Supply chain security – don’t be the weakest link
You might think that if your organisation is protected against cyber-attacks, that’s all you need to worry about. Even if you have put measures in place to make sure your network and systems are highly available but also safe and secure, have you considered whether those in your supply chain [...]
Don’t be blind to the cyber security threat
If you were one of the 150 people who attended our recent cyber security webinars, you will know that business security is now a boardroom issue, and not simply something that can be left to the IT department. The increase in the number of organisations operating a hybrid work from [...]
Business safety in a digital age
In Cisco's latest survey - the Future of Secure Remote Work report - 81% of the 3,000 global respondents see cybersecurity as extremely important or more important than before the pandemic. The report reveals that 85% have more than half of their workforce working remotely, and at least half of [...]
A bad day at the office
Think your business is protected just because you have a backup? You need to think again. Without backup there is no recovery. But not all backups are the same, and different organisations require different solutions. In very simple terms, backups are there to recover your systems and data if something [...]
Are you giving your team the best remote working experience?
Working from home has now become a way of life for around half of the British workforce, according to figures from the Office for National Statistics. Employers are preparing for a hybrid work environment that is likely to be here to stay, with 50% of UK respondents in a Cisco [...]
Supporting each other at Christmas
It has been a very difficult year for many people this year, and with so many wonderful groups working hard to try and make sure people have as good a Christmas as possible, we thought it would be fitting to try and spread a little bit of festive cheer and [...]
Is your data in safe hands?
When the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into force in May 2018, it brought big changes to the way we gather and store information. It also brought the opportunity to be fined up to 20 million Euros or four percent of annual global revenues, for non-compliance. Data protection law [...]
G-Cloud success
Here at ITPS we are delighted to announce that we have joined the select band of cloud specialists qualifying for the government’s G-Cloud 12 framework. G-Cloud is part of the government’s push for a ‘cloud first’ approach across the public sector, and our appointment to the framework means we are [...]
How to boost your cyber security
The last few months of quickly switching between office-based and home working, or maintaining a hybrid of the two, has left many businesses on the back foot when it comes to making sure their operations are secure. Cybercrime is big business, and the 2020 Cyber Security Breaches Survey from the [...]
Choosing the right backup solution
Have the events of the last few months been the catalyst that prompted your organisation to finally focus on creating a comprehensive, regularly tested disaster recovery strategy? Disaster recovery is an umbrella term that covers a wide range of business interruption situations. The rush to facilitate remote working back in [...]
Securing your business in the new normal
Given the volume and complexity of identities, data, applications, devices, and infrastructures, it’s not surprising that employers want the confidence that their organisation really is fully protected and that their users can connect to the business environment securely and with confidence. It’s worth noting that most remote home users connect [...]
20 years of delivering outstanding service
Our managing director Garry Sheriff was recently interviewed by leading North East magazine Northern Insight. This is what he had to say about the business, and the wider technology industry. 20 years of delivering outstanding service Like all successful businesses, ITPS was born out of a simple mission to carve [...]
How HR plays a key role in crisis management
It’s safe to say that the current situation has presented all of us with challenges we have never before come up against. We are juggling the demands of coping with a once-familiar world of work that has been turned on its head, and also dealing with worries about our own [...]
Change freeze provides a chance for review
At the time of writing we are still under lockdown here in the UK and aside from key workers, home working or furlough continues to be the norm for most of us. Some businesses are already struggling, and when we emerge from this stage there will undoubtedly be some casualties, [...]
Keeping vigilant when cyber-crime is on the rise.
Cyber criminals are exploiting the COVID-19 situation, stepping up their efforts to get users to click on links to a donation site, look at a virus cure, or buy ‘hard to get’ items such as hand sanitiser. Their emails are specifically designed to get you to click before you think, [...]
Working our way through the pandemic
How are you and your business managing in these very challenging circumstances? As we all navigate our way through these uncharted waters, we want to use our website news page and social media feeds to share with you what we are doing to look after our clients and employees, and to remind you that we are always [...]
If your people can’t work, neither can your business.
At the time of writing the world is in an unprecedented situation, with thousands of people suddenly joining the ranks of home workers, in an attempt to contain the spread of the Covid-19 virus. Good communication is key, and within our own business we are using Microsoft Teams to work [...]
Staying safe throughout covid-19
Like many of you, the vast majority of our employees are working from home and we have a limited rota of people at our County Durham data centre, carrying out physical activities that cannot be done from home. These employees – and clients currently using our fully equipped workspace recovery [...]
Managed IT Services – Making your life easier
If you’re looking for a more efficient approach to managing your IT, a managed services model could be just the job. Whatever the size and type of your organisation, your IT staff need to be highly skilled, multi-disciplinary teams, up to speed with technology developments and capable of working at [...]
Cloud security – What you need to know about staying safe
The ease of accessing and consuming cloud services in both our professional and personal lives has led many organisations to neglect security issues in favour of focusing on the benefits. While we are passionate advocates of the benefits of cloud and its ease of connectivity, we make no claims that [...]