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🏔️ A customer has asked us to call them at Everest Base Camp to discuss setting up the IT for a new business venture!

Some people climb mountains. Others climb mountains AND plan businesses! 😂

IT reaching new heights!

#TheAffinityWay #ITSupport #EverestBaseCamp

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🎀 October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Breast cancer mainly affects women, but men can develop it too.

Knowing your body and recognising changes matters for everyone. 💗

#BreastCancerAwarenessMonth #BreastCancerAwareness #EarlyDetection

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Do you know which AI tools your employees are using?
"Shadow AI" happens when staff use unapproved AI tools, potentially putting sensitive business information at risk.
Banning AI isn't the answer. Clear rules, approved tools and good guidance are.

#AI #CyberSecurity #ITSupport

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Running out of storage on your Windows 11 PC for no obvious reason? 🤷

Microsoft has confirmed a bug that can cause a hidden system file to consume huge amounts of storage.
Updates can fix problems you never knew existed.

#Windows11 #ITSupport #TechTips

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Think suspicious emails are the only phishing threat?

Attackers are now using Microsoft Teams to impersonate IT support to get remote access. If "IT" contacts you unexpectedly, verify them through a known channel before granting access.

#CyberSecurity #ITSecurity

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The question businesses should be asking about AI isn't just "Can we use it?"... It's "Should we use it here?"

Microsoft Teams is giving meeting organisers more control over AI features.

Some meetings will benefit from AI. Others won't. Choice matters.

#AI #MicrosoftTeams

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We’re off to the unLTD Business Expo tomorrow! 🙌

Heading to Magna? Come and say hello to the Affinity team 👋

📍 Magna, Rotherham
📅 Wed 14 October
⏰ 9:30am to 3pm

See you there!
#unLTDBusinessExpo #RotherhamBusiness #TheAffinityWay

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💻 Windows PC goes down. How quickly could you get back to work?

Microsoft's Cloud Rebuild could make recovering a broken PC simpler by downloading a fresh copy of Windows.

But remember: recovery isn't backup. Your files still need protecting.

#ITSupport #BusinessContinuity

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📢 We’re exhibiting at the unLTD Business Expo 2026!

📅 Wed 14 October
⏰ 9:30am to 3pm
📍 Magna, Rotherham

Come and meet the Affinity team and have a chat about IT, telecoms, electrical services or business in general! 👋
#unLTDBusinessExpo #Rotherham #TheAffinityWay

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Cyber security advice doesn't have a long shelf life. 🙅

Threats have changed, so our habits need to change too.

Strong passwords, MFA, software updates and security tools can reduce our reliance on simply "spotting the scam".

#CyberSecurity #ITSecurity #TheAffinityWay

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🔔 A security alert doesn't protect your business.

It tells you something might be wrong.

The real question is what happens next. Who investigates? Who decides if the threat is genuine and takes action?

Tools detect. 𝗔𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝗱𝘀.

#CyberSecurity #Microsoft365 #TheAffinityWay

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The meeting finishes. Everyone agrees on the next steps.

A week later, everyone remembers them differently. 😬

Microsoft Teams is adding AI-powered notes to face-to-face meetings, capturing decisions and actions as they happen.

Useful AI? ✔

#MicrosoftTeams #Productivity

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How many times have you typed the same email this week? 😵‍💫

Microsoft is making Outlook automatic replies more flexible, letting you create different responses based on rules.

Less repetitive admin, more time for work that needs a human touch.

#Microsoft365 #Productivity

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A name, profile picture or username doesn’t prove who you’re talking to.

With WhatsApp usernames becoming more widely available, impersonation could become easier.

If a message involves money or sensitive data, verify it independently.

#CyberSecurity #WhatsApp

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⏰ Publisher deadline tomorrow.

365 user? Access ends after 1 October.

Perpetual version? It may keep working, but security updates are ending.

Find your .pub files and make a plan now.

#MicrosoftPublisher #Microsoft365 #TheAffinityWay

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Pausing Windows updates can make sense when you’re in the middle of something important.

But don’t let a short delay become months without updates.

Many contain critical security fixes.

Pause when you need to, then install them.

#CyberSecurity #Windows #TheAffinityWay

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Would you trust a call from your boss because it sounded exactly like them?

With AI-generated voices and videos becoming more convincing, recognition alone isn’t enough.

The answer? Verify the request, especially when money or sensitive data is involved.

#CyberSecurity #AI

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Use Microsoft 365?

Over 81 million login attempts against Microsoft 365 accounts were recorded in one recent campaign.

MFA helps, but only if it’s configured to protect the right sign-ins.

When was your last 365 security review?

#Microsoft365 #CyberSecurity #TheAffinityWay

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A genuine identity security incident this morning. ⚠️

Microsoft detected suspicious activity and passed the data to our ITDR service.

6 minutes later, the threat was investigated, contained and remediated. 🔐

Every minute matters.

#ITDR #CyberSecurity #TheAffinityWay

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💻 "But our Publisher still works."

Perpetual versions may keep working after support ends, but without ongoing security updates they become a security and compliance risk.

Working doesn't mean secure.

#CyberEssentials #CyberSecurity #TheAffinityWay