Cyber Essentials Certified

Cyber Essentials Certified

We are Cyber Essentials Certified

It is easy to do and we were pleased to see that we had all the correct controls in place. We can now reassure our customers that we have taken the essential precautions needed to keep their organisations safe against cyber threats and attacks.

What is Cyber Essentials?

Cyber Essentials is an effective, Government backed scheme that will help you to protect your organisation, whatever its size, against a whole range of the most common cyber attacks.

Use two Mac apps side by side in Split View

Use two Mac apps side by side in Split View

With Split View, you can fill the screen on your Mac screen two apps or windows side by side.  You do not have to manually move and resize windows.

How to Enter Split View

In macOS Catalina or later you need to do the following:

 

  1. Move your pointer to the left hand corner of you screen and hover over  the full-screen button or simply click and hold the button.
  2. When prompted choose ”Tile Window to Left of Screen” or ”Tile Window to Right of Screen” from the menu. The window will then fill that side of the screen.

     

    3. Then click a window on the other side of the screen to start using both windows side by side.

    That is it you can now work in Split View with two windows side by side. 

     

    Setup the Microsoft Authenticator App with Microsoft 365

    Setup the Microsoft Authenticator App with Microsoft 365

    Setup the Microsoft Authenticator App with Microsoft 365

    We are strongly advising our clients to move over to Multi Form Factor authentication (MFA) to secure their Microsoft 365 services.  Brute force login attacks are on the increase and having a strong password is just not enough these days.

    First of all, you need to download the Microsoft Authenticator App to your mobile device and you can find instructions from the following link:

    https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/mobile-authenticator-app

    Once done we need to setup the Authenticator app within Office.

    Sign into your account by going to outlook.office.com and logging in with your usual details.

    1. Once logged in, please click your initials in the top right corner, and click on ‘View account’

    2. You should now have a menu down the left-hand side of the screen. Click on ‘Security info’. Once here, click on the ‘+ Add method’ button and select Authenticator app.

    3. Click next through the options until you see a QR code to scan. We will need this later.

    Configuring Microsoft Authenticator Mobile app

    1. Find and open the Microsoft Authenticator application that you installed previously. Click on add an account and then click scan a QR code. You can then hold the camera up to the QR code you receieved on your PC.
    2. Once you have scanned the QR code, click next through all the options on the PC. You should now see the email account appear within the app. On the PC, click next throughout the options and you will now have Microsoft Authenticator appear under methods.

    3. Above the Microsoft Authenticator method we have added, click on set default sign-in method and change this to the bottom option to Microsoft Authencicator – notification if you want notifications each time or Microsoft Authenticator app or hardware token – code if you want traditional one time codes, then press confirm.

    Authenticator Setup Completed

    Microsoft Authenticator is now setup, and your email account is linked to your phone. Shortly, you will be prompted to enter a code. This will happen for all Microsoft apps that you have such as Outlook and MS Teams.

    To get this code, open up your Microsoft Authenticator app on your phone and click on the account you added. You will see a 6-digit code, this refreshes and changes every 30 seconds

    Once you have entered this code, your device should remember it so that you do not have to enter it everytime you go to log in. However, accessing your accounts from a different device will require you to enter a new code. This helps to stop attackers from gaining access to your account, as not only do they now need the password, but they also need the code from your phone!

    Using Different Fonts

    Using Different Fonts

    Using non-default fonts

    Give Yourself an Edge by Using Different Fonts

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    Font Choices

    There are endless choices for fonts. Trying a new one is easy and can breathe new life on your website, publications and more.

    Example Source

    One of my favourite places to find new fonts is Google Fonts.

    Sometimes you need something a little different but still professional. Simply sort by most popular and find simple but unique styles that won’t offend or overwhelm.

    The four most popular Google Fonts

    How to Use and install a new font - Windows Edition

    1. Browse and select the font you desire

    2. Download the font

    3. Open or Save the file onto your computer

    4. Extract the Archive

    5. Double click the fonts you want to install, sometimes these come in many variations, you might want to choose a few or all to install

    6. The font will open up, all that remains is to click “Install”

    7. You can now use the font in any of your Windows applications, you will need to restart your program before it can use the new font

    How to Use and install a new font - Mac Edition

    1. Browse and select the font you desire

    2. Download the font

    3. Open or Save the file onto your mac

    4. Extract the Archive

    5. Double click the fonts you want to install, sometimes these come in many variations, you might want to choose a few or all to install

    6. The font will open up, all that remains is to click “Install”

    7. You can now use the font in any of your Mac applications, you will need to restart your program before it can use the new font

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    Let us know your biggest challenge in IT.

    Export and Import Saved Passwords in Chrome

    Export and Import Saved Passwords in Chrome

    Chrome

    Google Chrome is one of the most popular browsers out there that has been developed by Google for Microsoft Windows, Linux, macOS, iOS, and Android.

    The Other Way

    Not everyone is keen on Google or handing all their data to them. Or they have never thought about linking their email to Google. If that’s the case they might not have a Google account.

    However they can still be using the Google Chrome browser, and if the unfortunate event of a hard drive failure or similar happens you might lose everything tied to your browser.

    Many customers hold a list of logins and other details in their browser. These can all be lost in an instance as the only copy is on their computer. Thankfully in most instances we have some warning of failing component and we have a chance to export and import our Google Chrome passwords.

    The Steps – Exporting

    1) Click the 3 dots in the toolbar and choose Settings

    2) Click Passwords

    3) Click  the 3 dots  above the list of saved passwords and select Export passwords

    4) Click Export passwords – enter the password you use to log in to your computer if asked

    5) Save the file to your desktop

    The Steps – Importing

    1) Open a new Tab in Google Chrome

    2) Type the following in the address bar: chrome://flags

    3) Search for Password Import

    4) Click the dropdown and select Enable

    5) Click the Relaunch button

    6) Click the 3 dots for the menu

    7) Click on Settings

    8) Click Password

    9) Next to Saved Passwords there is another 3 dots menu, which now has the Import option

     

    The Easy Way

    Naturally there’s an easier way to do this. If you have a Google Account you can link this to your Chrome browser. This way everything from bookmarks to passwords is saved to your Google account.

    To sign in and start syncing your data click your little grey man in the top right corner then click on Turn on Sync…

    Once you’ve signed in you can rest assured that all the websites you’ve signed up for and their password are tied to your Google account.

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