So when you started your business, how many of you used your Home PC/MAC for the first few months, maybe even the first year? But how safe is it to do that? Do other family members have access to that machine? Could they accidently delete those all important files, maybe your Business Plan? Or […]
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Starting a new business
So you have your Business Idea. You have completed the Market Research to establish if your product or solution is viable. You have engaged with potential Partners and Suppliers and started to build those all important relationships, and now you are starting to formulate your Business Plan. Your Business Goals are proudly sitting centre stage […]
Bugs & Hackers – Top Targets in 2015
It’s estimated that 96% of all corporations have been hacked – and the list includes a surprising number of well-known names. Here’s our round-up of famous firms (and faces) who have been targeted by the career cybercriminals this year: British Airways, Merseyside Police, Wirral Council, The Conservative Party, Crimestoppers (and 300 others) – all […]
Cybersecurity over the Festive Season: Ten Top Tips
If you’re looking forward to the Christmas holidays, the hackers are too. And while you’re relaxing or on the work from home tick-over roster, they’re rubbing their hands in glee at what is considered a cyber version of open season: there is usually a sharp rise in hacker attacks around Christmas and New Year when […]
BNI-ce to the Newcomers…
So I’m not exactly a networking rookie – I ran a women’s business startup group for several years – but I must admit I was a bit apprehensive about coming as a guest to BNI. I’m used to the cosy all-girls-together approach of organisations like Mumpreneurs, Bizee Women and Athena, and BNI was my first […]
PCI Compliance: Protect your company
PCI Compliance stands for Payment Card Industry Compliance; something that is rarely discussed, but is a data security condition that is vitally important to any small business that trades with card transactions. If a company isn’t compliant, they run the risk of incurring a £5000 penalty: not something a small or new business needs at […]
Boo!
Now we’ve got your attention… Welcome to the new Ghost computer Services website and blog! It’s been a very exciting couple of weeks, as we’ve just moved into our lovely new offices, done a major amount of pre-move preparation and pre-move networking, and ploughed on with our recruitment process as well as kept up with […]