Security

Security baselines are recommended settings that harden Microsoft 365, turning on MFA, tighter access and threat protection that are off by default, closing gaps for a firm holding valuable data, part of managed IT at about £45 to £100 per user per month.

Keep client and case data only as long as needed in line with your obligations and agreements, then dispose of it securely so it cannot be recovered, including end-of-engagement data and old hardware, part of managed IT at about £45 to £100 per user per month.

Legitimate client emails get quarantined when filtering is too strict or a sender isn't trusted yet. The fix is to review the quarantine, safelist genuine clients and tune the filtering, so real client mail gets through and threats don't. Here's how.

Cyber Essentials certifies the five basic controls that stop most attacks; for a travel agency it cuts real risk and reassures clients and insurers, achieved and maintained as part of managed IT at about £45 to £100 per user per month.

Defend with MFA and managed email security to keep attacks out, endpoint and application controls to stop malware running, staff awareness to catch the rest, and tested isolated backups to recover, part of managed IT at about £45 to £100 per user per month.

You stop email impersonation with managed email security, impersonation protection, MFA, account monitoring and a phone-verification habit for payments. Accountancy firms are prime targets because they move client money. Here's the defence.

You keep an estate patched with managed, controlled updates across servers, devices and software, monitoring for anything that falls behind and fixing it. Patching closes the holes attackers use, so consistency matters. Here's how we keep you current.

Insurers expect MFA, managed endpoint protection, tested isolated backups, email security, patching, training and an incident plan, often Cyber Essentials too, part of managed IT at about £45 to £100 per user per month.

A phishing-report button lets staff flag a suspicious email in one click, sending it straight to your IT team to check. For an accountancy firm, it turns every employee into an early-warning sensor and stops one risky email becoming a breach. Here's how it works.

Cyber Essentials certifies the five controls that stop most attacks; for a detailing firm it cuts real risk and, increasingly, is required by main contractors and larger clients to win work, achieved and maintained as part of managed IT at about £45 to £100 per user per month.