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Do you really want your team to use this?
Here’s a question I suspect most business owners haven’t thought about yet. If one of your team buys something inside an AI chat window… is that okay with you? Because that’s exactly where things are heading. You’re probably already familiar with tools like...
Another good reason to enforce MFA
What would happen if someone got hold of one of your employees’ passwords from years ago? Not a password they’re using today. Not one they even remember. Just an old one that never got changed. Because that’s exactly how a recent, large-scale data-theft campaign...
How to change your IT support provider
Most business owners don’t wake up one morning and decide to change IT support providers. It’s usually slower than that. Nothing’s gone dramatically wrong, but something doesn't feel right, and your confidence has started to fade. Do any of these sound familiar? You...
Important: Protect your business from digital fraud
Scams aren’t what they used to be. They’re not always obvious, they’re not always clumsy, and they don’t always come with spelling mistakes or odd graphics. Today’s digital fraud is faster, smarter, and often created with the help of AI. Which means it’s...
Prepare your business for more refined cyberthreats
Cyber criminals aren’t simply causing chaos anymore. They’re getting smarter, more organised, and much better at finding weak spots in businesses of every size. And while that sounds worrying, understanding what’s happening is the first step to protecting...
Tax Season Scams: What UK Businesses Need to Know
Tax season is already stressful enough without cybercriminals joining the party. It is the time of year when every business is buried in records, requests and reminders, and inboxes are full of messages from accountants, payroll systems and HMRC. That sense of urgency...
Microsoft finally fixes these Teams issues
If there’s one thing guaranteed to test your patience during a busy workday, it’s a messaging app that doesn’t behave the way you expect it to. For a tool that millions of us rely on every day, Microsoft Teams does an impressive job of keeping businesses...
Is “technical debt” slowing your business growth?
You know that feeling when everything should be running smoothly… but something in your IT just keeps getting in the way? Not a big dramatic failure. Just a constant sense that your systems are slower, fussier, or more fragile than they used to be. That’s...
Consider this before using AI browsers at work
Have you ever wondered what your browser is doing in the background while you work? Most people think of a browser as a simple window to the internet. But a new wave of AI browsers is changing that idea completely. These tools are clever, fast, and can automate...
Tech risks law firms can’t afford to ignore
Your law firm runs on trust, deadlines, and confidential data. But small tech decisions can quietly undermine all three. From hybrid working shortcuts to security gaps you don’t see day-to-day, many practices carry risks without realising it. The question is simple:...
PowerPoint drops its “Reuse Slides” feature
Have you noticed that some changes don’t feel like improvements? Microsoft has announced that it’s retiring PowerPoint’s much loved Reuse Slides feature. For anyone who builds presentations regularly, that’s a real blow. If you’ve never used it, Reuse Slides was...
At last: Sync passkeys across your devices
Be honest, when was the last time you forgot a password and ended up in that endless loop of “reset your password” emails? It’s one of the biggest frustrations of modern working life. But it might finally be coming to an end. Microsoft has announced that...













