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Without PEN Testing, hackers can exploit unidentified weaknesses in your network security Today, maintaining network security is increasingly complex, with more organisations than ever being heavily reliant on a varied...

Your small business is now the preferred target of the cyber-criminal UK businesses still have a lot to do regarding effective backup and continuity planning in the event of a...

Using filtering technology to enhance security Employing a Web proxy URL filtering service can deliver many positive benefits for both organisations and end-users that go far beyond the basic implementation...

Why you shouldn’t rely on generic cloud-based email security to protect your organisation An increasing number of internet-based threats are being deployed via email, which is why it is imperative...

How secure is your network? Modern businesses that require different forms of connectivity and functionality, could be exposing their wireless network to unnecessary risk without proper firewall configuration. Firewalls protect...

Protect your enterprise or face serious consequences There are many advantages for your enterprise working wirelessly, but unless you are adhering to wireless security best practices, you could be running...

The hidden pitfalls of transitioning to public cloud-hosting service environments Attracted by cost-saving opportunities at the same time as being able to improve the quality of resources, many UK businesses...

The implications for disaster recovery when staff use their own devices at work BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) is a popular trend among UK SMEs, which without a proper policy...

Why disaster recovery should be a necessity for your business, not an option. Many UK corporations take the view that investing in disaster recovery and business continuity is just not...

Ensure business continuity and avoid data loss caused by an internal mistake A key part of any business continuity plan is having a disaster recovery strategy in place that ensures...

Don’t wait for disaster to strike to decide how to recover from it A surprisingly large number of UK businesses never reopen after a disaster, simply because they did not...

Failure to carry out regular IT systems updates leaves you vulnerable to attack. At ASL, we have worked with UK SMEs for the last 20 years, advising on business continuity...

Ensuring your business doesn’t get caught out by UPS outage. The need for effective network and systems monitoring was recently highlighted by the May outage suffered by BA. Their systems...

Has moving your network to the Cloud put your data at risk? The rising popularity of expanding networks to the Cloud, coupled with the increased threat of serious cyber-attack, means...

Why is lethargy and ignorance as much of a threat to business continuity as disaster itself? An essential part of maintaining business continuity in the event of a disaster is...

Why virtualize? Virtualisation is a practical way to fully utilise your server’s potential; increasing the security of your data, sharing workloads and reducing your overall IT costs. It’s a way...

Recovering quickly from disaster with Quest Rapid Recovery. Until recently, recovering quickly from a disaster was out of reach for most SMEs. Getting back to a point where your IT...

Wide-ranging IT support available on your doorstep. As a Manchester based IT service support provider, we are perfectly positioned to deliver industry-leading, managed IT support services to businesses around the...

Maintaining performance For IT infrastructure to perform efficiently, and to ensure access to services and data at any time, continuous network monitoring is a must. However, so many businesses fail...

Protecting your business in the event of a disaster. Whether you experience a man-made issue such as human error or cyber-attack, or a natural event such as a fire or...

Taking the right approach with on-premises disaster recovery. The age of the Cloud has well and truly arrived, however, a large number of SMEs are still continuing to choose the...

Keeping your business running after a Distributed Denial of Service attack. Throughout 2016 there was a significant rise in serious DDoS attacks, with many large organisations including; PayPal, Twitter, GitHub, and...

Ensuring business continuity during head-office relocation. Having an effective and up-to-date backup and recovery solution in place is vital to ensuring business continuity.  Failing to restore data can have far-reaching...

Taking a flexible approach to hosting ERP solutions Many claims are made about cloud computing, in particular – cloud-based solutions are faster, easier, and cheaper to implement than traditional ‘on-premises’...