Introducing Cyber Essentials and IASME

Does My Business need Cyber Essentials IASME The public perception of hacking is one of shady individuals with lots of high-tech equipment breaking into a server. However, low-tech methods (email phishing and password theft) are far more common, and effective methods of stealing data and carrying out cybercrime. This issue is never going away, and […]
Email Continuity and Security

Does Your Business Need Email Continuity and Security? It may be hard to believe that the first email was sent almost 50 years ago in 1971 by computer engineer Ray Tomlinson. Decades have passed since and now email is now the primary form, and sometimes preferred method of communication for business. Analysts estimate that […]
The Benefits of Switching to Windows 10

What are the Benefits of Windows 10? It’s hard to believe that Windows 7 turns 10 years old in 2019. At the time, it was welcomed as a superior replacement to some poorly-received operating systems. Sadly, all good things must come to an end with Microsoft recently announcing the end of support for Windows 7 […]
Using Multi-Factor Authentication To Secure Your Business

What is Multi-Factor Authentication and How Will it Help Your Business? What is Multi-Factor Authentication? Multi-Factor Authentication is a second level of protection, using a password and usually a onetime code or biometrics that will authorise who you are. The idea behind this is that while someone else might have maliciously obtained your password, only […]
Data Theft and How to Prevent it

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Taking Care of Business this Christmas 2018!

Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year from the First Stop Team! Have a chuckle on us
Award Winning Managed Service Provider

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How Great IT Support works on Internet and Phone line installations

Internet and Phone line installations We are currently in the process of helping a client relocate offices. We use a standard check list to guide this process. However, I am going to explain why it is so important to use engineers with wide-ranging knowledge. The key point here is dealing with third party vendors; in […]
Is using Gmail within your business breaching GDPR?

Do you use GMail at work and are you GDPR Compliant? Gmail is the world’s most popular email service with over 1.4 billion users and is an especially popular email to use professionally within businesses. However, it has recently been confirmed that emails can actually be read by third party app developers. Google lets people […]
How to stay active whilst working in an office

Keeping Active in the Office Working in an office makes it extremely difficult to stay active throughout your working day as for the majority of it, you are probably sitting down. Motivating yourself before working hours and after a long day can also be really hard, especially if you have had a mentally challenging day […]