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Is Your Business One of the 57% Exposed by Basic Cyber Security Gaps?

One overlooked security gap can cost far more than preventing it. IT Ambulance helps you find and fix the weaknesses before they disrupt your business. The government’s

Don’t Let Unsupported Windows Versions Put Your Business at Risk

Out-of-support Microsoft Windows products may still switch on and appear to work as normal, but they no longer receive the protection your business depends on. For Windows

Microsoft patches nearly 1,000 security flaws

Microsoft has released its biggest-ever Patch Tuesday update overnight fixing 974 vulnerabilities across Windows, Office, SQL and developer tools. More than 110 are rated critical – and

Upcoming Windows Support Expiry In October

Popular Microsoft Products Reach End Of Support In October 2026. That does not mean the software suddenly stops working but it does mean your business could be

Microsoft Shatters Patch Tuesday Records with 622 Security Fixes

Microsoft has released its largest Patch Tuesday update on record, addressing 622 security vulnerabilities across its products. The figure more than triples the previous record of 206

Beware Fake IT Support Calls On Microsoft Teams

Cybercriminals are once again finding clever ways to exploit trust. The latest threat involves fake IT support calls on Microsoft Teams, where attackers impersonate support staff and

Why the June ‘Patch Tuesday’ Secure Boot Certificate change matters.

What Is Happening? Microsoft’s June 2026 update released overnight (9th June) introduces a critical change to Secure Boot certificates. This is not a routine patch, it is

Critical Cyber Threats Becoming More Sophisticated At Considerable Pace

A number of critical cyber threats have emerged this week affecting Microsoft, email systems and widely used platforms. These include vulnerabilities that can be exploited without any

A timely reminder for customers still using Windows 10

We wanted to remind you that if any Windows 10 devices are still in daily use across your business, now is the time to plan their replacement

Act of Remembrance

As part of the Act of Remembrance for of our casualties of conflict, IT Ambulance will be keeping the tradition of a 2 minute silence today at

Microsoft Windows 10- Countdown to End of Life

Microsoft ‘s ubiquitous client operating system, Windows 10, will reach its end of support on October 14, 2025. The current version, 22H2, will be the final version

Windows 11 Fails to Make Headway.

Windows Computers make up 76% of the worlds computing technology compared to only 15.7% from the next biggest competitor OSX. Windows 11 has been on general release

IT Shortages are already here!

China imposed fresh restrictions to cities across the country a couple of weeks ago in an attempt to stop local Covid hotspots from spreading. Wuhan itself was

Ransomware Gang hold NHS Hostage

The NHS has confirmed that they are currently in the middle of a Ransomware attack. NHS England strategic supplier Advanced provides digital services including patient check-in and

Microsoft Patch Tuesday was a Biggy

Since the invasion of the Ukraine started the increase in security patches has perhaps not surprisingly been notable. Yesterday Microsoft patched 171 bugs , with 17 of

Last Call! 130% Tax Break on New IT kit.

For business, these have been a challenging couple of years and we now have 25% Corporation Tax to look forward to. However, there is a tax concession

Microsoft Super Patch Tuesday

Yesterday Microsoft released 145 patches to resolve vulnerabilities in its software including 10 that are labelled “Critical”. This unfortunately does not include the PrintNightmare zero-day vulnerability that

Microsoft Hacked- Are we safe?

In a week where Azure services were particularly targeted by Mal-Actors and Microsoft admitted that the source code for its search engine Bing had been compromised in

Dump Kaspersky AV -NOW!

Way back in 2017 the National Cyber Security Agency (A UK based arm of GCHQ) issued a warning to government departments to not use Kaspersky Antivirus products.

Cyberwar- Week 2 of the Russian Invasion of Ukraine

We remain on a state of high alert versus a very capable cyber-enemy in Russia. It is of specific concern that the Russian Federation may see the

Cyberwar- Week 1 of the Russian Invasion of Ukraine

So, after weeks of being on high alert to an increased threat from Russian state sponsored hacking groups, things have not really changed much here in the

82% of British Firms Payout on Ransomware

A sad indictment of the state of British Cyber -Security was published by the BBC this week. Security firm Proofpoint conducted market research that found 82% of

Parasol -Lessons Learned from Breach

We reported last week about Payroll Umbrella firm Parasol and an encryption attack that caused it to shut down its operations (leaving many contractors unpaid) while it

Parasol & Brookson – simultaneous cyber attacks.

The umbrella organisations that manage payroll for contractors have become rather cash rich of late and there is no doubt some antipathy from the freelance community having

Cyber Security and Privacy goes Nuts

This week we read about Gloucester City Council and how they were the subject of a suspected Russian hacker attack using Sleeper Malware that affected their systems

Welcome to New Controls in Cyber Essentials

IT Ambulance welcomes the changes to the standards set by Cyber Essentials that have now come into force for auditors. Cyber Essentials is the UK Government endorsed

Dire Risk of Data Wiping Attacks

The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency (CISA) has warned of the likelihood of data wiping attacks occurring in the light of an increasingly menacing stance being taken

Offcom agenda for 2022/23 brings welcome news

Ofcom (the telecoms regulator) announced its agenda for managing the telecoms industry today and buried in the small print are some items that I think we will

Windows 11, can’t even give it away!

Microsoft’s launch of its Windows 11 Operating system for client machines is not looking very popular with very few businesses saying that they are planning a roll

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