In the King’s Speech introduced by the new UK government in July 2024, the UK Cyber Security & Resilience Bill was one of two pieces of legislation introduced to strengthen the UK’s cyber defences. This bill is part of the UK's broader strategy to bolster national security against cyber threats and follows legislation brought [...]
We’ve all experienced that feeling of panic when we realise we’ve accidentally sent an email to the bin that we now need. But here’s how to retrieve deleted emails - all is not lost! Steps to retrieve deleted emails from Outlook Deleted Items or Junk You may be able to recover the email message if [...]
On 21 September, learn what your business needs to do if you experience a cyber attack and leave our workshop with a Cyber Security Incident Response Plan you can follow. Why? Because any business can be attacked at any time now. Sadly, as cyber crime has become more sophisticated and widespread, it is more [...]
Do you have a coherent plan all your staff can follow so they know what to do if you have a cyber attack? Sadly, as cyber crime has become more sophisticated and widespread, it is more a question of when rather than if your business is going to be attacked. What would [...]
Business continues as we steer through the lockdown and we can help with all your IT support and cyber security. We listen to our clients and are working to make things easier, so businesses can be more productive. But an important part of remote working is looking after yourself too. Burnout can be a concern [...]
Last updated: Tuesday 17 March (we will be monitoring government advice closely and updating this blog when further information becomes available). With the threat from the coronavirus (COVID-19) now at an all-time high and official government advice telling people to minimise social contact, we thought it would be useful to summarise some steps you can [...]
On the morning of Tuesday June 27 th, employees coming in to work at the offices of DLA Piper, one of the world's largest law firms, were met with an unusual surprise. A whiteboard had been rolled out into the middle of the building lobby with "Attention: DLA Employees" written on it. "All network services [...]
Last month BA suffered an ‘IT problem’ that caused chaos around the world and resulted in flights being grounded. Depending on who you believe, the fallout is expected to cost BA between £80 and £100 million. Again, depending on who you believe, the problem was caused by a power outage. It is quite staggering that [...]
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 continuity plans will stand up if an incident occurs. Here we outline five steps that can improve your business continuity [...]
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 example, joe.bloggs@acme.co.uk is changed to joe.bloggs@acme.com. Sometimes the email is also 'spoofed' so that it appears in your inbox as [...]
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