MJD Systems Ltd – Professional IT Services | Inverness-Elgin-Aberdeen
Professional IT Services | Inverness-Elgin-Aberdeen
Rudolph will be preparing his usual Christmas email to be sent to all the hardworking elves and Santa’s suppliers to wish them a Merry Christmas from his fellow reindeers and Mr & Mrs Claus. But what does he need to consider from GDPR while sending his email? The team at MJD wanted to give Rudolph[…]
Santa has a very important responsibility with his Christmas Lists, as they contain a lot of personal data! This means they come under GDPR because of the personal identifiers held on the list. So, what advice would we give Santa if he came to MJD for IT support on keeping his Christmas Lists safe and[…]
We all love to get the most for our money, but we want to highlight the potential dangers that lurk within “Black Friday Deal” emails. We encourage everyone to exercise just as much caution, if not more, before you click on any link within these emails. Our previous blog posts on phishing emails and staying[…]
As a Cyber Essentials accreditation body here at MJD, we always highly recommend our clients go through the process of Cyber Essentials and always encourage clients to take the next step in their security journey to Cyber Essentials Plus as well. But, we often get asked why they should take these steps to become accredited,[…]
Ransomware is used by cyber criminals to hack a device and encrypt the files. They then ask you for a payment to decrypt the files if you are lucky and they do give you the key. Unlike other computer viruses where they can usually be removed after infecting your device, the only way to resolve[…]
As restrictions are easing and we are moving into a new phase of living with the COVID-19 pandemic, we are seeing a trend develop for a hybrid working pattern and home working is here to stay. That’s why this week we wanted to highlight the essential pieces of equipment that we would recommend to make[…]
Gone are the days of being able to easily identify a phishing or scam email, as these are usually caught by our spam filters or move straight into our junk folders. More and more we need to be vigilant against every email we receive into our inbox as we see increasing threats from hackers. Today’s[…]
We all want to ensure our customers are happy with the service we provide, and if our customers are going to be waiting or carrying out daily tasks in our premises, we may want to provide them with an internet connection. Especially in our area of Scotland, where sometimes the 4G signal may not be[…]
Following on from a blog post last month on what is the cloud, we are taking a look at Microsoft’s 365 cloud services and provide you with some useful information to help you make the decision on whether 365 is right for your business. Microsoft 365 can help you to become more productive in the[…]
With World Backup Day approaching on the 31st of March we wanted to highlight the importance of a backup and encourage everyone to run a backup on the 31st of March, especially if you have never done a backup before! We have previously covered the topic of why a backup is important and tips on[…]