The Shellshock bug
What is Shellshock? Shellshock is the name given to a vulnerabilty in Bash, the default shell (or command interpreter) on Linux, MAC OS X and other related operating systems. It […]
News stories
Heartbleed
[Last updated May 5th 2014] What is heartbleed? Heartbleed is a vulnerability in the OpenSSL library used by many products and servers to secure web-based traffic. The vulnerability allows small […]
Making the most of your IT budget
It is that time of year again. Christmas is long gone and the New Year is well under way, and your thoughts turn back towards IT budgets. Whether you are […]
Office 365 Collaboration: Sharepoint, Yammer, Lync and Skydrive Pro
There’s no doubt that most companies who choose Office 365 do so for the email capabilities and Microsoft Office rights. But especially if you’ve chosen an Enterprise plan, there are […]
Is it time for Windows 8.1?
The latest figures show that nearly 30% of desktop users are still running Windows XP. The bad news for those users is that Microsoft is ending support for Windows XP […]
Sonicwall update to support 2048 bit certificates
As mentioned here, support for 1024 bit signed certificates is being phased out by certificate and browser authorities at the end of 2013. This means that device manufacturers and online […]
Phasing out of support for 1024 bit RSA keys
From 1st January 2014, browser and certificate authorities will only be supporting 2048 bit RSA keys and larger. This is for security reasons – the general belief is that 1024 […]
Veeam Backup & Replication
There is a rich ecosystem of addons and tools for VMware, but the one we often install at most of our sites is Veeam Backup & Replication. Every system should […]
Office365 – An Overview
You’ve almost certainly heard of Office365 from Microsoft but you may not be entirely sure what it is and how it can help your business. Here are answers to a […]
IS People in 2012
2012 was another excellent year for us, surpassing our projections. We had another office move – not a new address, just more space – we doubled our turnover, added to […]