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IT Management

Why Bad Onboarding Is the Real Cause of Messy Offboarding

20 Jul 2026

By the time an employee hands in their notice, the decisions that will make their departure clean or messy have already been made. They were …

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New Technology

How to Prepare Microsoft 365 Permissions for a Safe Copilot Rollout

15 Jul 2026

A safe Microsoft Copilot rollout starts with a permissions audit before any trial license is enabled. Microsoft 365 Copilot retrieves files, emails, and chats using …

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Microsoft

5 Microsoft 365 Settings Worth Checking in Your Tenant

10 Jul 2026

Microsoft has tightened several default settings in Microsoft 365 over the past few years. Newer tenants get more protection out of the box than tenants …

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IT Management

What Immutable Backup Means on Your Cyber Insurance Form

05 Jul 2026

Cyber insurance applications include a question that catches a lot of small business owners off guard: “Do you maintain immutable, air-gapped, or offline backups of …

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Cybersecurity

Why Human Habits Are Your Biggest Security Risk

30 Jun 2026

Most cyberattacks do not start with a sophisticated intrusion. They start with a click on a personal email, a reused password, or a file uploaded …

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Business

What's Changing on 1 July: Vendor Price Rises Explained

30 Jun 2026

Vendor price rises are hitting from 1 July 2026 — Microsoft 365, NBN, cloud storage and more. Here's a plain-English breakdown of what's changing, why, …

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Cybersecurity

Why We're Treating Every International Sign-In as a Risk

26 Jun 2026

Account takeover attempts are rising, and we're responding by treating international, VPN-masked, and unusual sign-ins as risks to verify rather than logins to trust.

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Business

Whose iPhone Is It, Really? Managed vs Personal Apple Accounts for Growing Businesses

22 Jun 2026

Mixing personal and managed Apple Accounts on business devices creates real headaches when staff leave. Understanding how they work together gives you proper control over …

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Cybersecurity

How Safe Is Your Club, Really? A Ten-Minute Cyber Health Check

19 Jun 2026

Free cyber health check built for small clubs, committees, and community organisations — not IT departments. Ten minutes, plain English, and an honest picture of …

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Cybersecurity

"FortiBleed" and Your Fortinet Firewall: Where Real World Customers Stand

18 Jun 2026

If RWTS manages your Fortinet devices, you're not affected by FortiBleed. We've checked every device we manage against the breach data and confirmed none of …

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IT Management

Stop the Bleeding: How Revoking Admin Rights Eliminates Support Tickets

15 Jun 2026

The most time-consuming ticket in your queue is rarely a hardware failure. It’s the PC infection that started when a user installed something they shouldn’t …

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AI

The Microsoft AI Assistant That Quietly Runs Up a Bill

15 Jun 2026

You can create a custom AI assistant using Microsoft 365’s Copilot that answers questions about your company documents. However, be cautious of unexpected billing due …

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