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What’s New Wednesday: A Summary of November 2024’s Patch Tuesday November 13, 2024 – Posted in: Cyber Security, IT Support, News, What's New Wednesdays

The Microsoft monthly security update release is published on the second Tuesday of each month. It’s a good idea to restart your PC on the following Wednesday – today. We may well restart some of your servers overnight this week if a patch requires it. NEW THIS WEDNESDAY This month’s Patch Tuesday included security updates for 91 flaws including 4 zero-day vulnerabilities. Overall Microsoft patched: 26 Elevation of Privilege Vulnerabilities 2 Security Feature Bypass Vulnerabilities…

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I’ve Updated My PC – What Else Do I Need to Update? October 4, 2024 – Posted in: Cyber Security, IT Support

We’ve covered updating your laptop or computer a fair bit but the operating and software on your computer aren’t the only things you need to keep up to date to secure your data and your business. One obvious system that needs to be kept up to date is your server. Your IT team should be managing that, but it is worth checking in with them to be sure. Mobile Phones Your mobile phone needs updating…

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Can I Keep My On Prem Exchange Server? August 2, 2024 – Posted in: Cyber Security, Dates to Remember

Short answer, Yes. But should you? The Options When it comes to email your options are: Maintain an on premises email server running Exchange. Take your emails to the cloud with Microsoft 365. Upgrades and Updates Many mail servers are still running Exchange 2016. When Microsoft announced Exchange 2019 they made it clear that it would go out of support at the same time as Exchange 2016. As 2019 required more infrastructure capacity and a…

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Cloud 101: The Cloud is Here to Stay July 18, 2024 – Posted in: Cloud Computing, IT Support

Cloud solutions and subscription-based apps are swiftly becoming the most common type of software. You may have good reasons to maintain an on-premises server for some services, beginning to move the services you can to the cloud before you have to is a good idea. Exchange server (on-premises email software) is receiving fewer and fewer upgrades and the whole program could be declared end-of-life within the next decade. Email in the cloud is where Microsoft…

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Cloud 101: Securing Your Assets in the Cloud July 5, 2024 – Posted in: Cloud Computing, Cyber Security, IT Support

There are often security concerns when moving to the cloud. Keeping everything physically in your office feels safer. But remember – your server is connected to the internet, which means it’s accessible. It’s also networked to all your PCs, if one of them were infected a virus could spread to the server. Factors in Getting Breached There are two major factors in calculating the likelihood of getting breached: Likelihood of being attacked. Mitigation in place…

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What’s New Wednesday: A Summary of June 2024’s Patch Tuesday June 12, 2024 – Posted in: IT Support, News, What's New Wednesdays

The Microsoft monthly security update release is published on the second Tuesday of each month. It’s a good idea to restart your PC on the following Wednesday – today. We may well restart some of your servers overnight this week if a patch requires it. NEW THIS WEDNESDAY Yesterday’s Patch Tuesday included security updates for 51 flaws, 18 remote code execution vulnerabilities and 1 publicaly disclosed zero-day vulnerability. Overall Microsoft patched: 25 Elevation of Privilege…

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Cloud 101: Preparation, Preparation, Preparation June 6, 2024 – Posted in: Cloud Computing, IT Support

Making major changes to your IT will always have some effect on your users, the planning stage is the key to making it a relatively painless change vs a project nightmare. If you are intending to move to the cloud every minute you spend at the start of the project planning will save ten at the end bugfixing and significantly reduce the disruption to users. Whether you are replacing an on-premises server or going to…

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Cloud 101: Going Serverless March 28, 2024 – Posted in: Cloud Computing, IT Support

For some businesses cloud solutions mean you don’t need an on-premises server at all – you could go completely serverless. This can provide a significant saving on hardware, software and maintenance, as well as making working from outside the office easier. Cloud-based Solutions Are: Less costly up-front. Easy to access. Manage and use from anywhere you’ve set permissions to access from. Flexible. If you get a sudden increase or decrease you can just pick up…

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IT Tips & Tricks: Using Authenticator Apps on your Mobile Phone February 15, 2024 – Posted in: Cyber Security, IT Support, IT Tips & Tricks

Multi-factor authentication (MFA) is more and more common, Microsoft 365 now uses it by default and most solutions that access privileged information like accounting platforms or marketing software require a second form of identification. Our article on cybersecurity and stopping malicious actors covers what MFA is and why it is important. This article is about how to set it up. Various options are available – text messages to your phone, emails with a code, push…

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Cybersecurity 101: Protecting Yourself When an Attack Comes Part 2 February 9, 2024 – Posted in: Cyber Security, IT Support

Limiting What an Attacker Can Do Once They Get In There is a principle in cybersecurity called the Principle of Least Privilege it means that everyone has access to only what they need in order to do their job. Even the CEO. It’s not about trusting your staff, it’s about minimising what a malicious actor can do if they manage to steal someone’s logins. If you think about it like securing a building, you build…

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