Peter Doherty

Founder and Managing Director of Techsure IT Support. Over 25 years of delivering world-class IT support, cyber security and risk management.

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One of the things I love about the Microsoft 365 ecosystem is that it never sits still.

The Microsoft 365 Roadmap is full of upcoming upgrades, and while dates sometimes shift, it’s always a great sneak peek at what’s around the corner.

A few new updates caught my eye.

They’r

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Do you open the same apps every morning? There’s a Windows trick that launches them for you…

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Most of us trust our web browsers without thinking twice.

We add extensions for productivity, wallpapers, speed tests, new tabs and carry on with our day.

But a new long-running investigation has revealed something important for every business: Some browser extensions can quiet

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One of the reasons cyber criminals succeed is simple: They copy things we trust 😱

And right now, attackers are getting smarter at mimicking something most of us accept without a second thought…

Windows Update screens.

Researchers have uncovered a wave of attacks using fake W

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Cloud storage bills creeping up?

You’re not imagining it.

AI is putting pressure on global hardware supply, and many businesses are seeing storage costs rise as a result.

But did you know, you can often cut those costs dramatically without changing providers?

A new report f

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Desktop in chaos? There’s a Windows shortcut that snaps everything into place. You’ll love this…

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Because you run a business, you’ve probably got screens running quietly in the background all over the place.

Reception displays, meeting room screens, dashboards on the wall, digital menu boards, information panels, warehouse boards, or TVs showing KPIs.

And when one of those

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As businesses become more flexible, more remote, and more connected, something interesting has happened behind the scenes…

Security perimeters have stretched so far that they barely look like a perimeter anymore 😬

Data now travels through laptops, phones, home Wi-Fi, cloud ap

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Microsoft Teams is great for collaboration… but a new security concern shows that being too open can create dangerous gaps 🔎

A blind spot has been discovered in Teams.

It allows attackers to slip past Microsoft Defender for Office 365 simply by exploiting guest access.

When

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Each year we get new devices, new apps, new threats… and somehow, our passwords stay the same 😬🔐

In the latest list of the top 200 most common passwords, and honestly… it’s not pretty.

The usual suspects are still right at the top:
👉 “admin”
👉 “password”
👉 “12345”, “1234

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Business acquisitions usually come with a mix of excitement and headaches. New clients, new systems, new staff, new processes.

But there’s one bonus extra no one wants: A hidden ransomware infection 🦠

And yes… it’s happening more often than you’d think.

Cyber security resea

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Is your second screen not showing up in Windows 11? Here’s a super-simple fix…

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Windows 11 is getting braver (or bolder, depending on your point of view) with AI.

And File Explorer is the latest place where Microsoft is sprinkling its magic ✨

You may have already seen things like Ask Copilot or Semantic Indexing pop up around the system.

Now there’s so

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One of my favourite things about Windows 11 is how some of the simplest tools quietly become the most powerful.

And right now, Snipping Tool is the perfect example ✨

What used to be a tiny utility for grabbing a quick screenshot has grown into a genuinely impressive all-in-on

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If you’ve ever wished you could talk to your PC the way you talk to your smart speaker you might be pleased to hear that Windows is getting closer 💬💻

At the end of last year Microsoft introduced a new wake phrase: “Hey, Copilot”.

Say it out loud, and Copilot pops up ready to

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You may have noticed that Microsoft has been steadily sprinkling smart upgrades throughout the system.

Now, the latest ones land right inside File Explorer.

And honestly? I think they’re clever.

We already have “Ask Copilot” when you right-click a file. It’s a handy way to get

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There’s a tiny little Windows app that’s suddenly grown up… and it might save you a chunk of time every week.

Notepad.

Yes, the same Notepad many of you probably last opened sometime around 2004 😄

Microsoft has been quietly giving it a makeover, and now you can create tables

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Your browser can be a real battery drain. But there’s a hidden setting in Edge that can make it last longer…

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If your team uses WhatsApp for work conversations, this one should make you stop and think 👇

Security researchers have discovered an Android malware called Sturnus.

It does something most people assume is impossible.

It can read WhatsApp, Signal, and Telegram messages, in re

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Here’s a rare piece of positive cyber security news (and it’s still so early in the year) 🎉

According to recent data, only 23% of ransomware victims are now paying attackers.

That’s the lowest level ever recorded.

Even in attacks where criminals skip encryption and on