Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery for Small Businesses: A UK Guide
How to keep working when IT fails: what goes in a business continuity and disaster recovery plan, what to do in the first 24 hours of a ransomware attack, and how to test it.
IT advice for small businesses
Practical guides on cyber security, Microsoft 365, backups, AI and running your IT, from the Just Gilbey team in Hull.
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Cyber Security for Small Businesses: A Practical UK Guide
The cyber security basics a UK small business needs, in one place: passwords, MFA, updates, devices, backups, training, Cyber Essentials and what to do if you’re hit.
Using AI Safely at Work: A UK Guide to Copilot and ChatGPT
Where your data goes in ChatGPT, Gemini and Copilot, what’s safe to put into each, the rules your staff need, and what UK regulators expect.
Microsoft 365 for Small Businesses: Getting More From What You Pay For
Which Microsoft 365 plan a small business needs, how to set it up securely, and the features most companies already pay for but never switch on.
UK GDPR for Small Businesses: Data Protection, Breaches and Records
What UK GDPR asks of a small business in 2026, after the Data (Use and Access) Act: the fee, lawful bases, records, security, breaches, requests and complaints.
Phishing and Email Scams: How to Spot Them and What to Do
The phishing scams UK businesses see most, the checks that catch them, what to do in the first hour if someone clicks, and how to make the next one harder.
Business Email Hacked? What to Do in the First Hour
When a criminal is already using one of your mailboxes: how to shut them out, what to check, who to tell and whether the ICO needs to know.
Windows Server 2016 End of Support: What UK Businesses Need to Do
Microsoft's last security update for Windows Server 2016 is due on 12 January 2027. What end of support means, the risks, the options and a timeline from now.
Your 2026 UK Privacy Checklist and the Data (Use and Access) Act
The Data (Use and Access) Act’s main changes are now in force, including a new duty to handle data protection complaints. Here’s what changed and what to check.
Making Your Website and Documents Accessible: A Guide for UK Businesses
One in four people in the UK is disabled. Here’s what the law expects of your website and documents, and the practical steps that make the biggest difference.
Vetting Third-Party Apps and Integrations: A UK Checklist
Every app you connect to Microsoft 365 or your practice software gets its own access to your data. Here’s how to check it first, using the NCSC’s supply chain approach.
Writing an AI Policy: 5 Things a UK Business Must Cover
A practical guide to what goes in your company’s written AI policy, covering ChatGPT, Copilot and other generative AI tools, with the UK guidance behind each part.
Safer Christmas Shopping With Password Managers and Virtual Cards
Two simple tools make online shopping much safer: a password manager for unique logins and virtual card numbers that limit the damage if a shop is breached.
Stop Wasting Money on Microsoft 365 Security and Copilot Add-Ons
Unused seats, leavers’ licences, add-ons that duplicate Business Premium and Copilot licences nobody opens. Here’s how to find the waste and stop paying for it.
How to Create an IT Roadmap for a Small Business (With an Example)
An IT roadmap turns “we should probably sort that out” into a plan with dates and a budget. Six steps to build one, and a sample 12-month roadmap for a small business.
Cloud Compliance for UK Businesses: UK GDPR, Data Transfers and the Data Bridge
Using the cloud doesn’t hand your compliance to the provider. Here’s what UK GDPR expects, how data transfers abroad work, and what to check.
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