Topic
Security
Duty of care and supplier questions translated into MFA, backup, patching and a reporting path.
Change passwords every 90 days? Why an SME is better off not doing that in Microsoft 365
Do staff still have to change their password every three months? Microsoft advises against expiring passwords. What an SME should set up instead…
Typing a long password on the laptop every morning? How an SME rolls out Windows Hello for Business
Typing a password on a laptop is slow and can be watched or phished. With Windows Hello for Business an employee signs in with a PIN, fingerprint or face…
Emailing sensitive data: how an SME encrypts email in Microsoft 365
A payslip, a passport copy or a medical file often leaves the office as an ordinary attachment. How an SME encrypts sensitive email in Outlook, including to recipients outside Microsoft 365…
From antivirus to EDR: why an SME needs more than a virus scanner
Every laptop has a virus scanner. Yet many attacks get straight past it, because they do not use a known virus. That is what EDR is for…
Router, firewall and NAS: how an SME should keep network equipment updated
Laptops get their updates, but the router and NAS in the cupboard sometimes still run firmware from years ago. How to keep network equipment up to date…
Browser extensions on work laptops: how an SME should limit unmanaged add-ons
A handy password extension or PDF tool looks harmless until it can read every tab. How to keep a grip on browser add-ons on work laptops…
Working from home securely: what an SME should arrange for the work laptop and home network
The work laptop sits on the kitchen table, next to the kids’ games console and an eight-year-old router. Here is how to keep working from home secure without making it difficult…
Mailbox rules that steal mail: how an SME should find suspicious forwarding rules
A customer emails that he paid three weeks ago, to a new bank account. You never saw that email. Often there is an invisible inbox rule behind it…
A one-page IT incident plan: what an SME should write down before something goes wrong
Monday morning, a ransom note on the screen. Who do you call first, who decides, and where is the insurer’s number? Put it on paper now…
Cyber insurance: how an SME should answer the IT security questionnaire honestly
The insurer sends a questionnaire: do you have MFA, offline backups, an update policy? Ticking ‘yes’ without checking can become a problem when you make a claim…
Remote access for vendors: how an SME should manage AnyDesk, TeamViewer and remote support safely
The accounting software vendor, the printer technician, the alarm installer: they all connect remotely now and then. Here is how to stay in control of who gets in…
Windows 10 after end of support: what an SME should do with its last old PCs
Almost everything runs Windows 11, but that one PC at reception or in the workshop does not. How to deal with your last Windows 10 devices…