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We update our blog regularly with IT industry news and all the lowdown from the world of Managed IT Services. Follow it for insights into the software we use, the industries we serve and other tech-related topics that grab our interest. Thanks for visiting, and get in touch if we can answer any of your questions!

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The Growing Danger of Insider Threats

By Peter Drummond0 CommentsCybersecurity
Cybercrime exists and is becoming more of a dangerous reality to businesses across the world. Why? Because it’s profitable. Malicious actors are making money out of businesses and organisations, and as long as they can keep doing that cybercrime isn’t going anywhere. Most criminals are external to a business, lurking…
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Moving Office? An MSP Can Help!

By Peter Drummond0 CommentsCybersecurity
It’s not uncommon for a business to move office. In fact, on average it happens every 8-10 years. It’s a chance to expand, upgrade and start a fresh chapter of progress, so don’t put off the move because of the work involved. It’s worth the effort! Shifting your IT infrastructure…
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A Dash of Happiness at Smile IT

By Peter Drummond0 CommentsClient Stories
At Smile IT we love building long term and helpful relationships with our clients. The Sycamore School are a customer of ours who do amazing work, so it’s been great to be able to help them out with their IT work. An even more rewarding experience though began when they…
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Why Your Business Needs an ISMS

By Peter Drummond0 CommentsCybersecurity
You may have noticed there have been a couple of well-publicised security breaches recently at large corporations. First, the world’s largest password manager, LastPass, got hacked. Then, more locally, Australia’s second largest telecom provider Optus had a data breach, affecting the personal data of millions of people. There’s a sense…
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The LastPass Hack

By Peter Drummond0 CommentsCybersecurity
LastPass is the world’s most popular password manager, used by more than 26-million people across the globe. They’re a pretty big deal in the world of cyber security, so when they get hacked people pay attention. And, according to this blog post released by the company, they just got hacked.…
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How to Maximise the Value of the Cloud

By Peter Drummond0 CommentsHelpful Tech
In an uncertain world, the cloud provides a nerve-calming surety. A safe place, a refuge, a panacea to lockdown-inspired corporate headaches. When businesses should have been shutting their doors, the cloud allowed them to thrive. It’s given us flexibility, agility and a greater capacity for innovation than ever before. If…
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