Practical guides, threat intelligence and post-webinar summaries from System Force IT.
A practical guide for UK SMEs and their suppliers to the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill — the most significant UK cyber-security legislation in a decade. Direct, indirect and cascading scope; the 24/72-hour reporting duty; a 12-step readiness framework; a 20-question self-assessment; and a phased 90-day / 6-month / 12-month roadmap.
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June 2026
May 2026 monthly cyber threat intelligence summary from System Force IT: critical CVEs across edge devices and domain controllers, supply-chain industrialisation via the TeamPCP contest, the GitHub repository breach, and 704 ransomware victims led by Qilin, The Gentlemen and DragonForce. Includes deep dives on M3RX ransomware, Evelyn Stealer and Aur0ra ransomware, plus the Gentlemen RaaS infrastructure breach.
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May 2026
Everything UK SMEs need to plan, cost and deliver a successful VoIP migration before the January 2027 PSTN switch-off. Written for business owners, office managers and operations leaders, not telecoms specialists.
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May 2026
What every UK SME owner should calculate before the next outage. Framework, worked example, and a worksheet you can complete in ten minutes. The number that justifies the resilience investment.
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May 2026
How to defend against the number one attack vector facing UK businesses in 2026. Technical controls, awareness programme design, and the first hour after a click, written for IT leaders, business owners and operations directors.
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May 2026
Ten high-impact security actions every UK business running Microsoft 365 should take this quarter. Aligned with Microsoft, NCSC and Zero Trust principles. Most can be applied in hours, not weeks.
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May 2026
What ISO 27001 actually involves at UK SME scale, what it costs, and the realistic 12-18 month path to certification. Written for IT directors, business owners and operations leaders making the decision, not for compliance specialists.
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May 2026
What your current IT provider is really costing you beyond the contract. A practical benchmarking guide for business owners, finance directors and operations leaders considering a switch.
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May 2026
Useful-life economics, Windows 10 end-of-life, lease vs buy, and how to plan a rolling refresh that does not strand productivity or break the budget cycle.
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May 2026
What cyber insurance underwriters actually want to see before they quote in 2026. MFA, EDR, immutable backups, patching, and the evidence that gets your premium down, or your application declined.
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May 2026
What the five Cyber Essentials controls actually involve, the 2026 scheme changes, and a clear path to certification. A working checklist for self-assessment before formal review.
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May 2026
The 3-2-1-1-0 backup rule applied to realistic UK SME environments. Coverage, testing, retention and restore readiness, written for owners and IT leaders who need a backup posture that actually works when an outage hits.
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May 2026
April 2026 monthly cyber threat intelligence summary from System Force IT: major incidents, emerging malware families, the vulnerability landscape, and ransomware activity. Identity-based attacks, supply-chain compromise and ransomware-as-a-service continue to dominate; 756 ransomware victims claimed in April, with the United States and the business-services sector carrying the largest share.
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