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šŸŽ„Keep Safe Online this Festive Season šŸŽ„

Posted on 16 November 202316 November 2023
As a managed services provider, we often talk about keeping your business secure from cyberthreats but it is just as important to protect your own personal data. In the coming weeks, there will be a spike in online shopping with Black Friday offers, festive shopping and end-of-year sales and it…
backing up your data

Backing up your data: why and how!

Posted on 9 November 20239 November 2023
All businesses regardless of size and sector, should do regular backups of their data. What are backups? Backups are copies of your business’ essential data – that is the information your business couldn’t function without. For example, documents, financial data, photos, email, contact information and calendars. Why do we need…

NCS IT Successfully Renews Cyber Essentials Standard

Posted on 3 November 20239 November 2023
We have just renewed our Cyber Essentials standard for another year. We are now working towards achieving our Cyber Essentials Plus standard.

Dive deep into the power of Microsoft 365 Copilot

Posted on 1 November 20231 November 2023
Watch this short video to discover how this transformative tool puts the power of next-generation AI to work to reshape tasks like meeting preparation, drafting communications and data analysis. NCS IT Ltd offers solutions to help you harness this transformative tech for optimal business performance.

Learn about Azure Virtual Desktop (formerly Windows Virtual Desktop) – Video

Posted on 1 November 20231 November 2023
Learn about Azure Virtual Desktop (formerly Windows Virtual Desktop), why it's unique, and what's new in this video:  
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October 2023 Newsletter

Posted on 31 October 20231 November 2023
  October 2023 Hello, Welcome to our October newsletter update.   Another New Starter on the Helpdesk We’re happy to announce that we have a new First Line Technician to the Helpdesk - Marshall!   Marshall started with us in September so you may have spoken to him already but…

How to Defend your Organisation from Phishing Attacks

Posted on 19 October 202319 October 2023
How to Defend your Organisation Against Phishing Attacks Phishing attacks are happening more and more. We’ve put together below all the information you need to know about phishing attacks and how to start defending your organisation against them. What is phishing? Phishing is when attackers attempt to trick your staff…

Multifactor Authentication and How it Works

Posted on 12 October 202319 October 2023
All About Multifactor Authentication (MFA) After recommending our customers use MFA for a while, we have made a decision to add MFA for FREE to all of our customers with Microsoft 365 email accounts. If you are a customer with Microsoft 365 email accounts, and have not been contacted regarding…

Making Accounts More Secure with MFA

Posted on 11 October 202319 October 2023
Making accounts more secure with multifactor authentication - video from Microsoft       

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Why choose NCS?

Based in the North West, we’re used to making IT simple for businesses of all sizes across the UK. Since 1994, our knowledgeable and professional team has been trusted by many well-known businesses to provide first-class support and advice.

Whether you’re after an IT strategy for your expanding business, a secure remote system for employees on the go, a new set up for your office or firewalls to keep vital assets protected from cyber criminals – we’re ready to help.

Latest News

  • šŸ” Shop Smart, Stay Cyber-Safe This festive Season!
    This week we’re looking at staying cyber-safe this festive season. As a managed services provider, we often talk about protecting your business from cyberthreats—but safeguarding your personal data ...
  • Unlocking the Full Potential of Microsoft Teams
    This week we’re looking at how you can use Microsoft Teams for more than just online meetings. When most people think of Microsoft Teams, they picture virtual meetings and video calls. But Teams is ...
  • How AI is Transforming Business – The Pros and Cons
    This week we’re looking atĀ how AI is transforming businesses. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is no longer a futuristic concept—it’s here and it’s changing the way businesses operate. Tools like ...
  • October 2025 Newsletter
    Welcome to our October newsletter update. What can we learn from the AWS outage? Last week, Amazon Web Services (AWS) experienced one of its most disruptive outages in recent memory. Spanning over 15 ...
  • What can we learn from the AWS outage?
    This week we’re looking atĀ the Amazon Web Services outage and what can be learned from it. What was the outage? Earlier this week, Amazon Web Services (AWS) experienced one of its most disruptive ...
  • Is Cloud Still King? Why some businesses are bringing IT back in-house
    This week, we’re asking a key question: is storing data in the cloud still the best option — or is it time to bring IT back in-house? Over the past few years, cloud computing has become the go-to ...
  • Why it’s time to replace your SSL-VPN with Zero Trust
    This week we’re looking atĀ Secure Remote Access. It is evolving — is your business ready? Why SSL-VPN (Secure Sockets Layer – Virtual Private Network) is no longer enough Traditional SSL-VPNs ...
  • September 2025 Newsletter
    Welcome to our September newsletter update. Cyberattacks are on the rise! You may have seen in the news about Jaguar Land Rover being the latest ā€œbig-nameā€ to be targeted in a cyberattack. There have ...
  • Stop Battling for Bandwidth – Take Control of your Internet Connection
    If broadband is slowing your business down, it’s time to stop sharing your internet connection with everyone else. When you’re using standard broadband connectivity, if the business next door ...
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