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Understanding Cybersecurity Frameworks for Small Businesses: A Comprehensive Guide to Navigating Compliance, Risk Management, and Insurance

blogBy Dave Lane 31st March 2023

Discover how the right cybersecurity framework can help your small business stay protected and compliant in today’s digital landscape. In an increasingly interconnected world, small businesses must prioritize cybersecurity to protect their valuable data and comply with industry regulations. With multiple cybersecurity frameworks available, it can be challenging to understand which one best suits your…

IT Support Costs in Surrey: A Comprehensive Guide

blogBy Dave Lane 30th March 2023

In today’s fast-paced, technology-driven world, businesses and organizations rely heavily on IT systems and services to carry out their day-to-day operations. However, managing these systems and ensuring their optimal performance can be a daunting task. That’s where IT support services come in. These services help companies manage their IT infrastructure, troubleshoot issues, and ensure optimal…

Benefits Of Using An MSP (Managed Service Provider)

blogBy Dave Lane 9th November 2021

Most businesses will benefit from having a managed IT service, which refers to the practice of using a specialist IT company to take care of all of your IT needs, often referred to as a managed service provider (MSP). While it’s common knowledge that most businesses need an IT guy or girl to two to…

Ransomware: The Number One Risk to Manufacturing Businesses

blogBy Dave Lane 20th October 2021

In 2020 the manufacturing industry saw a three-fold rise in ransomware attacks, with such attacks becoming one of the biggest risks to businesses in this sector. With an average downtime of 2-3 weeks that it usually takes to recover from a ransomware attack, becoming victim to one can seriously damage manufacturers’ trading abilities, causing significant…

How Much Should Managed IT Support Cost?

blogBy Dave Lane 19th October 2021

We often get asked how much managed IT support should cost by companies who are looking to implement a managed IT support service, so we’ve put together a helpful pricing guide to help you understand the average cost per user. The average cost per user is dependent on the kind of service and support required,…

Recovering from a Crypto-Ransomware Attack

blogBy Dave Lane 21st May 2021

Ransomware and Cyber Extortion is sadly very common and has seen explosive growth in recent years and recovering from a crypto-ransomware attack can be particularly painful (and expensive), especially if you do not have a cyber security strategy or managed service in place! What Is a Crypto-Ransomware Attack? A crypto-ransomware attack is where hackers can…

Microsoft Exchange Migration to Microsoft 365 for your business

blogBy Dave Lane 9th February 2021

Microsoft Exchange Migration Some businesses are still using legacy systems like Microsoft Exchange. The total cost of ownership show that moving to MS365 is of considerable benefit and the risk of old hardware failure and ransomware on continuing to run these services in house makes no business sense We can migrate your team to MS356.…

What’s the difference between Microsoft 365 Business Standard and Microsoft 365 business premium?

blogBy Dave Lane 27th January 2021

Many customers are very confused about the differences between these two products There are hundreds of different Microsoft licences and they are constantly being changed and renamed! The simple way we sell it is as follows: If you only need Email from a web browser you can use Microsoft 365 P1 (we call this…

Consenna Limited Payment?

blogBy Dave Lane 6th November 2020

If you are wondering like one of our customers who this is … its part of the HP rebate system for HP desktop / laptop’s https://www.consenna.com/consenna-launches-new-secure-trade-in-programme-for-hp/

Windows 7 has ended: Your Windows 7 PC is out of Support

blogBy Dave Lane 15th January 2020

Windows 7 Support finished on Monday 14th January 2020. What do we do now? There are essentially 5 options What are our options? (Costs per user) Option 1) Replace PC or Laptop Cost ~ £ 1100 Option 2) Lease new hardware Cost ~ £40 per month Option 3) Buy extended support to buy more time…