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Windows 10 Creators Update, AKA Redstone 2 (RS2) build, version number 1703 was released to public April 11, 2017 but Microsoft is rolling out the update in phases so it's taken a few months to [...]
We’re thrilled to announce that we’ve been recognised in the MSPmentor 501 IT Managed Service Providers list for the fourth year running! The distinguished MSPmentor 501 list, which this year celebrates its 10th anniversary, identifies the [...]
Google announced this Monday the release of Chrome 59, a version full of design and functionality improvements, but most importantly, fixes for 30 vulnerabilities. Researchers found, amongst other things, a vulnerability in the credit card [...]
Do you want to track and grow customer relationships but you don’t have an expensive CRM solution to help you? Microsoft has now made available a Customer Manager add-on to Outlook, at no extra cost! [...]
Business continuity plans and disaster recovery plans often get mixed up, with people thinking that because they have a business continuity plan (BCP) they don’t need a disaster recovery plan (DRP), and vice versa. They [...]
I recently blogged about how we can be our own worst enemies in disclosing our online identity. And how the companies we provide this information to sell it to allow people to target you [...]
Could you do your job without email? Well if you are an office worker or field based executive, it would probably be difficult. And what about in your private life? We spend so much time [...]
Small business have increasingly become attractive targets for hackers, with some reports suggesting that up to half of cyber attacks are on small businesses. So, why haven’t you heard about them? We’ve grown accustomed to [...]
Working in the IT industry, we spend a lot of time helping business owners and senior management to understand the risks of cybercrime; both to their organisations and to them personally. Security of data, particularly [...]
A data breach at E-Signature company Docusign is reportedly behind another malware campaign which has been targeting users of the service over the last week. A phishing email impersonates a genuine email - in this [...]
Microsoft has added new applications to their Office 365 platform in a drive to help you become more productive and to assist in helping you close sales leads.Microsoft To-Do As the name suggests, this is [...]
Outsourcing some (or all) of your IT requirements is an effective way to drive cost savings, increase resources, and grow your business in a scalable and flexible way. But there are pitfalls along the way [...]
If you receive a visit from the local police force warning you that a criminal gang is targeting local businesses - breaking and entering, and making off with anything of value – you would put [...]
Business continuity plans should be regularly reviewed and updated. Changes to your business, including the introduction of new IT systems, new services or products, relocation or expansion, can all impact on whether your current business [...]
As the risk from cyber threats continues to grow, Pro Drive has added a range of additional services to help protect our clients and reduce the worry that a cyber attack could cause downtime to your [...]
“Business hours” has become an almost meaningless expression. More now than ever, customers expect to shop, bank and engage with businesses around the clock. Time zones are also increasingly meaningless, with the Internet driving forward [...]
When you live and breath IT and information security, it is easy to forget that not everyone in your organisation is on the same page. Take ransomware for example. We - IT professionals - are [...]
Talking to my clients on a daily basis, it seems that many of them still think cyber crime only ever happens to somebody else! However, the reality is that cyber crime is now more profitable than [...]
Here is the low down on two of the most common ransomware scams that you need to know about. The pay rise/redundancy scam Cyber criminals create an email that looks similar to that of a director. For [...]
When a major IT incident occurs, disaster recovery and business continuity plans come into their own. With a cool head CEOs, CIOs, IT directors and other key people can do a lot towards limiting damage [...]
