Quick answer: Break-fix IT support means you pay someone to fix problems after they happen. Proactive IT support means a provider monitors, patches and pl…
What happens after a cyber attack? A calm, practical guide for Aberdeen SMEs covering the first hour, 24 hours, the 72-hour ICO reporting clock and recovery.
Quick answer: Banning AI at work doesn’t work. Staff just move it onto their phones, where you have zero visibility. The fix is a short list of approved tools matched…
Quick answer: The safest way for most UK SMEs to use AI is to start with the tools already inside their Microsoft 365 subscription. Copilot Chat is included with Business…
Microsoft's UK research found that 71% of UK employees have used unapproved AI tools at work. Shadow AI is not a staff problem, it's a leadership gap. Here's a practical…
Treat Cyber Risk Like Fire Risk: Prevention + Insurance = Resilience. Imagine this: you wouldn’t run a business without smoke alarms, sprinklers, and fire drills — and then only rely…
The True Cost of IT: Why Proactive Support Can Save You More Than It Costs – Peace of mind, fewer surprises, and more time for what matters Most business owners don’t…
Why Growing Businesses Are Moving Away from Reactive IT Support – and why a proactive approach is becoming the new standard. For many small and mid-sized businesses, IT support has traditionally…
If your business is preparing for Cyber Essentials or CE+, you’ve probably already looked at the questionnaire and thought: “Is this just a formality or is someone going to check…
You’ve probably heard the phrase “Cyber Essentials” come up in conversations with insurers, supply chains, or even customers. But what does it actually involve? What’s the difference between Cyber Essentials…
If you’ve been told your current MSP is “proactive,” but all that really means is they run patches and antivirus updates — we need to talk.At ALTO, we believe proactive…
Cyber attackers are remarkably resourceful. They can be inventive and pretty creative in how they infiltrate your systems. We have seen situations where work information is taken from a personal…
8 Step Guide To Creating A Profitable Business Culture We’ve run various projects involving work on our business at Alto and one of the projects that we felt would be…
If you’re in a business, you need to make sure things are secure. It’s not something that should be taken lightly. You need patches, alerts, antivirus, email security, dark web…
Microsoft 365 is a productivity suite of software, collaboration tools, cybersecurity products and cloud services. It includes what used to be called Microsoft Office – all the apps you use…
We’ve written about creating a business continuity plan and why it’s so important. To recap, you need to consider how your business would function if you lost access to your data,…
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