Don’t be a Festive Fool When it Comes To Cyber Crime
With Black Friday and the festive shopping season now upon us, being vigilant about security is crucial. Lifeline IT has put together some advice on how to keep yourself secure in the run up to Christmas, when you’re likely to be making more online purchases than usual.
How do You Shop – A Guide to Alternative Payment Methods
Many of us now thinking about Christmas shopping. Whether that’s in-store or online, when it comes to payment, credit or debit cards are no longer the only options. We take a look at the ‘alternative payment methods’ that are available from retailers.
How Efficient Tech Helps Global Manufacturing Business
For nearly 40 years, manufacturing business AAK has been producing clothing for high street names such as M&S, John Lewis and Next. We speak to AAK Managing Director Nathan Helfgott about the company and why IT is important to their global manufacturing operation.
Media Covers Lifeline IT’s Artificial Intelligence Story
The results of Lifeline IT’s ‘2024 IT Trends Research’ were recently featured in the business and technology media. As part of the research, we polled clients and employees to find out about their IT habits, in particular their attitudes towards artificial intelligence.
The Low-Down: Search Engines, Browsers and VPNs
We look at players in the market who say their browser, search engine or VPN (Virtual Private Network) is a safe alternative to main operators such as Google, Safari and Google Chrome. Are they really offering something different and are they more secure?
Angela and Magda – the Lifeline IT Admin Team
Managing the schedules and operations for over 80 clients are just some of the tasks handled by Lifeline IT duo Angela Slivko and Magda Kuna. The team work out of the company’s Peterborough office and we talk to them about their working life at Lifeline IT.
We’re all Going on a… Summer Working Holiday
Many of us will be looking forward to a well-earned break this summer and heading off on holiday. And whilst undoubtedly a chance for some R&R, more people do some form of work on vacation. If you work whilst away, here are some basic IT house rules to keep yourself safe from a tech perspective.
Business Goes from Strength to Strength in East of England
Lifeline IT is growing its Peterborough operation with a move to larger premises and the addition of extra staff. The new location is four times larger than the previous office, providing more space for company training and visiting staff from other Lifeline IT offices.
The Lifeline IT Guide to Home Technology
We recently looked at security issues around home working and how you can help mitigate against this. Now, we look at equipment that can help enhance your home working experience – covering everything from routers and headphones through to cameras and the latest AI technology.
Is it Time to Re-think Home Working Security?
Now that working from home is a normal part of daily life, whilst it brings flexibility and a change of environment, it can have significant implications for IT security. We take a look at some of these IT issues and give pointers as to how you can improve your home working security.
Adding Extra Defence to Your Cyber Protection
With cyber attacks on the rise, protecting against cyber crime by ensuring you have adequate security is vital, but even the most well-prepared businesses can still be a target. Here at Lifeline IT we’re increasingly getting asked about cyber insurance. Read our essential guide so you know what to look for.
Improve your Password Habits with our ‘How To’ Video Guide
Lifeline IT's short ‘How to’ video will help improve your password security and management. The video follows our recent IT Trends Survey which revealed that passwords are what cause people the most problems – 26% said they have issues with passwords on a daily basis.
Fear of ‘Cheating’ Drives Lack of AI Use in Businesses
People are deciding against using Artificial Intelligence (AI) because of concerns they will be accused of ‘cheating’ by employers. Our latest IT Trends Survey 2024 polled Lifeline IT clients to understand their IT habits, as well as find out the technology issues people have difficulties with.
Cyber Security: a Key Priority for the Legal Sector
At the Euro-American Lawyers Group (EALG), Lifeline IT’s resident cyber security expert Daniel was invited to offer his expertise on the business-critical issue of cyber security – a major threat to the legal industry. Law firms are three times as likely as any other sector to be the target of cyber criminals.
Solving Problems is all in a Day’s Work for Roberto Capotosti
Dealing with technical issues and advising clients on the best IT systems for their organisation are just part of Roberto Capotosti’s role as senior engineer. We talk to Roberto, who joined the company in 2013, about his working life at Lifeline IT.
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