Tag: small business

The landscape of cybercrime is expanding in both sophistication and volume and shows no signs of slowing. But do small businesses really need cybersecurity? No one’s going to target a small-town bakery, a locally funded charity, or a quaint online craft store, right?  Wrong.  Of course, the cyberattacks that are reported in the ...

In 2019, the average cost of dealing with a cyber breach for a small business was £11,000 not including the cost of lost business – and with cybercrime increasing in both sophistication and frequency it’s safe to assume the financial impact will increase alongside it.  Nowadays it’s pretty much impossible to run a business without ...

As mentioned in our previous post “Small Business Success: Creating a Secure Network”, providing a great IT experience for your employees doesn’t have to be a challenge. We must admit it can be difficult. Whether you are the only person in IT, your company devices are dated, or you are dealing with plenty other issues… However, rest assured...

To understand Meraki, you must first understand cloud networking. Don’t worry, it sounds more complicated than it is!  Cloud networking streamlines your IT procedures by providing a centralised management, control, and visibility platform and negates the need for complex controller appliances or overlay management software.&...

Did you know that small businesses make up 43% of cybercrime victims? Cybercrime has been on a steady increase in the past few years, with 2021 bringing unprecedented levels of ransomware and DDoS attacks. Any business with a digital footprint should be taking the proper precautions to minimise their network vulnerabilities, regardless of their ...

Keeping customers entertained whilst visiting your establishment is a must in the modern age, and this includes offering faultless and widespread Wi-Fi. Meraki Go access points provide an easy-to-use Wi-Fi solution that can be deployed indoors and outdoors, leaving your establishment fully covered. The Meraki Go app allows for simple device ...

A network switch is defined as ‘’a piece of networking hardware that connects devices by using packet switching to receive and forward data to the destination device.’’ But what does that even mean? Simply put, network switches such as the Meraki Go streamline your network and allow device communication at a much faster rate than what you...

According to studies by news network CNBC, small businesses make up 43% of victims when it comes to cybercrime – and only 14% of those were adequately prepared to defend themselves.As a small business, it can be easy to neglect this side of your digital footprint. Often when people think of cyberattacks they think of large-scale data breaches ...

Did you know that according to studies by news network CNBC, small businesses make up 43% of victims when it comes to cybercrime – and only 14% of those were able to defend themselves? It’s easy to fall into the trap of thinking ‘it couldn’t happen to me’ – but unfortunately, cybercrime is a global pandemic in its own right. David ...