Posts by Craig Reynolds

Ransomware is one of the most dangerous cybersecurity threats facing organisations globally. Attackers focus on any organization of any size, so every business should be aware of ransomware and its potential damage. 2021…

Communication between a business and its customers is crucial. In the “digital age”, Unified Communication (UC) solutions are one of the fastest rising and most popular tools. More and more businesses are…

In today’s constantly shifting technological landscape, where fresh viruses and the new security patches designed to protect against them arrive by the week, it takes a proactive approach to stay…

Today, when companies need to be lean, nimble and brutally efficient to survive in a competitive marketplace, cutting unnecessary costs is paramount. Unfortunately, it can be easy when you’re on…

What is standing between your business’s data and hackers a world away? What’s your plan when your on-site server fails? When you skimp on technology and IT solutions for your…

Industry 4.0 is here and manufacturing stands at its centre. Using transformative technologies that now connect the physical world with the digital world, manufacturers can offer highly customised products to…

Since cloud services began to dominate the market, Exchange Server is continually facing competition from Microsoft 365 in terms of market share. When following the pattern in which organizations adopt…

In preparation for the New Year, business owners across the country are taking a close look at their finances, scratching their heads as they inspect their budgets, line by line,…

Microsoft Modern Workplace – the name alone is a bold statement. However as Small Medium Businesses (SMB) focus on piloting through pre-COVID marketplace, it’s undeniable that we have indeed entered a…

In blog articles I know I’m supposed to quote industry stats and supporting 3rd party quotes. However, after speaking with many readers, the feedback they desire is what’s the low…

A lot of businesses wait until something breaks before they fix it. And even then, they may take a “patchwork” approach to fixing the problem. They are reactive rather than…

Five years ago, you might have had state-of-the-art security protecting your business and network. You had the latest malware protection, highly rated firewalls and a great data backup plan. Maybe…

If you’re like many businesses today, there’s a good chance you’ve made this one mistake with your IT security: you don’t budget for it. Or if you do budget for it,…

Cloud Computing, Cloud Solutions, Cloud Services or just Cloud – it doesn’t matter the name you use to describe IT services in the cloud – the important thing to understand…

We understand how important IT security is. At work all our computers are up to date with operating systems and patches. If a stage 4 lockdown occurs, it means my…

We set up our backup years ago. We’re covered. I hear this sort of thing from so many businesses. Unfortunately, backup isn’t the type of thing you can just set…

Hi my name is Martin Bailey. I run two companies; WOMMAU specialising in Word of Mouth Marketing for business Word of Mouth Finance – specialising in finance for business and…

We have a Firewall and antivirus so we are safe. We’re covered.  I often hear this response. And to be fair, this is a good start. In fact, we had…

We’re protected. We set up a firewall a few years ago. I hear this sort of thing from so many businesses. Unfortunately, cybersecurity isn’t the type of thing you can…

When I speak with small businesses about cyberattacks, it’s surprising how most of them don’t have a plan if they get hit. Where do you store your data backups? How…