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27 March 2024
World Backup Day is an annual event observed on March 31st. It serves as a reminder for individuals and organizations to back up their important data to ensure its safety and availability. Data loss can occur due...
TAGGED IN: Perth, Dundee, Scotland, Stirling, Perthshire, Backup Data, Office 365, IT Services,
29 February 2024
Here are a few points that you as a business owner can help to reassure your staff if there is concerns about AI being introduced in to the work place.
Transparency: being open with communication about how AI...
TAGGED IN: Cyber Security, IT Services, Managed Antivirus, Glasgow, AI, Artificial Intelligence,
31 October 2023
What is Artificial Intelligence The term for Artificial Intelligence (A.I) was first coined by John McCarthy in 1956, at a A.I conference at Dartmouth College, situated in New Hampshire – USA.
Later in 1956, McCarthy would invent the programming...
TAGGED IN: Perth, Dundee, Scotland, Perthshire, IT Services, Managed IT Services,
17 March 2023
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The Importance of Backup and Disaster Recovery Plans for SMEs

For many small to medium sized businesses (SMEs) it is critical to have a robust backup and disaster recovery plan in place in...
TAGGED IN: Small Businesses , Threats To Small Businesses, Outsource IT Support, Backup Data, Disaster Recovery, Cloud Backup, Ransomware, Office 365, Cyber Security, IT Services, Managed IT Services,
03 March 2023
We provide small to medium size businesses with predictable and focused IT Services that will optimise your operation and managed risk and deliver value to your business. Download a copy of what we can offer your business as...
TAGGED IN: Perth, Dundee, Fife, Scotland, RMM, Remote Monitoring and Management, Managed Service Provider, Managed IT Services,
15 January 2023
The whole Cyber Essentials concept is a very simple and effective government backed initiative to help and enable businesses from all sectors of industry and size to become secure from any cyber-attack.  By becoming Cyber Essentials accredited...
TAGGED IN: Managed Service Provider, Cyber Security, IT Services,
03 November 2022
When it comes to choosing your Managed IT Service provider, this is important and can have a real impact on your business.  Does your present MSP(Managed Service Provider) make you feel confident that they have your companies...
TAGGED IN: Small Businesses , Managed Service Provider,
04 October 2022
Is Malware an Internet Pandemic?

There were 2.8 billion malware attacks in the first half of 2022.

Malicious software, or Malware, is a blanket term for any program designed to cause disruption to a computer, or network. Malware can...
TAGGED IN: Security, Threats To Small Businesses, Backup Data, Disaster Recovery, Ransomware, Cyber Security, Phishing, Managed Antivirus,
02 August 2022
Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) or 2 Factor Authentication(2FA)
What is MFA or 2FA? This basically means you need more than one credential to log on to your IT resources for example, your systems, files, networks, online accounts such as...
TAGGED IN: Security, Cyber Security,
21 July 2022
As a business owner, you are always running around and working in and or on your business and making sure your clients are receiving the very best attention from you and your staff, but are you forgetting...
TAGGED IN: Security, Small Businesses , Threats To Small Businesses, IT Services, Managed IT Services,
18 April 2022
How secure is your business? There is a constant threat and danger to your businesses networks and these threats are created daily by means of ransomware, malware and phishing.  So how do you secure your business network in...
TAGGED IN: Threats To Small Businesses, Benefits or outsourcing IT support, Perth, Dundee, Fife, Scotland, Stirling, Perthshire, Disaster Recovery, Cyber Security, Phishing, IT Services,
16 January 2022
Microsoft’s new operating system was released in October 2021 and is the follow on from Windows 10.  This is the first major upgrade since the summer of 2015 when Windows 10 was launched, and the technology has...
TAGGED IN: Managed IT Services, Windows 11,
01 December 2021
With mobile phones being an intertwined part of our working lives and your employees using them to check emails, downloading attachments and accessing work files remotely, this can be a big threat to your companies and clients...
TAGGED IN: Cyber Security, Phishing, IT Services, Managed Antivirus, Managed IT Services,
11 October 2021
What does outsourcing your IT mean?  
This refers to when you as a business owner makes use of the services of an external company that will deliver IT related services, various processes, projects, IT maintenance, support and...
TAGGED IN: Managed Service Provider, Cyber Security, IT Services, Managed IT Services,
06 September 2021
Cloud Solutions or Cloud Computing is an important aspect for any well established business but is equally as effective for small and businesses that are just starting up.  A cloud solution provides applications and data for businesses...
TAGGED IN: Small Businesses , Perth, Dundee, Scotland, Remote Monitoring and Management, Office 365, IT Services, Glasgow, Managed IT Services,
02 August 2021
As your business grows and you expand your enterprise by opening another branch, site, or office, perhaps in the same town or city or even in another part of the country and to manage a company that...
TAGGED IN: Managed Service Provider, Office 365, Managed IT Services,
02 July 2021
So who is responsible for protecting your business against cybercrime?  At the end of the day, the buck stops with you – You are! The Responsibility of all IT security lies squarely on the shoulders of the...
TAGGED IN: Small Businesses , Threats To Small Businesses, Ransomware, Cyber Security, IT Services,
18 June 2021
Have you thought about changing your IT support provider or MSP (Managed Service Provider)?  You are probably very nervous about changing and you may have relied on your IT Support for years, but there is something in...
TAGGED IN: Managed Service Provider, Cyber Security, IT Services, Managed IT Services,
21 May 2021
There are still quite a few businesses that have an on-premises server, hidden away in some cupboard or back room, that their existing MSP or Managed Service Provider or IT support swears that they need it.  The...
TAGGED IN: Small Businesses , Managed Service Provider, Office 365, IT Services,
03 May 2021
Do you have a mixture of old and new PC’s/laptops within your business? There is a strong possibility that you have at least one or two devices within your IT infrastructure that is in urgent need of...
TAGGED IN: Security, Small Businesses , Managed IT Services,
02 April 2021
There are never fail-safe ways of detecting most phishing emails, but there are signs your employees can and should always watch out for.  Hackers, scammers or actors will send information within an email to employees that looks...
TAGGED IN: Ransomware, Phishing, Managed IT Services,
15 March 2021
Your staff can be your biggest asset and equally a very big risk to your company without the proper Cyber security awareness training.  With most employees working from home, remote working will probably become common working practice...
TAGGED IN: Small Businesses , Managed Service Provider, Cyber Security,
15 February 2021
Keep work and personal devices separate.

By limiting work and personal activities on different devices will ultimately protect your business in the long run.  With everyone working from home it is best practice that your employees work on...
TAGGED IN: Small Businesses , Threats To Small Businesses, Perth, Dundee, Scotland, Stirling, Ransomware, IT Services, Glasgow,
03 February 2021
Making that decision to outsource your IT services to be managed by an MSP or a Managed Service Provider is the way forward.  Managed IT Services is a way of monitoring your critical systems, data, and IT...
TAGGED IN: Security, Small Businesses , Outsource IT Support, Benefits or outsourcing IT support, Perth, Dundee, Fife, Scotland, Stirling, Disaster Recovery, Managed Service Provider, Cyber Security, IT Services, Glasgow, Managed IT Services,
06 January 2021
In this digital age running a successful business can have many and enjoyable challenges.  To keep your customers satisfied, your level of service must be top notch and so must your IT systems. With new technologies emerging daily,...
TAGGED IN: Small Businesses , Outsource IT Support, Benefits or outsourcing IT support, IT Services,
08 November 2020
With the majority of office based workers now moved to working from home due to the second lockdown or even those who are still working remotely from the first lockdown, you should create a workstation area in...
TAGGED IN: Small Businesses , Managed Service Provider, IT Services,
27 October 2020
Any device that runs software can contain security flaws, known as vulnerabilities. Vulnerabilities are regularly discovered in all sorts of software. Once discovered, malicious individuals or groups move quickly to exploit vulnerabilities to attack computers and networks...
TAGGED IN: Managed Service Provider, Cyber Security, IT Services,
15 September 2020
Following on from our last blog we are continuing to explore the topic of passwords and how they help keep your business data and systems secure and when and how you should update your passwords.
An alert pops...
TAGGED IN: Small Businesses , Threats To Small Businesses, Outsource IT Support, Cyber Security, IT Services, Managed Antivirus,
08 September 2020
The last time an employee left your business, did you revoke their access to your IT systems? Are you sure? Do you have a way to check?

What kind of information could your former employees get if they...
TAGGED IN: Benefits or outsourcing IT support, Perth, Dundee, Fife, Scotland, Stirling, Perthshire, Managed Service Provider, Cyber Security, IT Services,
06 September 2020
Managed Anti-Virus for Business There are still many businesses that use the old school ways of deploying Antivirus with an outdated method of installing individual copies of the antivirus software on each of the devices or machines on...
TAGGED IN: Small Businesses , Threats To Small Businesses, Perth, Dundee, Fife, Scotland, Stirling, Perthshire, Remote Monitoring and Management, Managed Service Provider, Cyber Security, IT Services, Managed Antivirus,
12 August 2020
According to Government figures 80% of small businesses have been targeted with a phishing email or an attack in one way or another within the last 12 months, small businesses make tempting targets for cyber criminals.  The bad...
TAGGED IN: Threats To Small Businesses, Outsource IT Support, Perth, Dundee, Fife, Scotland, Stirling, Perthshire, Managed Service Provider, Phishing, IT Services,
22 July 2020
With lockdown starting to ease and with some uncertainty hanging in the wings, you as a business owner want to get on with what you do best, but there might be something niggling at the back of...
TAGGED IN: Security, Small Businesses , Threats To Small Businesses, Outsource IT Support, Benefits or outsourcing IT support, Perth, Dundee, Fife, Scotland, Stirling, Perthshire, Remote Monitoring and Management, Managed Service Provider, Cyber Security, Covid-19, IT Services,
08 July 2020
Has your IT systems and infrastructure kept up with your businesses growth or will it be capable of handling a growth spurt? As your business evolves over time, so does your team and the operational and marketing...
TAGGED IN: Small Businesses , Benefits or outsourcing IT support, Perth, Dundee, Fife, Scotland, Stirling, Perthshire, IT Services,
01 July 2020
Microsoft Office 365 has many benefits and is a great tool and application for SMB’s across all sectors of industry and it is growing at a phenomenal rate with more and more businesses taking advantage of working...
TAGGED IN: Security, Small Businesses , Backup Data, Disaster Recovery, Cloud Backup, Ransomware, Managed Service Provider, Office 365, IT Services,
24 June 2020
A lot of businesses have the mindset that cyber security is just another added expense, but if you as a business owner build up a culture of cyber security awareness and cyber resilience within your organisation, this...
TAGGED IN: Security, Small Businesses , Threats To Small Businesses, Cyber Security,
01 June 2020
Malware is the name given to various types of malicious software, these include, ransomware, viruses and spyware.  Malware is made up with code and is developed by Cyber attackers to either gain unauthorised access to a network...
TAGGED IN: Threats To Small Businesses, Perth, Dundee, Fife, Scotland, Stirling, Perthshire, Ransomware, RMM, Managed Service Provider, Cyber Security, Phishing, IT Services,
17 May 2020
We have all been confined to our homes over the last couple of months or so and we are all waiting to hear when we will be allowed to return to the workplace.  At the moment there...
TAGGED IN: Perth, Dundee, Fife, Scotland, Stirling, Perthshire, RMM, Managed Service Provider, Cyber Security, Covid-19, Corona Virus,
22 April 2020
MSSP or a Managed Security Service Provider can be a very valuable resource for businesses that take their network and IT security seriously, but perhaps do not quite have the resources to build up a cyber security...
TAGGED IN: Small Businesses , Threats To Small Businesses, Perth, Dundee, Fife, Scotland, Stirling, Perthshire, Ransomware, Managed Service Provider, Cyber Security, Phishing, IT Services,
17 April 2020
With the chaos and anxiety surrounding the Covid-19 world pandemic, this situation is being exploited and taken advantage of by the criminals of the cyber underworld, they are coming up with new ideas and sneaky scams for...
TAGGED IN: Small Businesses , Threats To Small Businesses, Managed Service Provider, Cyber Security, Covid-19, Corona Virus, Phishing, IT Services,
06 April 2020
Now that you and your employees are working from home and keeping safe during the CV-19 crisis, something you were meaning to get around to and that was to get new a laptop or even your employees...
TAGGED IN: Small Businesses , Benefits or outsourcing IT support, Dundee, Fife, Scotland, Stirling, Perthshire, Cyber Security, Covid-19, Corona Virus,
04 April 2020
With the whole world tackling this global pandemic of Covid-19/Corona Virus, businesses especially are having to take drastic measures and putting controls in place to keep employees and customers safe and to prevent the spread of this...
TAGGED IN: Security, Small Businesses , Outsource IT Support, Benefits or outsourcing IT support, Perth, Dundee, Fife, Scotland, Stirling, Perthshire, RMM, Office 365, Cyber Security, Covid-19, Corona Virus,
30 March 2020
To view our latest video on the Covid-19 and working from home during this period, please click on the "Read More" button below

 
TAGGED IN: Security, Small Businesses , Threats To Small Businesses, Outsource IT Support, Perth, Dundee, Fife, Scotland, Stirling, Perthshire, Remote Monitoring and Management, Cyber Security, Covid-19, Corona Virus,
08 March 2020
What is MFA or 2FA? This basically means you need more than one credential to log on to your IT resources for example, your systems, files, networks, online accounts such as banking or email or on to...
TAGGED IN: Security, Small Businesses , Threats To Small Businesses, Perth, Dundee, Fife, Scotland, Stirling, Perthshire, Backup Data, Ransomware, Managed Service Provider, Office 365, Cyber Security,
01 March 2020
In the UK, the world economic forum reported that 2 in 5 small businesses have been subjected to cybercrime within the last 12 months, costing on average of £3000 per business per crime not to mention the...
TAGGED IN: Security, Small Businesses , Threats To Small Businesses, Perth, Dundee, Fife, Scotland, Stirling, Perthshire, Ransomware, Cyber Security,
26 February 2020
1.    Myth – Your business is too small to be targeted by hackers
       Reality – Small businesses made up almost half of last year’s victims
2.    Myth - Strong passwords are enough to keep your data...
TAGGED IN: Small Businesses , Threats To Small Businesses, Perth, Dundee, Fife, Scotland, Stirling, Perthshire, Ransomware, Managed Service Provider, Cyber Security,
23 February 2020
Phishing is the dark art of delivering a file or link through an email by tricking the user to click on link and then gaining the sensitive information of that user.
95% of breaches occur through phishing and...
TAGGED IN: Perth, Dundee, Fife, Scotland, Stirling, Perthshire, Disaster Recovery, Cloud Backup, Ransomware, RMM, Cyber Security,
16 February 2020
Small Business and Cyber Security
Many small business owners think that a security breach would not happen to their business and a lot of them are under the impression that only big corporations get hacked.  In 2019 a...
TAGGED IN: Security, Small Businesses , Threats To Small Businesses, Perth, Dundee, Fife, Scotland, Stirling, Perthshire, Ransomware, Remote Monitoring and Management, Managed Service Provider, Cyber Security,
09 February 2020
Safer Internet Day 2020
Tuesday the 11th of February will be celebrated with the theme “Free to be” – looking at identity online, it also looks to inspire a conversation about using technology responsibly, respectfully, critically and creatively.
It...
TAGGED IN: Small Businesses , Threats To Small Businesses, Perth, Dundee, Fife, Scotland, Stirling, Perthshire, Backup Data, Disaster Recovery, Cyber Security,
02 February 2020
Why Network Security is important
It is imperative for small business owners to understand and recognise online hazards that they face.  An increased inspection over data protection has made going online a priority for small businesses.Technology is part...
TAGGED IN: Security, Small Businesses , Threats To Small Businesses, Perth, Dundee, Fife, Scotland, Stirling, Perthshire, Backup Data, RMM, Remote Monitoring and Management, Managed Service Provider, Cyber Security,
25 January 2020
Do you see spending money on IT as a cost or an investment in your company’s future growth?  A lot of owners of SME’s still think their IT spending is a cost that must be endured, instead...
TAGGED IN: Small Businesses , Outsource IT Support, Benefits or outsourcing IT support, Perth, Dundee, Fife, Scotland, Stirling, Perthshire, RMM, Managed Service Provider, Cyber Security,
19 January 2020
What is Ransomware?
Ransomware is a malicious piece of software that is covertly installed on a PC without a user’s knowledge, then subsequently holds the user’s files or data to  ransom by locking or encrypting the data and...
TAGGED IN: Security, Small Businesses , Threats To Small Businesses, Perth, Dundee, Fife, Scotland, Stirling, Backup Data, Disaster Recovery, Ransomware, Remote Monitoring and Management, Managed Service Provider, Cyber Security,
16 January 2020
There is only a matter of weeks left to make your application for funding for Cyber Essentials £1000 vouchers.  Scottish Enterprise has announced the following deadline in relation to the Cyber Essentials Voucher Scheme:
 “The deadline for submitting...
TAGGED IN: Security, Small Businesses , Threats To Small Businesses, Perth, Dundee, Fife, Scotland, Stirling, Perthshire, Managed Service Provider, Cyber Security,
14 January 2020
4 Horsemen of the Apocalypse
AKA the types of Hackers, I would not go so far as to say that a hacker would be the ending of the world with conquest, famine, war and plague, but for any...
TAGGED IN: Security, Small Businesses , Threats To Small Businesses, Perth, Dundee, Fife, Scotland, Stirling, Perthshire, Ransomware, RMM, Managed Service Provider, Cyber Security,
12 January 2020
Cyber Crime Awareness
Cybercrime is a huge problem for businesses and organisations throughout the world, no matter the size.  Smaller businesses are often under the impression that larger organisations are more likely to be hit which in fact...
TAGGED IN: Security, Small Businesses , Threats To Small Businesses, Perth, Dundee, Fife, Scotland, Stirling, Perthshire, Ransomware, Cyber Security,
05 January 2020
A Good Password Plan In today’s digital world, almost everything in our life requires a password to gain access to our online apps, whether it’s our debit card or credit card, savings account, ISA, mortgage info, business applications,...
TAGGED IN: Operating Systems, Security, Small Businesses , Threats To Small Businesses, Perth, Dundee, Fife, Scotland, Stirling, Perthshire, Disaster Recovery, Ransomware, RMM, Managed Service Provider,
27 December 2019
What to Expect from a Managed Service Provider or MSP? As a business owner when you encounter IT issues, it can be very frustrating and can cause anxiety when it impacts on you and your staffs productivity, like...
TAGGED IN: Operating Systems, Security, Small Businesses , Threats To Small Businesses, Outsource IT Support, Benefits or outsourcing IT support, Dundee, Fife, Scotland, Stirling, Perthshire, Backup Data, Disaster Recovery, Cloud Backup, Ransomware, RMM, Remote Monitoring and Management, Managed Service Provider,
29 June 2019
To protect your business or organisation against a Cyber-attack, there are 5 main technical controls that need to be adhered to, they are bullet pointed below which we will discuss each one in a little more detail:...
TAGGED IN: Security, Small Businesses , Threats To Small Businesses, Perth, Dundee, Fife, Scotland, Stirling, Perthshire, Disaster Recovery, Cloud Backup, Ransomware, Managed Service Provider, Cyber Security,
01 June 2019
The benefits of Office 365

Work from anywhere
One of the biggest benefits of the Office 365 platform, it allows you and your users to work from anywhere.  This can be advantageous for businesses who have remote employees at...
TAGGED IN: Small Businesses , Pro and Cons, Perth, Dundee, Fife, Scotland, Stirling, Perthshire, Office 365,
01 April 2019
Cyber Security and who is responsible for protecting your business?
Cybercrime is a fast-growing area of crime. More and more criminals are exploiting the speed, convenience and anonymity of the Internet to commit a diverse range of criminal...
TAGGED IN: Security, Small Businesses , Threats To Small Businesses, Perth, Dundee, Fife, Scotland, Stirling, Perthshire, Disaster Recovery, Ransomware,
19 February 2019
A Managed Service Provider (MSP) is an I.T company that will remotely manage a small to medium size businesses IT infrastructure.  Managed IT Services is the delegating of IT jobs and tasks to a 3rd party who...
TAGGED IN: Small Businesses , Outsource IT Support, Perth, Dundee, Fife, Scotland, Stirling, Perthshire, RMM, Remote Monitoring and Management, Managed Service Provider,
11 February 2019
We are hearing more and more about the dangers of cyber criminals stealing and accessing data and holding companies and organisations to ransom to unlock their precious data. Small to medium sized businesses have fallen victim to...
TAGGED IN: Security, Small Businesses , Threats To Small Businesses, Perth, Dundee, Fife, Scotland, Stirling, Perthshire, Backup Data, Ransomware, Managed Service Provider,
07 February 2019
VoIP or Voice over Internet protocol, this is basically a form of communications system that works by converting a user’s voice into a form of digital data and sending over your internet connection as opposed to going...
TAGGED IN: Small Businesses , Perth, Dundee, Fife, Scotland, Stirling, Perthshire, VoIP, VoIP Telephones, Voice over internet Protocol,
01 February 2019
What is RMM? well in a nutshell, it is the process of controlling a small to medium size businesses IT systems such as laptops, desktops and servers which are on a network and these devices can be...
TAGGED IN: Small Businesses , Outsource IT Support, Perth, Dundee, Fife, Scotland, Stirling, Perthshire, Cloud Backup, RMM, Remote Monitoring and Management, Managed Service Provider,
06 January 2019
Disaster Recovery and Backup Plan     
Backups are important and there are many ways data can be lost.  Disasters like hardware failure and damaged computers, natural disasters, human error or even disgruntled employees, all these can happen...
TAGGED IN: Security, Small Businesses , Threats To Small Businesses, Perth, Dundee, Fife, Scotland, Stirling, Perthshire, Backup Data, Disaster Recovery, Cloud Backup, Ransomware,
03 January 2019
As a small or medium sized business, you may have the need for an IT manager yet without the budget to stretch to one. By outsourcing your entire IT infrastructure and systems to an MSP (Managed Service...
TAGGED IN: Operating Systems, Security, Small Businesses , Outsource IT Support, Pro and Cons, Benefits or outsourcing IT support, Perth, Dundee, Fife, Scotland, Stirling, Perthshire,
28 December 2018
On January 13th, 2020 Microsoft will cease mainstream Support for Windows 7 which has been a very popular operating system.  This means no more service packs or patches for bugs that could result in security threats.
With all...
TAGGED IN: Operating Systems, Win 7, Windows 7, Upgrade To Windows 10, Security, Small Businesses , Threats To Small Businesses, Upgrade Windows 7 To Windows 10, Migration , Perth, Dundee, Fife, Scotland, Stirling, Perthshire,