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The latest IT news, updates, tips, guides and insights from the team here at Calnet IT Solutions.
Detecting And Preventing Phishing Attacks In Your Organisation
With cybercrime on the rise in Ireland, preventing phishing attacks should be top of the priority list for companies seeking to bolster their security efforts. Ranked as one of the top three types of attack in a corporate context, phishing remains a prevalent threat...
Detecting And Preventing Phishing Attacks In Your Organisation
With cybercrime on the rise in Ireland, preventing phishing attacks should be top of the priority list for companies seeking to bolster their security efforts. Ranked as one of the top three types of attack in a corporate context, phishing remains a prevalent threat to Irish businesses of all sizes. For business owners and IT security teams, there is a clear solution to this very pressing issue: creating and adopting a layered, proactive...
HSE Ransomware Attack Highlights The Need for Cyber Security Awareness Training
The Health Service Executive (HSE) announced on Friday that it has been forced to immediately shut down all of its IT systems after a major cyber attack described as "possibly the most significant cyber crime attack on the Irish State". The HSE...
Is Business Backup And Recovery Really That Important?
World Backup Day took place on the 31st of March and it is a great reminder to everyone of the importance of safeguarding your data. Though it is an important task for anyone to complete, be it personal or business data, it is businesses who are...
The Small Business Guide To Backup And Recovery
In today’s world, data is currency. It is one of the most valuable resources and therefore one of the most precious targets in the eyes of cyber criminals. Cybercrime is a billion dollar industry where hackers will go to great lengths to acquire...
10 Cyber Security Dos and Don’ts For Businesses
The outbreak of the Covid-19 and global lockdowns saw many businesses being thrown into a tailspin as they were forced to shift business operations completely online. Twelve months later and many are still grappling with frequent closures, new...
Public Cloud vs Private Cloud vs Hybrid Cloud
What is cloud computing? Cloud computing allows us to access an infrastructure via the internet (“the cloud”) that delivers computing services such as data storage, networking capabilities, servers (both physical and virtual) and more, without...
Azure Virtual Desktop: Remote Working For Irish Business
Over the course of the last few years and as technology continues to advance, we have seen more and more organisations shift parts of their business online. 2020, however, saw that gradual growth accelerate at an unprecedented level. Entire...
IT Security Tips for Working Remotely
2020 saw the outbreak of the Coronavirus pandemic throw the whole world into chaos. With lockdown orders issued globally, millions of businesses and organisations scrambled to get their operations and their workforce online. Though most were able...
Emotet Trojan Virus: What You Need To Know About The Recent Rise In Spam
Many Irish businesses will have noticed the surge in spam emails in recent weeks. What you need to know is that there are very sinister threats hidden in this daily inconvenience. What is a Trojan Virus? A Trojan Virus is a type of malware program...
Office 365 Backup: Does Office 365 Back Up Your Data?
It’s a common misconception that Microsoft Office 365 backs up your data. It is a popular and secure platform, but it does not provide a reliable data backup out of the box. Microsoft has built-in backup features and redundancy, but that...
Migrating from On-Premise to Cloud
Many large businesses have reaped the benefits of moving from on-premise to cloud computing. However, other businesses might still be unsure whether it makes sense for them to migrate their data. What specific benefits does cloud computing offer,...
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