Don’t let the Grinch Steal your Christmas, follow our 10 Tips to keep your organisation safe during the festive period! Cybercriminals don’t take a holiday. With the festive period fast approaching, most people are thinking about how they will be enjoying the holiday time with their families. The Christmas period tends to also bring greater…
As part of Smart IT’s free “wipe and donate” offer, North East based organisation Talk Works have donated six computer systems to the Smart IT Initiative, which have been securely wiped and refurbished by Smart IT engineers. Part of this generous donation has been gifted to a local charity, Smile for Life. The computer equipment…
We are proud to announce that we have won the Zen New Partner the Year Award. Smart IT’s Managing Director Tony Wilson and Darryl Robinson, Head of Network Sales recently were invited to attend Zen’s Annual Partner Event. Held at the infamous Chester Zoo, this was certainly an event to be remembered. The two-day partner…
We would like the opportunity to say thank you to all of our customers for their support throughout the year and wish them and their teams a Merry Christmas. This year instead of sending cards and chocolates, we will be making a donation of £1000 on behalf of our customers to local charities who have…
Christmas Holidays – We’ll be closed for 3 days this Christmas It’s been a busy year for us at Smart IT, we’ve helped hundreds of businesses across the North East with their IT problems and received some fantastic feedback from customers. To reward the staff, we’ll be giving them a few days off over Christmas…
In this blog we will look at why creating a Cyber Security Playbook is so important. We’ll explore a basic response plan, breaking down how an incident should be managed in practice. This will enable you to develop your own tailor-made plan. Whether your organisation is 10 people or 10,000, putting guidance in place on…
Smart IT’s Advanced Apprenticeship Program is an integral part of the business and culture, and nothing is more rewarding than to see apprentices thrive and develop.We are delighted that IT Helpdesk Engineer Apprentice Kieran Bell has passed his Level 3 Infrastructure Technician Apprenticeship, achieving an impressive distinction certification, awarded by BCS through QA Apprenticeships. The…
North East Rising Star Apprentice Winner has hopes to make the National Finals We are all celebrating the success of William Gallon, who was announced as the overall winner of the North East Rising Star Apprentice Award during the online ceremony this week. The Rising Star category of the National Apprenticeship Awards seeks to identify…
Microsoft’s recent announcement on Passwordless Authentication has taken the industry by storm, raising many questions. So, in this blog we will look at What is Passwordless Authentication and explore the difference between this and Multi factor Authentication. What is Microsoft Passwordless? Microsoft now lets you remove passwords from Microsoft accounts to embrace a passwordless future.…
We are delighted to announce that Smart IT have been awarded the prestigious Gold Partner status with Datto, leading global, the provider of cloud-based software and technology solutions purpose-built for delivery by managed service providers (MSPs). This is in recognition of our expertise and dedication in providing outstanding advice, support, and services to the Datto…
