Attention: Hackers Dropping Malware in Microsoft Team Chats

Apologies if the title is somewhat alarmist, but I wanted to bring your attention to an important cybersecurity issue. It was recently discovered that malicious actors are dropping malicious malware in Microsoft Teams chats. The malware is a type of Trojan disguised as an executable file labelled “User-Centric”. The attacks were identified by US company Avanan, a…

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Gartner Hails Microsoft As A Leader In UCaaS

For businesses to remain competitive, and indeed, to survive in congested markets, investing in business-critical tools is essential. In the current climate, a pressing issue is a new approach to communications technology. Unified Communications as a Service (UCaaS), has proven to be the most resilient enterprise communication service in recent years. With UK landlines due…

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Can Your IT Infrastructure Handle New Normal Trends?

The business world has seen unprecedented change since the outbreak of Covid-19. Companies have had to ramp up their IT infrastructure and reorganise business operations. It’s fair to say that adapting to remote working and managing changes to consumer behaviour has been a challenge. Almost everything is entirely online, and most businesses were not ready…

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Ten Ways to Leverage Microsoft Teams for Remote Workers

Microsoft Teams is a networking solution for businesses. Over the years, the tech giants software has dominated the business landscape. During Covid-19, its cloud-based office suite, Microsoft 365, acquired even more adopters. The mass adoption of Microsoft 365 comes as no surprise to us. A key component is Microsoft Teams (among other highly useful business tools). Check…

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IT Support To Leverage Remote Working

It seems as though remote working will continue even once Covid restrictions have been listed. The BBC reports that a survey orchestrated by the Institute of Directors (IoD) reveals 74% of UK business plan to continue work from home policies. Employees are equally enthusiastic. Flexible working gives people more autonomy to work where they want at…

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Is Microsoft Planner Useful?

Planner 365 is another of Microsoft’s selling points as they seek to evolve its suite of office tools. Whilst Microsoft 365 Planner has some useful features to make life easier, and we are often asked whether it’s actually worth using it – particularly in Teams. Since autumn 2020, it had been possible to integrate Microsoft…

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