Zero trust security, explained without the jargon (UK 2026)
Zero trust is one of the most talked-about and most misunderstood ideas in security. Vendors sell it as a product, which it is not, and the name makes…
What actually happens in a data breach: a UK business view (2026)
Most people picture a data breach as a single dramatic moment: a hacker, a progress bar, an alarm. The reality for a UK business is slower, messier an…
What is ransomware, and how UK businesses really get hit (2026)
Ransomware is the cyber threat that turns a quiet Tuesday into an existential crisis: you arrive to find every file scrambled, a ransom note on the sc…
What is phishing, and how to train staff to spot it (UK 2026)
Most successful cyber attacks on UK businesses do not begin with a genius hacker breaking through a firewall. They begin with an ordinary email, a con…
EDR vs antivirus in 2026: what changed, and why it matters
For twenty years, antivirus was the answer to the question "how do we protect our computers?" You installed it, it scanned files, it caught known viru…
What is MFA, and why passwords alone are no longer enough (UK 2026)
If a single stolen password can let a stranger into your email, your files and your finances, then your business is one phishing email or one reused l…
Do you still need a firewall in a cloud world? An honest answer
Every few years someone declares the firewall dead. The logic sounds reasonable: your data lives in the cloud, your staff work from cafes and kitchens…
What is an immutable backup, and why ransomware made it essential
There is a brutal lesson that too many UK businesses have learned the hard way: having backups is not the same as being able to recover. Ransomware ga…
Do Macs get viruses? Separating myth from reality in 2026
"Macs don't get viruses" is one of the most stubborn beliefs in computing. It was never quite true, and in 2026 it is comfortably out of date, yet it …
The 3-2-1 backup rule explained, with real examples
The 3-2-1 rule is the oldest, simplest and most useful piece of backup advice in existence, and most data-loss disasters are simply stories of someone…
Password managers for business: what they are and why to deploy one
Weak and reused passwords are behind a remarkable share of real business breaches, and yet most organisations still rely on staff to invent, remember …
What is XDR, and how does it differ from EDR?
Security marketing loves a three-letter acronym, and XDR is the one currently on every vendor's slide. It sounds like EDR with a fancier first letter,…
Email security explained: SPF, DKIM and DMARC in plain English
Three cryptic acronyms - SPF, DKIM and DMARC - decide whether your emails land in inboxes or spam, and whether criminals can send fake emails pretendi…
VPN vs zero trust network access (ZTNA): what changed, and what to do
For twenty years, giving staff remote access meant one thing: a VPN. It still works, millions of businesses still rely on it, and there is nothing inh…