Many businesses have now shifted into a new way of working. A hybrid way.
Some people have gone back to the office and some people work from home. If you’re , typically, in an office based role then you now need to be able to work from anywhere at any time – it should be possible – and it is possible.
Have you heard of malware? That’s scary enough – but have you also heard of ransomware?
This is where criminals lock you out of your data. And you have pay to get access to it again.
Our new video has three ways you can protect your business from ransomware.
Right now we’re all looking at hybrid setups.
The perfect technology that allows you to collaborate and work efficiently, whether you’re working from home or at your workplace.
The more you prepare now for the end of lockdown, the easier it will be
At the moment of writing, lockdown is still in force but have you started planning yet, for when your staff can return to the workplace?
It’s going to happen at some point. And the more you plan and act now, the easier it will be.
There are three areas to consider:
We’re helping every person and business in Ryedale to stay safe, by issuing this urgent advisory.
Hackers have become very creative in the last few weeks, leveraging the Coronavirus to target people.
We’ve seen a massive surge in attacks.
Click to read our full advisory
Video calling and conferencing has exploded since most of us had to start working from home.
And we’re getting so many questions about it every day. Such as:
• Which platform should I use?
• I read that Zoom and Houseparty aren’t safe… are they?
• How can I make video calls and conferences less stressful for me and my team?
So we’ve pulled together a guide to video calls and conferencing while you’re working from home.
Keeping your business’s data safe while your team are working from home.
We have a new video to watch and PDF guide for you to download.
The rapid call to work-from-home has resulted in a shortage of new laptops along with webcams and headsets used for online communication with Skype, MS Teams, Zoom, etc.
Whatever you have decided for your business and your staff, it is important that security, backups and staff vigilance for phishing attacks continues
I’ve had a few people saying that their broadband is slower than normal at home.
This can be because you are normally not working from home at this time of day but more likely due to the increased volume of people using the internet for surfing, watching Netflix, Prime, YouTube, etc.
First, try rebooting the router, check the microfilters on phone outlets and try an ethernet cable if wi-fi is poor.
If you are using a laptop over wi-fi and you also have a smartphone with a decent 4G signal then try creating a local HotSpot on the phone and then connect your laptop to the hotspot rather than your normal router.
See if things run any quicker
Remember to check your data tariff and allowance though
With the latest announcement from the government, it is important that you know that tKnowIT is able to provide you with your normal IT support, monitoring and maintenances services.
This includes businesses who currently don’t have a support agreement with tKnowIT but need help on a pay as you go basis. tKnowIT can help with IT systems, assistance with staff working from home, auditing and securing their machines, etc.
It is sad to see so many businesses are having to shut their doors until this all blows-over but I’m in the fortunate position that a lot of IT tasks can be performed remotely.
