Working from home has become increasingly popular since the pandemic and businesses are adjusting themselves to let more colleagues work from home if their role doesn’t necessarily require them to be in the office full time. A lot of colleagues think that working from home is easier and that may be true to some degree,…
The right IT can propel a law firm forward and help them reach further than just the city or town they operate in, so having outdated equipment could leave a massive impact on a firm and if they can’t work at a good standard because of this it will also have a negative effect on…
An IT strategy is a critical element in the success of any business. When you listen to one of our first ever podcasts that we will release later this month, you will hear CTO Matt Faulkner say exactly that. The value of having a strategy in place, and ensuring that strategy is coherent, cannot be…
Business owners are taught that they need to “do it all”. That every single aspect of our business is our responsibility. The idea that we should be able to do every task and job for our business is impractical, unrealistic, and actually impossible. The greatest business owners out there are outsourcing everything they don’t know how…
Phishing emails are getting more sophisticated and harder to spot. In a phishing attack, the cyber criminal will send fake emails purporting to be from a genuine sender such as your bank, a trusted retailer or provider. In these emails, which on the surface appear to be genuine, the sender will try to trick you…
Over the last ten years, cloud services have grown massively. In 2022, their popularity is expected to grow by a further 25% and by 2026, the public cloud industry is set to be worth $800 billion. Despite the fact that 94% of businesses use at least one type of cloud service, there are still a…
By 2021, the number of cyberattacks/data breaches increased by 15.1% from the previous year. What are you doing to ensure your business is secure? Cyber threats are continually evolving with attacks becoming more frequent, sophisticated, and targeted. This is why Matrix IT has joined forces with Churchers Solicitors to help you get an understanding of your…
The global Covid-19 pandemic has caused a massive shift in the way businesses work. Even after all restrictions were lifted, many businesses have continued to operate on a hybrid working basis. After all, once you have invested in changing your infrastructure to allow for remote working, you don’t want to spend more money switching it…
The password ‘123456’ has been found 23 million times in the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) Have I Been Pwned password campaign in collaboration with Troy Hunt. The NCSC campaign displays 100,000 most commonly re-used passwords that have been accessed by third parties in global cyber breaches. If you see a password in this Global password risk list…
Remote working has become the new norm across the UK as businesses adapt following the Covid-19 pandemic. Most office-based businesses continue to have at least some staff members working from home, with many organisations making the switch to full-time remote working. If your business is implementing new working from home strategies, or you just want…