Managed IT Experts Ltd

01/09/2026

Passkeys are replacing passwords, and they're ready to use now. Your device proves it's you with your fingerprint or face, so there's no password to phish or steal. Turn them on for your email and Microsoft/Google login first. Most break-ins still start with a stolen password.

31/08/2026

If a work laptop gets stolen, a login password won't stop anyone. They pull the drive out and read every file. Encryption is what makes it unreadable, and it's already built into Windows and Mac. Turn it on for every laptop that leaves the office, start with anyone who travels.

28/08/2026

If a website tells you to press Windows+R and paste in a command to 'verify you're human,' close the tab. That's a scam called ClickFix, and it installs malware the second you hit Enter. No real website ever asks you to run a command. CAPTCHAs just make you click pictures. https://buff.ly/WD8jLws

ClickFix attacks are delivering BabaDeda, Lorem Ipsum, and Potemkin loaders to deploy stealers, RATs, and ransomware-linked tooling.

27/08/2026

Your cyber insurance might not pay out. Insurers now require MFA, real endpoint protection, tested backups, and security training, and if you claimed to have them but didn't, they can deny the claim. Read your policy's conditions now, not after an attack.

26/08/2026

IT Managed Services have a range of benefits for SMEs from reducing IT costs to helping you scale quicker. Find out more in our blog https://buff.ly/VedgDC4

Interested in the benefits that Managed IT can bring to your small business? Our article explores some of the upside for you

25/08/2026

Many ransomware groups delete your backups before they lock your files, so paying becomes the only way out. Keep one backup copy offline with its own login, separate from your admin password, and test a restore this month. If you've never tried it, you don't know it works. https://buff.ly/bc1ugLj

INC Ransomware Emerges as Major RaaS Threat in 2026 with 830+ Victims Since 2023 | Read more hacking news on The Hacker News cybersecurity news website and learn how to protect against cyberattacks and software vulnerabilities.

24/08/2026

On May 19, 2026, Google Cloud's automated abuse-detection system incorrectly suspended Railway, one of its largest customers. The decision took Railway's entire platform offline for eight hours and pulled thousands of small businesses down with it.

This is the service we get when we spend $10m plus? asks automated code deployment outfit

21/08/2026

Recent disruptions have dramatically changed the shape of remote and hybrid working for SMEs. But what does it mean for you? https://buff.ly/0cAJSh2

How a changed business environment is accelerating the shift to remote and hybrid work for SMEs and how IT support providers are assisting

20/08/2026

On May 7, 2026, an Amazon Web Services data center overheated and took out an entire availability zone in US-East-1, AWS's most popular region. Several core AWS services went down, and any business application hosted in that zone was unreachable for hours.

Overheating at a single data center has been identified as the cause of the AWS outage, which impacted customers such as Coinbase

19/08/2026

In May 2026, hackers breached Instructure, the company behind the Canvas learning platform used by thousands of schools and universities. The attackers claimed data on 275 million users across more than 9,000 institutions.

The criminal extortion group ShinyHunters breached Instructure last week. The hackers, who have also attacked individual universities, demanded the ed-tech giant pay up or face a data leak.