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Is your business ready for the new GDPR?

By Greg Roffe on July 18, 2017 in General

According to recent research, many companies are still completely unprepared for the GDPR coming next Spring. There is a requirement for all businesses, regardless of size, to comply or face the pretty significant consequences. Firstly, failure to comply with the complex legislative obligations could lead to damaging penalties but, just as importantly, it is in every business owner’s interest to get data protection right and to safeguard the security of its systems and data.

Can you recover from an unexpected data loss?

By M2 Computing on June 30, 2017 in Blog, Company news, Disaster recovery

With stories of cybercrime hitting the headlines on what appears to be a daily basis, burying one’s head in the sand over data loss is no longer an option. This is real. Organisations both large and small are continuously being hit with increasingly sophisticated variations of cybercrime designed to cause major disruption.

If your business became a victim of cybercrime – how quickly would you recover your data?

3 forgotten (but still useful) tips for Microsoft Word

By M2 Computing on June 28, 2017 in Blog, Microsoft, Tips & tricks

Many Microsoft Word shortcuts and commands have been sitting on the shelf gathering dust over the years, but plenty of them are still useful to those who remember them. These 3 handy tricks – that some may have forgotten – apply to any version beyond Word 2007.

Phishing for selfies: A brazen new PayPal scam

By M2 Computing on June 28, 2017 in Blog, Internet, Security, Web privacy

A brand new phishing scam has been discovered which encourages victims to upload photos of themselves in order to ‘confirm’ their identities.

Queen’s Speech covers data protection in the digital age

By M2 Computing on June 28, 2017 in Blog, Internet, Security, Topical

Technology played a somewhat surprisingly large role in the recent Queen’s Speech, in which she covered everything from digital privacy to developments within the space industry.

Microsoft looks to take a bite out of Apple with new Windows 10 S

By M2 Computing on June 28, 2017 in Apple, Blog, Microsoft, Product releases

Microsoft has launched a new, streamlined version of Windows 10 – in a move that many have claimed is aimed at providing like-for-like competition to Apple’s existing offering.

Government continues its drive for a ‘Digital Charter’

By M2 Computing on June 28, 2017 in Blog, Security, Topical, Web privacy

The government has called on technology companies, charities, communities and international partners to help it develop a brand new ‘Digital Charter’.

Email cybercrime – What to look out for

By Greg Roffe on June 22, 2017 in Blog, Security

In the light of the recent IT security breaches, we are warning customers to stay vigilant when opening emails and attachments. Hackers have developed new and increasingly clever ways of breaching security measures by disguising themselves as familiar contacts.

Email evils and why to avoid them

By M2 Computing on May 24, 2017 in Blog, Security

Business email can be something of a minefield. Not only must the tone be just right, there’s also a whole load of politics at play (in a mirror of what goes on within the physical office).

What’s in an Excel name?

By M2 Computing on May 24, 2017 in Blog, Microsoft, Tips & tricks

Did you know that Microsoft Excel allows you to define a specific name for any cell, something which can make locating and referencing that cell a lot easier?

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