Understanding the difference between an MSP & an MSSP

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.22″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.26.7″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”] According to a report by DCMS, three in five (58%) businesses have sought information, advice or guidance on the cybersecurity threats facing their organisations over the past year. The remaining two fifths, of potential clients, suppliers and service providers, appear to have gone a year… Continue reading Understanding the difference between an MSP & an MSSP

Can two-factor authentication save you from our inability to create good passwords?

[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”] [et_pb_row admin_label=”row”] [et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”] An advert is currently running in which a man gets his password hacked because, the ad implies, he wasn’t using a VPN (virtual private network). The man’s password? ‘John123’. When you’re that hopeless at creating login credentials, there’s not much a VPN can do to help. Sooner rather than later,… Continue reading Can two-factor authentication save you from our inability to create good passwords?

The Four Point Check: Identifying IT Support and Services Providing Value

[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”] [et_pb_row admin_label=”row”] [et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”] Does IT Business Support and Services add value to your business?  Do you value your IT support? Are you paying too much? Have you got the best IT set-up?  Modern and emerging technology has revolutionised business and the modern work place. Creating new ways for us to interact, engage and… Continue reading The Four Point Check: Identifying IT Support and Services Providing Value

CCS IT Solutions Ltd Investing Time In Youth

[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”] [et_pb_row admin_label=”row”] [et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”]CCS IT Solutions Ltd have actively worked with Professionals UK over the last 12 months by placing international interns. We were approached by them and after some thought felt we didn’t have too much to lose, but as everybody knows in business your time is money, and that type of commitment… Continue reading CCS IT Solutions Ltd Investing Time In Youth

CCS IT Solutions Ltd Officially Welcomes Sean Billington

[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”] [et_pb_row admin_label=”row”] [et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”]After completing his 6 month probation period, we are proud to officially welcome Sean Billington full time as a Technician to CCS IT Solutions growing team. As our business continues to grow, we value having staff who share our expertise, attitude and communication skills. Sean previously gained experience an IT… Continue reading CCS IT Solutions Ltd Officially Welcomes Sean Billington

Becoming a Microsoft Silver Partner for Cloud Services

[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”] [et_pb_row admin_label=”row”] [et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”]Official Microsoft Silver Partner for Small Midmarket Cloud Solutions   CCS IT Solutions Ltd are proud to announce we are now an official ‘Microsoft Silver Partner for Small and Midmarket Cloud Solutions’. This achievement represents the hard work we have done with our clients to support the integration of cloud… Continue reading Becoming a Microsoft Silver Partner for Cloud Services

Ed Baker Microsoft MVP visits CCS IT Solutions Ltd

[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”] [et_pb_row admin_label=”row”] [et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”]Today Ed Baker,  a Microsoft MVP (Microsoft Most Valuable Professional), visited our offices in Manchester. We arranged this visit to discuss our current client base and look at what we should be doing with our clients over the next 3-5 years. At CCS IT Solutions Ltd we are not… Continue reading Ed Baker Microsoft MVP visits CCS IT Solutions Ltd

Work email is frequently misused by UK employees

[et_pb_section][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text]Recent research from Egress Software Technologies has revealed how work emails are often misused by UK employees. Of the 2,000 workers surveyed, 24% admitted that they had “purposefully shared confidential business information outside their organisation”. More significant is that 50% said that they either had or would delete sent emails if they’d sent information somewhere… Continue reading Work email is frequently misused by UK employees