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Staying Ahead in Cyber Security: How We’re Enhancing Protection for Our Customers
In today’s fast-moving digital world, the pace at which cyber threats evolve is nothing short of relentless. As an IT support company based in Yorkshire, we understand just how overwhelming this can be for businesses. One day everything seems secure, …
Reliable IT Support to Help Your SMB Thrive
As a small or medium business owner, you know how crucial technology is to your operations. From managing customer data to enabling remote work, IT is the backbone that keeps your company running smoothly. However, dealing with IT issues can …
Cactus IT are CE (Cyber Essentials) certified….. but why did we do it?
We are thrilled to have completed our CE (Cyber Essentials) certification this week. Here are a few key reasons (and benefits) that made us decide to invest the time and money in completing this certification that has helped us to …
How to run your business when the lights go out
There has been a lot of news chatter recently about power outages this winter because of the Russian invasion of the Ukraine. With my experience as a South African of dealing with load shedding, now is the time to plan …
PrintNightmare ransomware attack closes businesses
What is the PrintNightmare vulnerability A bug found in all Windows operating systems allows full ‘top level’ access to compromised computers. The biggest, currently known (as of Sunday the 4th of July 2021 – 11am GMT) attack initiated in the …
COVID-19 business support
Cactus IT supporting businesses Cactus IT understands that it’s tough out there at the moment running your business and operating because of the current COVID-19 pandemic. We have been very busy recently assisting our existing customers to adjust to the …
Completed network upgrade
Cactus IT has recently completed a network upgrade for a client based in Dublin with a branch office in Otley. We were asked to assist in specifying the equipment and sourcing it for our client. The work was scheduled to be …
Award Winning IT Support
We are delighted to announce that the hard work and excellent customer service of our apprentice, Jimmy Arnott has recently been recognised by the Ilkley Business Awards (IBA). At a Gala Dinner held at the Kings Hall in Ilkley to …
Email cyber threat on the increase
Noisy email Over 70% of my email in the last week was ‘noise’ at best and malicious at worst, and there seems to be no let up in sight. It is widely accepted that email has become the delivery method …
Farewell Windows 7
Windows 7, our favourite operating system since Windows XP is due for retirement in less than a year. The most successful operating system ever launched has already reached Microsoft’s ‘end of mainstream support’. With a staggering 630 million licenses sold …