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Top five ways to protect IT systems while you are away

July 10, 2019

An increasing number of people are now working out of the office. Whether that means working from home, going on a business trip or even checking emails while you take a well-earned break. Wherever you are it’s important to protect IT systems and prevent data breaches. Here

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How big a threat is cybercrime for SMEs

June 4, 2019

In today’s increasingly connected world, our reliance on technology is putting us more at risk of cybercrime. SMEs that put their head in the sand need to understand that without the right cyber security in place, this escalating threat could have a detrimental impact on their business.

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What to do if you think you’ve been hacked

May 21, 2019

In April 2019 the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) published its first UK Cyber Survey which revealed that 42% of Brits expect to lose money to online fraud. Falling victim to hackers can have a devastating effect on your business so it’s important that you and your

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Why you should keep up to date with security and software updates

May 21, 2019

We’ve all gone through it. You’re busy at your desk, trying to meet the next deadline and the dreaded message appears on your computer screen asking you to take time out while ‘software updates are installed’; your machine restarts itself several times testing the limit of your

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Post GDPR – what SMEs should be doing one year on from GDPR

April 17, 2019

It’s almost a year since the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into force. Described as the most important change in data privacy regulation in 20 years, its aim was to update laws that protect the personal information of individuals, and organisations that don’t comply could

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Holme Valley Mountain Rescue Team

March 26, 2019
Holme Valley Mountain Rescue Team

HVMRT first approached Probado at the end of 2018 to look into problems they had been experiencing in trying to set-up their own VPN (Virtual Private Network) and so needed to call in expert help. After an online search of IT companies HVMRT found Probado whilst searching

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Password security for SMEs – why it’s important they can’t be guessed

March 20, 2019

How many times a day are you asked to input a password online? Your work email, personal email, online banking account, social media, to name just a few, all require a password and it can be tempting to use the same one for everything. But stop right

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Data security in 2019 – the good news and the bad news for business

February 14, 2019

  Keeping on top of your data security means protecting digital information from unauthorised access such as that which occurs in a cyber-attack or a data breach. Here are some tips on the issues that businesses should be aware of in order to protect their data in

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RockShop Wholesale

October 16, 2018
RockShop Wholesale

Probado were asked to quote for a new server for the RockShop to run SAP software (Systems, Applications and Products) provided by FrontLine Consultancy. RockShop Wholesale’s Operations Manager, Debbie Bradley recalls ‘We were looking for IT support having just moved premises and looked online for local IT

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Harold Stock and Co.

March 26, 2016
Harold Stock and Co.

Harold Stock’s Director, Darren McGuinness recalls that ‘before Probado, our IT system wasn’t the best, we ran our own server from our Failsworth office which relied on a WIFI network with a taped back-up. This left us vulnerable, with no reliable means of disaster recovery when complying

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