What if antivirus software fails to detect the problem? Earlier this year, Internet security firm Symantec confessed that its antivirus products detect malicious code less than half of the time. So does this mean that Norton and the other good guys are actually losing the battle against those who would wreak havoc on our systems?…
Who will own your problem when the big boys get it wrong? Business owners don’t just want their IT support company to intervene when there is a problem. They need someone to help manage their networks, plan budgets, contribute to IT strategies and then take ownership of the problem if things go wrong. A recent…
With the never-ending stream of IT security advice on offer these days, users may become confused by the technical explanations they hear. From bots to botnets and Trojans to worms, the range of terminology can be rather daunting, which is why Prosyn has produced the following beginner’s guide to IT security vocab. Trojans Trojans is…
New products and services from Microsoft, such as Office 365, OneDrive and Server Essentials, will continue to drive this growth. Many other vendors are following suit with the likes of Sage and Adobe offering cloud-based versions of their application software. Companies seem to be growing more comfortable with the security aspects of cloud computing. They…
The cloud is already a big deal in business. And it’s only set to grow bigger and bigger. With only 2% of UK businesses not using cloud services in some way back in 2018, it’s predicted that the recent shift towards remote working on a global scale has accelerated digital transformation for those previously unwilling…
Security remains the number one priority for IT users and high profile breaches, such as those encountered by Facebook and Apple, continue to dent user confidence. Increasingly, there is a feeling that the traditional user name and password may have had its day. We now have so many of these logins, they are getting harder…
Data is used every time we send or receive information via our mobile phones and for many of us that occupies a large part of the day. But do we know how much we are using and what it is costing us? We use smartphones constantly these days to keep a check on email, access…
By now, you will know that Microsoft withdrew support for Windows XP on April 8th and the software giant is as aware as we are of the column inches that have been dedicate to this subject in recent times. That’s why Microsoft is keen to start moving the debate on with some forward-looking advice to…
It’s strange how you can wait ages for one office IT relocation project to come along and then 5 suddenly arrive at once. Since Christmas, the phone has not stopped ringing here at Mustard with requests for help in moving office IT systems. We’ve been speaking to a variety of organisations wishing to relocate to…
