Category Archives: Hints & Tips

Implementing an effective Internet Acceptable Usage Policy

In my last blog on the 5th July 2011 I concluded by offering to provide some input on the elements and considerations to be taken when putting together an Acceptable Usage Policy (AUP). Summer has moved on at a pace, … Continue reading

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Beware Legitimate Websites

In recent months we have had a few customers contract viruses on their machines. This is an unfortunate situation often resulting in downtime and plain and simple inconvenience. Some of these clients have exclaimed, “but I haven’t been on any … Continue reading

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Forget about the hackers – internal communications are a bigger threat

The media and many of the security product vendors often give a lot of attention to external hackers as a major threat to IT networks. This is a perfectly valid argument, However, a recent case illustrates how data losses can … Continue reading

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Patch Tuesday – What’s it all about?

As our Helpdesk know and many of you will have experienced, on the first Tuesday of every month Microsoft releases security updates for its products. This has become known as ‘patch Tuesday’. In April this year, Microsoft released its largest … Continue reading

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What’s in a font?

Whilst drafting some documentation the other day it occurred to me that I am pretty conservative in the types of font I use for my proposals (mostly Calibri and Arial). True, corporate guidelines often dictate that a particular typeface is … Continue reading

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