by Equity Networks | Feb 22, 2018 | Security
If you’re a small business you may not have much to fear from the approaching enforcement of the new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The big fines and strict requirements are aimed at large global companies with huge amounts of sensitive consumer data. But...
by Equity Networks | Jan 11, 2018 | IT support
First Line’s IT Site Support Engineer Richard Woodwards is a walking, talking history of 40 years of business computing. Pinning Richard Woodwards down for an interview is not easy. As an IT Support Engineer, he is almost perpetually out and about, visiting client...
by Equity Networks | Jan 5, 2018 | Security
You may have heard on the news about two major bugs found in computer chips made by Intel, AMD and ARM. They have been dubbed ‘Meltdown’ and ‘Spectre’ – two names almost guaranteed to induce anxiety – and we are told that, if they are not fixed, they could be used by...
by Equity Networks | Dec 7, 2017 | IT support
The Firstline IT Oxford engineers will be available to solve your IT problems over Christmas – but don’t worry: they enjoy it. In case you feel guilty about calling the duty engineer over Christmas – don’t! Some of First Line’s engineers will be in the office during...
by Equity Networks | Dec 7, 2017 | Security
Cybercriminals know how to exploit Christmas-shopping anxiety. Don’t let these criminals target you. The countdown to Christmas has started, and you’re feeling stressed. One half of your mind is still worrying about what to get your Great Aunt, while the other half...
by Equity Networks | Dec 4, 2017 | Security
If you want to protect your business from hackers, don’t do what MP Nadine Dorries does and give everyone in your office access to your login details. That’s the first rule of cybersecurity… don’t share your passwords! As part of the row over who...
by Equity Networks | Nov 22, 2017 | IT support
As far as we’re concerned, the Eurozone crisis that started in 2009 had one upside – it brought us senior network engineer Rafael Marti. A gifted technician from Valencia, Spain, Rafael came to the UK when the Spanish economy was at its lowest ebb. He joined Firstline...
by Equity Networks | Nov 14, 2017 | Security
British spy chiefs are concerned that the widely used Kaspersky anti-virus software may be being used as an intelligence-gathering tool by the Russian government, according to the Financial Times. This follows September’s news that the US Department of Homeland...
