When to Fire Your MSP: Red Flags Every Business Should Know
Most businesses do not leave their IT provider after a single dramatic failure. They leave after months of slow responses, vague answers, and the growing sense that nobody is thinking ahead. Here are the red flags that tell you the relationship has run its course – and what to do about them.
Does Your Business Need a Password Manager?
Most businesses know they should be using stronger passwords. Far fewer have an actual system in place for managing them. This post explains what a password manager does, why the NCSC now recommends passkeys, and how the right setup can meet Cyber Essentials requirements – without adding complexity for your team.
Passwords, Passkeys, and Everything In Between: A Plain-English Guide to Logging In Securely
Every time your team logs into a business system, the method they use to prove their identity either creates a meaningful security barrier or a very low one. This guide explains the full range of authentication options – passwords, passkeys, TOTP, magic links, hardware tokens, biometrics and more – in plain English, so you can make informed decisions about how your business accounts are protected.
The NCSC Says It’s Time to Move on from Passwords
The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre has officially told consumers to move away from passwords wherever passkeys are available – the first time it has made this recommendation. Here’s what that means for your business and why the right tools already have you covered.
We’ve Achieved Cyber Essentials Certification
AOIT Networks has achieved Cyber Essentials certification – the UK government-backed security standard. Here’s what the process involved, why we pursued it, and what it means for the businesses we work with.
Microsoft 365 Backup: Why the Default Isn’t Enough
Microsoft 365 keeps your services running – but it doesn’t back up your data the way most businesses assume. Here’s what the default setup actually covers, where the gaps are, and why it matters for your business.
RTO vs RPO Explained: What Your Backup Strategy Actually Needs to Deliver
Most businesses know they have backups. Far fewer have defined what those backups actually need to deliver. RTO and RPO are the two recovery targets that turn a backup solution into a proper disaster recovery strategy – here is what they mean in plain English.
How Long Would Your Business Actually Survive Without Its Data?
Most businesses know they should have backups. Far fewer are confident that what they have would actually protect them in a real incident. This post looks at the real cost of data loss for UK SMBs – financially, operationally, and under UK GDPR – and what a backup strategy needs to cover to genuinely protect your business.
World Backup Day: When Did You Last Test Your Recovery Plan?
World Backup Day reminds us: don’t be a fool about data protection. From desktops to virtual servers to Microsoft 365, we explain what actually needs backing up – and how to build a backup strategy that would genuinely save you in a disaster.
IPv6: What It Is, Why It Matters, and How to Read Those Long Addresses
IPv6 addresses can appear complex, but they’re addressing a fundamental issue: the internet exhausted IPv4 addresses over a decade ago. This guide explains what UK businesses need to know about the addressing system becoming increasingly relevant – and how to understand those lengthy address formats.