If your computer is reporting low disk space there are some easy steps that you can take yourself to clear some space (over and above the obvious 'delete files and emails that you don't need'). Delete temporary files The first is to delete temporary [...]
The new year has just begun and it’s a time of renewal as we plan for the possibilities to come in 2023. It’s also a time when you need to plan for resiliency in the face of ever-present cyberattacks. In this blog we investigate [...]
Data privacy has been a growing requirement ever since the internet age began. So much personal information is flying around through computer networks. Protecting it has become a mandate. Most companies must follow HIPAA, GDPR, or another industry or locality-based privacy rule. By the [...]
Corporation tax – ‘Super Deduction’ scheme What is the ‘super deduction’? The super deduction scheme was introduced on 3rd March 2021 to encourage UK businesses to invest in plant, machinery and equipment. In its very simplest terms, the scheme allows companies to cut their [...]
Probably the biggest struggle in office IT is to balance user productivity with good security. If you give users too much freedom in your network, risk increases. But add too many security gates, and productivity can dwindle. It’s a fine balance between the two, [...]
Twas the night before Christmas, when all thro' the house, Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse; That is because everyone was off on holiday, so they didn’t need to sit in front of their laptops and computers clicking and typing away [...]
USB is getting a speed boost and we're very happy with this. More speed for literally no effort on our behalf. We’re all familiar with USB. After all we’ve been using it with our devices since 1996. (Yes… it’s really been that long.) We [...]
After being the primary gateway to the internet in the late 1990s and early 2000s, Internet Explorer (IE) is gone. As of June 15, 2022, Microsoft dropped the web browser from support. IE ushered in the age of connection to the world in 1995 [...]
The Problem You've sat down at your desk after IT or a colleague have been working on your Windows device and now you can't login to your computer. Don't worry. It's probably very easy to fix. Your IT team or your colleague have likely [...]
Phishing. It seems you can’t read an article on cybersecurity without it coming up, and we write about it all the time at IT Foundations. That’s because phishing is still the number one choice for cybercriminals and their activities. But have you heard of [...]
