Learning how to do something new is a challenge. Some people learn because they like a challenge, others because of necessity. As a business owner you have to learn all sorts of skills which didn’t even occur to you when you were working through your ideas for setting up your business. Sometimes those skills […]
Archives for 2017
Zix wins 5-vendor email encryption shootout
Email encryption products have made major strides since we last looked at them nearly two years ago. They have gotten easier to use and deploy, thanks to a combination of user interface and encryption key management improvements, and are at the point where encryption can almost be called effortless on the part of the end […]
Do you want to be a bookkeeper?
As a bookkeeper with a successful bookkeeping practice I frequently receive emails from people who want to become bookkeepers asking me for advice. I am happy to answer their questions and point them in the right direction for qualifications. Or at least I was…. Already this year I have received half a dozen such emails […]
Review: vArmour flips security on its head
Almost every cybersecurity program these days does some sort of scanning, sandboxing or traffic examination to look for anomalies that might indicate the presence of malware. We’ve even reviewed dedicated threat-hunting tools that ferret out malware that’s already active inside a network. However, what if there were a different way to approach security? Instead of […]
Invoicing – basic information
All businesses need to provide an invoice whether that is a till receipt, a handwritten one from a duplicate book, your own template using Word or Excel, or a bespoke invoice from your accounts software. If you deal with lots of suppliers you will receive a variety of invoice formats. How many of these give […]
Corporate Tax Trends: Take your seat in the Boardroom!
Our customers’ corporate tax departments are all about moving money around the world to lower their organization’s taxes. That is why they bring their tax department to the boardroom to discuss strategy. It’s hard to imagine how many dollars a corporation’s tax department has saved through high-value strategic work. The relevant questions for you to answer are: Where are […]
Are you prepared for the 2017-18 payroll changes?
One more monthly payroll and we will be starting a new tax year for 2017-18. Are you aware of the changes you need to implement? Minimum Wage increase The National Living Wage increases from £7.20 per hour to £7.50 per hour from April 2017 for employees aged 25 and over. The National Minimum Wage will […]
5 open source security tools too good to ignore
Open source is a wonderful thing. A significant chunk of today’s enterprise IT and personal technology depends on open source software. But even while open source software is widely used in networking, operating systems, and virtualization, enterprise security platforms still tend to be proprietary and vendor-locked. Fortunately, that’s changing. If you haven’t been looking to […]
HMRC’s Two Step Authentication
For some time now there has been the option to set up two step authentication to access your personal tax account through HMRC or the Government Gateway. I have found that that choice no longer exists. Today I had to set up two step authentication and not only did I have to provide either […]
Review: Samsung SmartCam PT network camera
The home security camera market has taken a big hit in recent months, becoming the poster child for “bad security behavior” when people talk about the security (or lack thereof) of Internet of Things. Last year’s highly publicized DDoS attack on Dyn highlighted insecure cameras being used as part of a botnet; vulnerabilities were also […]