What are your Tech New Year’s Resolutions?

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It’s 2020 and with the New Year, comes a new you! A chance to turn the page and starting bettering your life with changes, even small ones to make every day better. Many people start the year out by deciding on some New Years Resolutions but can you make it last?

Start with something small that you can do every day, something that only take two minutes.

Do something that you only need to do once.

Put steps in motion to protect you for the future

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Not a fan of Password Managers, or have you just not got around to using one?

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So, we bang on about password managers and how they are the best option for creating, managing, and storing your passwords.

I know, I know, for many of you password managers are a big change, and take a bit of getting used to. And if you’re one of those who absolutely HATE change, then you probably haven’t followed the advice to move to a password manager.

So what’s the alternative?

Well, as you may well know, I’m a big fan of “done is better than perfect”, even when it comes to Cybersecurity. And any improvement is a step in the right direction. Many people use insecure passwords, or they use the same password across multiple sites, which is a big no no. 

It is possible to create a complex and difficult to crack password by creating random phrases. An example of this would be four random words that are memorable, or a sentence that means something to you with capitals and numbers.

Happy complex and memorable password creation! 😁

Oh, and trust us, when you do finally take the leap and move to a password manager and get through the initial pain, you’ll never look back. 

Thank us later! 😉

And remember, just start with one thing.

Anatomy of an Attack - Inside the mind of a hacker

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Have you every wondered what a hacker was thinking when they were planning and then executing their plan to take advantage of your business and information?

This video from Cisco while a couple years old, is still relevant too today’s world with business still being targeted. See what small steps a hacker can go through to get inside your business and turn your day for the worse.

Is your Out of Office giving away too much? Less is more this Holiday Season

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December is here and with two weeks left until Christmas, many of us are starting to wind down at the office and getting ready for our time away or time at home.

With time away from the office comes many employees setting up their ‘Out of Office’ replies to ensure no client or customer is frustrated about no reply over the season but are they hindering themselves or your company in other ways? What did you include in your last Out of Office reply?

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