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More Than Half of UK Businesses Doubt Their Own Security Basics. Good News: That Is Not a Hiring Problem
The government published its annual study of cybersecurity skills gap on 29 September, research run by Ipsos and Perspective Economics for the Department for Science,
Why Scam Calls Look So Real, and Who Is Supposed to Stop Them
On 24 September Ofcom announced investigations into two telecoms companies, Vonage Business Limited and Voxbone SA, over whether they failed to prevent telephone numbers they
The Government Is Retiring Passwords for 23 Million People. Your Business Can Do the Same
On 14 September the government began rolling out passkeys across GOV.UK One Login, the sign-in used by more than 250 government services, from tax to
If a Bank Can Be Caught Out, What Chance Does a Small Business Have? A Better One Than You Might Think
Two cyber attacks made the news in the same September fortnight, and on the surface they could not be more different. In the first, Revolut,
Cyber security for small businesses: what the 2026 figures show
I went to an event today, and there was a talk on cyber security. A lot of frightening cyber security numbers thrown around, aimed at
Microsoft Is Bouncing Email from Old Exchange Servers
In the first week of September, Microsoft confirmed something it had been signalling for months. From the second week of September 2026, emails sent to
The Kit You Forgot Was on the Internet, and How to Find It
At the end of August, the National Cyber Security Centre published a warning with a deliberately dry title, about the risk from internet-exposed systems and
The Premier League Just Made Cyber Security a Rule. Your Club Should Take Note
Something quietly significant happened in professional sport this summer. As first reported by The Athletic and since covered by Computer Weekly and others, the Premier
Why Your Computers Never Stop Updating, and What to Do About It
If it feels like your computers are asking to update and restart more often than they used to, you are not imagining it. In August
The PSTN Switch-Off: What Stops Working in January 2027
PSTN, the copper network that has carried landline calls for decades, and ISDN, the digital lines many businesses installed in the nineties, will be switched
When Someone Leaves: The IT Offboarding Process Most Small Businesses Skip
Someone hands in their notice on a Friday. The following week their laptop comes back, the goodbyes are said, and everyone moves on. Three months
What Good Managed IT Support Looks Like for a Small Business
Most small businesses don’t think about their IT until something breaks — usually on the worst possible morning. The email goes down before a big
Every Supplier has to play for the same team
At a big sporting event, the technology that makes it run is never built by one company. There are dozens that provide services to the
The Hidden Cost of Traditional IT
The ROI Case for Cutting Traditional IT Costs. When businesses think about traditional IT costs, they usually think about the invoice. The monthly support contract,
What is Cyber Essentials
Cyber Essentials is a National Cyber Security Centre standard, recommended by the government for all organisations, no matter their size. It is designed to enable
