When you hear about Microsoft adding security apps to M365, it’s often the business versions. But the pandemic has changed the way that we see the workplace. It’s now a hybrid world. One made up of several connected “mini-offices” located in employee homes. The outsourcing market has also contributed to the change in company networks. Freelancers are often contracted to work the same hours as employees....
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Software vulnerabilities are an unfortunate part of working with technology. A developer puts out a software release with millions of lines of code. Then, hackers look for loopholes that allow them to breach a system through that code. The developer issues a patch to fix the vulnerability. But it’s not long before a new feature update causes more. It’s like a game of “whack-a-mole” to...
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Have you felt more secure from cyberattacks because you have a smaller business? Maybe you thought that you couldn’t possibly have anything that a hacker could want? Didn’t think they even knew about your small business. Well, a new report by cybersecurity firm Barracuda Networks debunks this myth. Their report analyzed millions of emails across thousands of organizations. It found that small companies have a lot...
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Microsoft Teams has fast become one of THE most useful business tools for the way we work today. No matter where your people work from, they can communicate, share files, and collaborate quickly and reliably. But this remote way of working can also open the door to some MAJOR security issues. New research shows that nearly HALF of employees frequently share confidential and sensitive files via Teams....
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After being the main entry to the internet in the late 1990s and early 2000s, Internet Explorer (IE) is gone. As of June 15, 2022, Microsoft dropped the web browser from support. IE ushered in the age of connection to the world in 1995 and held a majority of the browser market share for many years. But the release of newer technologies like Google Chrome made...
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Join our friendly team at the Chessington Business Expo on Wednesday 26th October 2022 to discuss how managed IT services can improve your business operations and help reduce your carbon emissions to boot. We are going to be right in front of you as you enter, towards the rear of the expo floor inside Chessington school. It's going to be a great opportunity for networking with local...
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Microsoft 365 is the most popular of all major office productivity software. It has 48.8% of the global market share, just edging out Google’s apps, by a couple of percentage points. It’s used by individuals, small & mid-sized businesses, and larger enterprise organizations. It does everything a modern office needs. Including from word processing and spreadsheet work to cloud storage and video conferencing. Because Microsoft 365 is...
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On the 25th of September IQ in IT, aka Run as Admin, battled the mud at the Tough Mudder marathon in the hopes of raising money for the Kingston Hospital Charity. We had been given the amazing opportunity to fundraise for the Kingston Hospital Charity to help raise funds for the Paediatric department at Kingston Hospital. They are in desperate need of some digital play equipment...
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Microsoft has become the leader of productivity over many decades. Can you imagine doing your day to day work without their software? So it’s no surprise the tech giant recently conducted a major new survey into productivity in the workplace in regards to working remotely– and some of the results might surprise you. Researchers surveyed 20,000 people working for businesses in 11 different countries. They discovered...
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