Simon Newton, Author at Riven Associates

Simon Newton Insights

Are you making the most of your Microsoft products?

08 November 2019

The Office suite has been around for such a long time, you could be forgiven for thinking everybody knows how to use it.

In the cloud doesn’t mean backed up…

24 October 2019

We have talked in previous posts about the importance of backing up critical business files, but have you thought about your cloud based applications?

Backups – Why pressing the button isn’t enough

06 August 2019

When was the last time you reviewed your backup process? Are you still dusting off tapes? Are you confident the backups work?

What is SharePoint?

25 March 2019

SharePoint is a Microsoft product designed for sharing information with your team. Effectively, it is used as an intranet – an internal website providing a hub of information for all of your staff.

GDPR – How secure is your data?

25 April 2018

As you will no doubt know, both from our previous blog post, and the numerous emails you’ve received about GDPR, data is everything.

GDPR – do you feel like you’re tackling the 100 Day War?

14 February 2018

Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock for last few months, you’ve probably heard about the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR).

Patching – what is it and should you bother?

16 November 2017

If you’re thinking sewing and homemade quilts, you’re definitely in the wrong place! However, if you carry out this simple task, you should get a much warmer feeling about the security, reliability and performance of your computer systems.

Top Do’s and Don’ts – Email Scams

20 June 2017

Following on from our previous post, an introduction to phishing, we wanted to share some top do’s and don’ts on coping with email scams with you.

Gone fishing, or is that phishing?

13 June 2017

Phishing, spear phishing, trawling, whaling – what does it mean?

What is Dropbox and should I use it?

19 April 2017

You can load files and images into your account so you can access them from anywhere. You can set up folders to make everything easy to file and find. And better still, you can share access to specific folders with other people – both inside your organisation and outside.