Tech Tip Videos

Could I crack your staff’s passwords

#FixPCTechTips  Could I crack your staff’s passwords? The safest passwords are long random ones, generated by a computer. But those tend to be the ones that some staff hate the most. Because they’re difficult to type in if you don’t use a password manager. The thing is – a weak password leaves your business wide […]

Cyber Crime System Security

Have you heard of these?

You’ve heard of phishing, we’re sure. It’s where criminals send you an email, pretending to be someone else (like your bank), to try to get sensitive information from you. But what about vishing? And smishing? And whaling? These are all forms of phishing designed to steal your information, and ultimately your money. We explore each […]

Cyber Crime

What does ransomware mean to you?

This is the fastest growing crime on the planet… what does ransomware mean to you? Ransomware is terrifying. Just terrifying. Imagine switching on your work computer one morning. And instead of the screen you normally see, the screen has gone totally red. There’s a message telling you your business’s data has been locked. And the […]

Network Security

Don’t change your password

Possibly not the advice you were expecting from your IT support company. After all, haven’t you been told for a long time to change your password on a regular basis? Well, that advice changed in April. Microsoft previously advised all passwords were changed every 60 days. Now it says that’s no longer necessary. In fact, […]