IT Service Desk Questions & Answers
If you’re a Milnsbridge Managed IT Services customer, chances are that at some point you have called through and spoken with our Service Desk team. The Service Desk team are the first point of contact for our customers. They serve an integral process in solving issues as well as the general day-to-day running of a Managed IT […]
FluBot and other scams to watch out for
Cyber scams are just as prevalent as always, but they also continue to mature in sophistication. This threat is heightened by the current lockdown situation which has seen phishing attacks rise by 1000%. This week we’ll look at the FluBot scam that is sweeping through mobile phones. We’ll also discuss the rise of data breaches […]
The Risks of Public WiFi
With working from home became increasingly normalised in 2022, makeshift workspaces can be anything from a home office, a kitchen, converted study and much more. Working across new kinds of workspaces means that you may not have access to the security and comfortability provided onsite by your Managed IT Services company. One of the biggest […]
Best HP Computers in 2022: HP Laptop & Desktop PC
The best HP business computers sets your team apart from your competition. Providing your team members with the best computer equipment is important when developing a successful small business IT strategy. Old computers reduce your team’s morale, work ethic, and increases unnecessary downtime increasing business running costs. Better high quality computers for staff means better […]
SSD vs HDD:- Which One is Best for Your Business?
Picking between a solid state drive (SSD) and a hard drive disk (HDD) doesn’t just come down to cost. Choosing the right storage for your business PC is also dependent on the speed, performance, reliability, and power usage. Ultimately the goal is productivity, SSD’s are quickly becoming the option most businesses are turning to. Read […]
Why SMS Two Factor Authentication is Unsafe
Our dependence on technology has never been higher, especially during the pandemic. Due to much of the economy being shut for several weeks, people had to do their regular errands online such as shopping, banking, and general communication. These services all require you to generate an account meaning that you could have several accounts for different […]
Case Study: Why Do Hackers Target Email?
Email became a popular form of communication in the 1990s, it has also become an incredibly essential part of day-to-day business communication. Cyber criminals over the last three decades have exploited the popularity and dependence on email communication by creating socially engineered phishing and malware campaigns. Email remains one of the most common routes for […]
Introducing Passportal
Milnsbridge will be rolling out Passportal to its managed customers at the beginning of next year as a new addition to the Milnsbridge Secure Operating Environment (MSOE) approach. Passportal is a cloud-based password management tool that allows you to securely store your various usernames and passwords. Passportal is also accessible through browser extensions & add-ons […]
Microsoft Windows 7:- the ticking time bomb
Time is running out for Windows 7 users to upgrade to Windows 10. After almost a decade since its release, Windows 7 will officially reach End of Life status on the 14th of January 2020 after being in an extended support phase since 2015. This means that Windows 7 won’t receive security updates or patches […]
Y2K: The Disaster That Never Happened
20 years ago, whilst the whole world was preparing for the new millennium; thousands of computer technicians’ worldwide had been working to reprogram every computer to read 4 digit dates (e.g. 1999) instead of two digit dates (e.g. 99). This week we look back at the Y2K problem and remember the disaster that never happened. […]
