Logilytics

05/11/2026

Summary: Changing the password blocks someone from signing in with the old password. However, they may still have an active session, a forwarding rule, access through a connected app, mailbox permissions, or a recovery method they added.When someone gets into a business email account, changing the password should happen immediately. Once that is done, the account still needs a full check because other forms of access may remain.During the time they had access, the attacker may have created a forwarding rule, approved a connected app, added a sign-in method, or granted access to another account. They may also have a browser or email app that is still signed in.Email deserves particular care because it is connected to so many other services. Password-reset messages for accounting software, cloud storage, social media, and other business systems often arrive by email.

Summary: Changing the password blocks someone from signing in with the old password. However, they may still have an active session, a forwarding rule, access t

30/10/2026

Summary: Three to five years is a practical replacement range for many business computers. The right time depends on security support, reliability, performance, warranty coverage, repair costs, and the employee’s work. Replace any computer that cannot run a supported operating system or the software your business requires.Most business computers do not fail all at once. A laptop may still handle email and documents but take longer to start, struggle during video calls, or run out of battery halfway through the day.For many office computers, three to five years is a sensible replacement range. Start reviewing each device when it reaches three years old, then decide whether it should be replaced soon or kept for another year or two.Some computers will need to be replaced sooner because they cannot install a supported operating system, no longer run important software properly, or require frequent repairs.

Summary: Three to five years is a practical replacement range for many business computers. The right time depends on security support, reliability, performance,

25/10/2026

Summary: Your IT budget should include the technology you already use, the support required to maintain it, and the upgrades you expect to make during the year. It should also cover cybersecurity, backups, employee changes, planned projects, and a reserve for urgent repairs or replacements.If your IT budget only covers computers, Microsoft 365, and the occasional repair, it is probably missing several costs.Your business may also be paying for software subscriptions, cloud storage, backups, security tools, internet services, phone systems, websites, network equipment, staff training, and outside IT support.Some of those costs appear every month. Others arrive once a year or only when equipment needs to be replaced.

Summary: Your IT budget should include the technology you already use, the support required to maintain it, and the upgrades you expect to make during the year.

21/10/2026

Happy 21st Birthday to Seth, who celebrated his birthday yesterday!

We'd like to take a moment to recognise this special milestone and wish Seth all the best as he begins his 21st year. Thank you for your hard work, dedication, and the positive attitude you bring to the team every day.

As part of his birthday spotlight, we asked Seth:
What's one piece of advice you'd give to our clients or community?
"When in doubt, try turning it off and back on. If that doesn't work, give us a call!"

Thank you, Seth, for everything you do for our clients and our team. We hope you had a fantastic birthday and enjoyed celebrating with family and friends.

Happy 21st, Seth! 🎂

20/10/2026

Summary: Guest Wi-Fi should provide internet access while blocking connections to your internal business network. A different Wi-Fi name and password do not confirm that the networks are separated. The router, access points, and firewall must also be configured to prevent guest devices from reaching internal systems.Offering Wi-Fi to customers, contractors, and visitors is convenient. But their phones and laptops should not connect to the same network as your business computers, printers, security cameras, servers, and file storage.Even when you trust the person, you do not control their device.

Summary: Guest Wi-Fi should provide internet access while blocking connections to your internal business network. A different Wi-Fi name and password do not con

15/10/2026

Summary: Before canceling a cloud service, export your data and confirm that the files can be opened or imported. Move any connected applications and sign-ins, then check the provider’s current rules for access, billing, retention, and deletion.A cloud service may hold years of customer records, documents, emails, invoices, project history, or staff activity.If you cancel before moving that information, employees may lose access before the business has a usable copy. Some providers give administrators more time to retrieve data. Others restrict access or begin deleting information after cancellation.The rules depend on the service, subscription, contract, and how the account was purchased. Check the provider’s current terms before setting a cancellation date.What can happen after you cancelCanceling a subscription may stop employees from signing in, make applications read-only, or leave data available only to administrators.

Summary: Before canceling a cloud service, export your data and confirm that the files can be opened or imported. Move any connected applications and sign-ins,

10/10/2026

Summary: Allow personal devices only for approved work, through approved apps, and when the device meets your security requirements. Use company-owned devices for administration, sensitive work, or jobs that require large amounts of data to be stored locally.Employees often use personal devices for work before the business has made a decision about it. They add work email to a phone, download a file to a home laptop, or sign into a company app from a computer shared with family.Once business data is stored on a personal device, you have less control over updates, installed apps, backups, and who else uses the device.

Summary: Allow personal devices only for approved work, through approved apps, and when the device meets your security requirements. Use company-owned devices f

05/10/2026

Summary: Employees should use standard accounts for email, web browsing, and everyday work. Administrator access should be limited to approved IT tasks and protected with a separate account.Administrator access often starts with one request. An employee needs to install a printer, update a specialist program, or change a setting on their computer.Giving them administrator access gets the job done. The problem is that the access usually stays after the request has been completed.From then on, the employee can approve other software installations and make changes that would normally require help from IT. If they install the wrong program or someone takes control of their account, those permissions can also be used to change the computer.For everyday work, employees should use standard accounts.

Summary: Employees should use standard accounts for email, web browsing, and everyday work. Administrator access should be limited to approved IT tasks and prot

30/09/2026

Summary: Most IT problems don't appear out of nowhere. Backups quietly stop running, updates sit unfinished for weeks, and old staff accounts stay switched on for months. A short check once a month catches these while they're still cheap to fix. This post covers the six things to look at.Most owners only look at their IT when something has already gone wrong. A file won't open, a laptop won't start, or an invoice gets paid into a scammer's account. Fixing it at that point costs more than preventing it would have.Almost none of it happens without warning. The backup that fails when you finally need it had been failing for weeks. The account a scammer used belonged to someone who left last year. Thirty minutes a month is usually enough to catch that kind of thing.Why a monthly look is worth the timeVerizon's 2026 Data Breach Investigations Report found that 31% of breaches started with attackers exploiting software that hadn't been patched.

Summary: Most IT problems don't appear out of nowhere. Backups quietly stop running, updates sit unfinished for weeks, and old staff accounts stay switched on f

25/09/2026

Summary: The tools that run your business, like Microsoft 365, your accounting app, or your booking system, are reliable most of the time, but they do go down. When one does, work can stop for hours, and you often can't do anything but wait for the provider to fix it. A simple plan keeps your team working and your customers informed while you wait.Most of your business probably runs in the cloud now. Email, files, accounting, bookings, payments, it's all online. Then one day a service goes down, and nobody can send an email, open a file, or take a payment.It doesn't take a hacker for this to happen. In July 2024, a faulty software update from the security company CrowdStrike crashed millions of Windows computers around the world in a few hours. Microsoft estimated it hit 8.5 million devices, grounding flights and stopping work at banks and hospitals.Outages happen, even to the big namesMicrosoft 365 itself has had days where email or Teams stopped working for hours.

Summary: The tools that run your business, like Microsoft 365, your accounting app, or your booking system, are reliable most of the time, but they do go down.