonly experienced crime in the UK, affecting UK society economically and socially. It accounts for over 40% of crime in England and Wales. With online crime a major part of this, no-one can afford to be complacent when it comes to cyber security.
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Windows 11 was launched in October 2021 and was greeted with mixed reviews in terms how much of an improvement it offered. Windows 10 had been an extremely popular Operating System and many users preferred to stick with what they were used to. As Windows 11 has now been around for two and a half
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We covered the launch of Microsoft Copilot in an article last October and mentioned that Copilot is integrated with Microsoft 365. This integration means that Copilot is embedded in Microsoft Word and is therefore right where you need it when writing documents – you don’t need to switch between applications. Copilot for 365 is not
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If your business uses Microsoft 365 services, then you’re probably aware that your data is held in a secure environment in the Cloud. It is held there for you permanently – so why would you need to back it up? The answer is that it is only held permanently as long as it isn’t deleted!
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There has recently been another surge in text scams relating to parcel collections, including one that takes you to a very convincing fake Royal Mail page. When it comes to email scams, business owners in particular should be wary of a message purporting to be from HM Revenue & Customs. This dodgy email says that
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Your Microsoft licences include access to a range of business applications and it can be easy to lose track of all the services that are available. Most business licences (including Business Basic, Business Standard and Business Premium) provide you with access to Microsoft Forms. If you’re not currently using Forms, it is worth considering how
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Cyber security is a major concern for any business, and as threats are changing all the time, so the layers of protection that you need to have in place are also ever-evolving. Historically, this has presented smaller businesses with a real challenge, as they typically tend not to have the resources or expertise to deal
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Passkeys are the latest technology for enabling you to access your accounts securely. As they are introduced across an increasing number of applications and devices, there will no longer be a need to remember or record lots of passwords. So, what is a passkey? In simple terms it is a digital credential that allows you
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Fraudsters are constantly pushing out new scams, and one of the most recent has been an email purporting to be from Microsoft. The message tells the recipient that they need to buy more cloud storage space, in order to “protect images and data”. The recipient is then enticed by a “generous discount” and asked to
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