With the technical and complex nature of your work, combined with the pressure of industry regulation, strict budgets and deadlines; you need technology that just works.
At Netcom, we fully appreciate your challenges and consistently strive to be the step ahead in delivering for the unique needs that you have of your IT.
Whether you need to arm your team with the right tools to be efficient on the go, mitigate the risks posed by cyber threats or improve project collaboration and communication, we will build and support the tech that simply just works for you.
Aside from our great support packages and services we can support your business from setting up your first computers to managing your complex data centre environment.
Without protected data, your vulnerable to a host of threats. Data is key to your success, keep it secure and backed up.
Being able to communicate effectively and coherently across a number of different platforms, anywhere, anytime is paramount.
Directing and managing your often disparate workforce can be a struggle. We can help you keep your team focused on-task.
Compliance to industry regulation is heavily linked to your technology in this digital age. We help make the process pain free.
If you are looking for a friendly, secure and stable IT company for your evolving business, Netcom are the go-to strategic technology partner for you.
Everything we do is about reducing the risk your business faces and we have a range of services to help mitigate risk and protect your business.
Drive flexible, efficient working with innovative technology services tailored to your working practices.
Finding the right piece of hardware, software or component for your technology stack can be incredibly complex and time-consuming.
Get peace of mind when all else fails. Maintain continuity of business, or recover any lost data - quickly.
We are one of a handful of IASME Certified Assessors in the region, which means we not only work to the highest security standards but can also deliver and award Cyber Essentials certification.
Digital Infrastructure Minister Matt Warman today announced £500,000 in fresh government funding to help medical suppliers, primary care providers, and other businesses in the healthcare sector boost their cyber security. The fresh government funding comes in response to the National Cyber Security Centre’s assessment that...
Global gaming hardware manufacturing company Razer leaked the personal information of around 100,000 customers by storing their data in an Elasticsearch cluster that was misconfigured to enable public access, security researcher Bob Diachenko has revealed. The personal information of around 100,000 Razer customers was stored...
Security researchers have discovered hundreds of vulnerabilities across major hotel and airline and travel booking websites, some of which have already suffered major breaches. UK-based consumer rights group Which? and tech consultancy 6point6 studied 98 travel sector companies, probing websites, subdomains, employee portals and other...
New research from Kaspersky has discovered that of the 32% of Brits provided with a corporate desktop computer, only 77% have adequate anti-virus or cybersecurity software installed, leaving 23% of company desktops significantly insecure and exposed to cyber-threats. This is also the case for company...
A leading UK university has warned staff and students that it will take weeks to recover from a recent ransomware incident, with a well-known threat group already posting stolen documents. Newcastle University in the north-east of England is part of the elite Russell Group. It...
Millions of WordPress sites are being probed in automated attacks looking to exploit a recently discovered plugin vulnerability, according to security researchers. Wordfence, which itself produces a plugin for the platform, revealed news of the zero-day bug at the start of September. It affects File Manager which,...
Before we start…what is a VPN? For the purposes of online security, a VPN provides a network with private, encrypted access to the internet using the internet connection of a remote server. All data that passes between devices on your network and this server is...
Ransomware refers to a type of malware designed to force victims into paying a fee in order to restore encrypted files or regain access to a disabled system. Ransomware is most commonly associated with file encryption. The hackers will infect a device, encrypt files and...
Phishing scams…what are they? Phishing scams come in a variety of forms but typically they involve the use of a false identity to extract sensitive information from a victim. Phishing scammers use various methods to perform such scams, but the fraudulent practice is most strongly...
Luminate Education Group suffered a cyber attack last week that affected a number of Leeds-based colleges such as Leeds City College, Harrogate College, Keighley College, and University Centre Leeds. Earlier today, Luminate Education Group said the cyberattacks took place on 11th August and resulted in...
A vulnerability in the TeamViewer app could allow malicious actors to steal passwords. The high-severity flaw was discovered in the desktop version of the app for Windows before 15.8.3. By exploiting the weakness, authenticated threat actors operating remotely could execute code on victims’ systems or crack their TeamViewer...
Popular stock photo site Freepik has disclosed a major data breach affecting over eight million customers. The incident also affected users of the sister site Flaticon, which claims to run the world’s largest database of free icons. In a breach notice over the weekend, the...
Nearly half (47%) of UK IT leaders have not updated their security strategies to account for their move to cloud environments, putting their organizations at higher risk of cyber-attack, according to a new study by Trend Micro commissioned for CLOUDSEC Online. This is despite the fact that traditional...
Almost two-fifths (39%) of British business decision makers have sacked employees because they breached corporate security policy during the pandemic, according to new data from Centrify. The IAM specialist polled 200 UK respondents to find out more about how COVID-19 and mass remote working has impacted...
The company behind one of India’s most popular travel booking sites exposed 43GB of customer and corporate data before it was deleted by the infamous “Meow” attacker, according to researchers. A team at SafetyDetectives led by Anurag Sen discovered an Elasticsearch server without password protection...
Nearly a quarter (23%) of UK office workers rely on unauthorized devices to work from home, a new study by CybSafe has found. The research revealed that poor personal cybersecurity practices are commonplace amongst workers operating outside of corporate environments, which is worrying as home working is expected...
A social media data broker has exposed the public-facing profiles of 235 million users via a misconfigured online database, according to researchers. Comparitech teamed up with Bob Diachenko to uncover three identical copies of the data on August 1, left online with no password or...
Over the last 5 months, the constantly evolving nature of the Covid-19 pandemic has made it harder for businesses to focus solely on their service delivery. With the pressure to adapt to the ‘new ways of working’ it’s likely many business owners will have been...
2020 has been a turbulent year, requiring businesses to adapt and implement massive changes often at breakneck speed. When the initial lockdown restrictions were imposed in March many businesses were likely caught off guard and were forced to adopt less than ideal practices to ensure...
We’ve been in business for over 15 years, and during that time we’ve seen a lot, but we’ve never experienced a period of greater upheaval and uncertainty as to the situation we’re all finding ourselves in now. The Covid-19 pandemic has turned the business world...
Whilst we wait with bated breath for guidelines and the end of formal restrictions on movement and work, we are starting to see our neighbours in other countries starting to lift restrictions. We don’t yet know the extent of these and how successful they may...
What is the secret recipe to success in any organisation ’Great teamwork’ that’s what! Our organisations depend on multiple staff with differing experiences and expertise, to make sure everything runs the way we want it too. Only when things work well can we chart a...
Remote and flexible working has been high on the agenda for many years, in Social App, Buffers annual report “The State of Remote Working” they found that of the 2500 workers surveyed, a staggering 99% had the desire to work remotely. In the World’s Best...
It can be hard to concentrate when working from home as you can be surrounded by distractions such as kids, the dog, the news or that wandering cat who likes to sit near you or worse still on your laptop. With the COVID pandemic, more of us are having to adjust to working...
A Message For Our Clients Dear Client, We have been facing unprecedented challenges during the last couple of weeks, and our teams have been working hard to ensure we can continue to deliver and help with what you need at this challenging time. In...
If you have not already do so, we would strongly recommend having a plan in place to combat any closures or forced quarantine measure that may be introduced. As part of this strategy, you need to make plans for the following; Effective Communication through mobile, landline or softphones. Computers, Laptops...
What happens If a member of your staff gets quarantined from a deadly disease or what if all of them do? How would your business continue to survive? The threat of the Corona virus or another outbreak is always looming and with the latest outbreak...
Overview On many occasions Microsoft have tried to get us to use their own search engine “Bing” rather than other engines such as google. This has had limited success (like Bing results), but Microsoft are now upping the ante and starting to apply devious ways to push us to Bing. The team at Microsoft are now looking to force users to using Bing by simply setting the search engine to default in...
Last year was an interesting year for technology. We saw the introduction of foldable smart phones (that admittedly flopped), a rise in demand for Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the form of Amazons Alexa and continued growth as people continued to adopt Smart Tech for their homes. In addition, we also saw how Virtual Reality (VR) can have the ability to help dementia patients, letting them...
The New Decade As we wave goodbye to another decade, we look forward (with hope) and try to guess what the future might bring. But where did people think we would be 10 years’ ago? or even further into the past. How would technology and...
We hope all our Customers and Visitors have a wonderful holiday this Christmas. If you are working and do need us are opening hours are as follows. Tuesday 24th ‘Christmas Eve’ 10am – 4pm Wednesday 25th ‘Christmas Day’ – Closed Thursday 26th ‘Boxing Day’...
Don’t expect any Golden Rings, French Hens or Leaping Lords, and instead of your true love sending you gifts, it will be us giving you a Christmas gift of advice to help keep you secure and your Xmas merry indeed. This year our festive gift...
HP have released a firmware update after it was revealed that certain Serial-Attached SCSI solid state drives had a significant glitch resulting in them failing at exactly 32,768 hours of operational time. Whilst we don’t have clients using these, they are not uncommon and are...
On Wednesday 20th November we will be attending the South Yorkshire Business Expo. Aside from exhibiting, we have been invited to deliver a seminar on Cyber Security. Our Head of Sales and Marketing, Simon Dobson, will be talking about Cyber Security and offering some business...
Aside from October being the month of autumnal change, clocks going back and small witches knocking on doors to get a fuel filled sugar rush! It was also something else. National Cyber Security Month. Whilst its not quite as exciting as dressing as a zombie...
The Cyber Security Industry – What are they trying to achieve? Everyone in the cyber security industry (including us) are focused on the same goal. That goal is simple, to keep businesses secure from the huge variety of threats that exist in the cyber wilderness....
Following the collapse of Thomas Cook, criminals are already exploiting people who have experienced a significant impact to their holidays. These criminals will attempt to scam anyone into revealing personal and financial information under the guise of assisting with refunds. This can include: • Pretending...
Bank holidays, a time for fun and enjoyment, but best of all, not having to get up at half six in the morning, jumping on the half seven bus and still only just making it to work on time. These days are a teat to...
This is a short and true-life story; the names have been changed to protect the blundering fools. Donald is a forty something bloke, working in middle management, he still likes to think that he has something cool about him, but the reality is he’s secretly...
ALERT: Internet Criminals are sending phishing attacks where they try to trick you into listening to a fake “Audio Note”. They show you screen shots and attempt to scam you into clicking on links or even log into a fake Microsoft login page. Phishing scammers...
What kind of world do we live in when we have to submit to the will of the bad guys? Sometimes it may be necessary to do so, or the consequences could lead to the infrastructure and services of entire cities, being down for days...
As an IT Service Provider, we spend a lot of time talking to businesses about the risk posed by cyber threats. We don’t do this to scare monger, every IT Service Provider is at war! The 21st century has forced us to enlist in the...
Our Technical team are the heart of the company and the emergency service that keep our customers working. So, what is it like to be an engineer at Netcom? And what does an average day look like? To find out, we asked one of our...
Technology is constantly evolving, creating amazing new innovations that have the ability to change our lifestyles in ways that were previously impossible. With the consumerisation of technology there is no surprise that smart tech has trickled down to our homes. From being able to turn the...
It surprises many people to hear, that nearly 90% of all cyber-attacks are successful due to human error or behaviour. Cyber Security is not just a solution but a mindset. Social Engineering and Cyber Threats are becoming more complex and very clever, just spotting when...
Technology has undoubtedly helped to evolve manufacturing, making it more efficient and even more profitable. Automation, Robots, IOT and even 3D printing have contributed to the continued success of the manufacturing sector. VR and AR could also have a huge impact on the industries future....
Did you know that over 33% of all businesses know that they are not GDPR compliant? That’s the companies that know what the new data protection law’s are!!! Some still have no idea what the General Data Protection laws (GDPR) are?, if they are compliant?...
A finding recently unveiled how someone managed to hack and acquire 773 million email addresses as well as 21 million unique passwords (the biggest data breach ever). It is astonishing that one person could get hold of this amount of data. It seems a scary thought...
Technology is changing every aspect of our lives. From the way we communicate to one another to how we order food and even how we pay for our wildest desires. One of the biggest changes that has come with the evolution of technology is its...
For some companies,2019 heralded an escape from what had been a bad year, and not necessarily because of poor results or mismanaged finances. Ticketfly, Facebook and even Google fell victim to cyber-attack in 2018, leaking vast amounts of data including addresses, telephone numbers, bank and...
2019 has kicked off with a bang and we would like to introduce you to the latest member of the Netcom team. Lucas Brown has joined our Sales and Marketing team, and will be helping us to execute and deliver on our ambitious plans...
Whilst most Children really do deserve coal in their stocking (mine especially) a huge number of adorable little urchins, will be tucking into their selection box whilst excitedly unwrapping small rectangular boxes containing wonderfully expensive electronic devices made by Apple. Christmas 2017 saw a staggering...
Yesterday saw some of the Netcom Team go head to head with our customer Samuel Hodge group in an epic Go karting battle in Sheffield. Once the suits were on, engines started and vizors down the battle commenced. Karts screeched round corners, bumped one another...
Why Do We Need Cyber Essentials? We live in a world where cyber-attacks are now a lucrative business model and used by criminals and states. This is partly due to speed of growth and our increasing reliance on connected technologies, both personally and professionally. The...
If you think that these Cyber threats people talk about just won’t happen to you, then it’s time to think again as Scottish brewery Arran recently found out. Arran brewery has since warned firms to be vigilant after it was locked out of its own...
You’ve put in the hours, missed school plays and sacrificed time to make a better life for you and you loved ones and have achieved that executive position with your feet firmly under the board room table. You’re comfortably that everything is on order, shareholders are...
We are seeing the emergence of wide spread Phishing Email attack and need to make everyone aware. Many companies and individuals, have today received emails from a malicious team, advising that devices have been hacked and will shortly be encrypted and erased unless a fine...
Cyber Security Breaches Survey 2017 The Cyber Security Breaches Survey measures how well UK businesses are approaching cyber security, and the level, nature, cost and impact of cyber attacks on businesses. For more a more detailed look at the Cyber Security Breaches Survey 2017, Please click...
There are still many SME businesses that shy away from investing in IT support, and prefer to opt for a self-managed option. The reasons for this vary, but often it’s a lack of understanding or perception around paying out a monthly fee to protect things that may...
You may be aware of the recent news reports, that vulnerabilities have been discovered with Intel and other computing processors that need to be addressed. These vulnerabilities are broken into two different issues; Although recently discovered “Spectre” affects all processors and exploits a fundamental design flaw in...
Uber, Sage, Tesco Bank, Experian, this isn’t a who’s who of global brand names and successful companies, but just a few of the companies hacked in 2017. Data breaches are becoming commonplace and when these happen, the effects on customer confidence and the brand can...
Most of the time we love our technology, and even though we can’t live without it, we’re all are guilty of threatening the poor devices for getting it wrong or moaning when they take slightly longer than we want. No wonder they’re out to get their own back! iPod Lightning Strikes Vancouver 2007, young jogger was left with burns...
Symantec recently reported that 96% of UK businesses are not prepared for the new General Data Protection Regulations – GDPR Whilst we cannot confirm the statistic, In our experience, many organisations have not acted upon the changes, and some are not even aware of any...
It seems today that everything requires sign up, a loyalty card for coffee to paying your car tax online, we constantly need to create user names and passwords. Aside from the age of information overload, we now need databanks in our heads to store and...
Latest update: It is now being reported that the virus may not be spread by email and the data suggests that Petya was deployed onto possibly millions of computers by hacking popular Ukrainian Accounting software “MeDoc” then using the automatic update feature to download the...
We have moved into a digital age where the cloud subscription model has become king and we are seeing the consumerisation of IT services changing the way both home users and business procure IT. However, a common question we are often asked is “Should I...
We live in the most exciting and fast-paced period of technological innovation ever and whilst this sees us controlling our homes from mobiles and heading down the road in Self-driving Cars such as the TESLA I can’t help thinking back to the old movies such...
There is no hiding from it, the UK and potentially world had a huge wake-up call to the future of crime and potentially warfare with the Wannacrypt ransomware wreaking havoc across the NHS and commercial enterprise. What do we know about this latest threat? Research...
Over the weekend seven fire appliances attended a large industrial fire that took place at Yarra Industrial estate in Ecclesfield. We are pleased nobody was hurt but a number of businesses have been destroyed and we hope these are back up and running with minimal...
Not many films have such a profound as the Starwars franchise (okay, so we can forget episodes one to three as a bad dream) but going back to 1977 the dark brooding Vader and baby-faced skywalker has certainly stood the test of time. With May,...
When you ask anyone from outside of Yorkshire about the place, the images conjured will be that of a Flat Cap, Whippet or Compo from “Last of the Summer Wine” whilst partially accurate we have a much richer heritage. A Hotspot For Growth And Innovation...
As a provider of initiative support and systems Netcom is always on the lookout for new systems to help our customers. One of the main difficulties for any business is managing their customers, CRM systems make this a lot easier. Microsoft Dynamics CRM is one...
If you could get brand new £25k car at half price, you would probably jump at the opportunity and that’s exactly what is happening in South Yorkshire this Year – albeit with Business Funding for Digital Projects. 2015 saw the launch of the Super-Fast South...
4 small steps which will incease your laptop or tablets battery ‘on time’ For many out there working out of the office is vital for their Job role but they still need access to a computer. The obvious choice of this is of course a...
Reasons to move to Office 365 As Take That once sang “Everything Changes” just look at music. We shifted from Vinyl to Tape, Tape to Minidisc, Minidisc to CD, CD to MP3 and so forth. The world of software is no different, and most software and gaming vendors...
Netcom Technologies Sheffield or Vase.Limbs.Stared? This probably makes it seem like I’m going crazy but not according to What3Words. What3Words or W3W for short are a London company that has developed a solution to trying to describe where you are without the need of a...
Whether at work or at home, the cost of printing has always surprised me. Just head to any store or online stationary supplier and check out the cost of replacement Ink, it’s not cheap. I remember a few years back, you could buy well featured...
Choosing your Managed Services or IT Support partner, a few tips to help you on your way. Netcom have been supporting and guiding businesses in Sheffield for over 14 years, working with them, to ensure the technology meets the business needs and any challenges can...
What does your desk say about you? If you are sitting at your desk now, take a look around and ask yourself: “What is this desk saying about me?” For example, what messages does a photo of your mum send to your co-workers, or...
How to Calculate the Size of a Server Room Air Conditioner As IT professionals, we frequently find ourselves needing to cross over the IT boundaries past the usual server support and network support and explore other disciplines, one such time is when refitting and setting up server rooms....
Keeping you Safe at Christmas and Beyond Every year the scale and complexity of Cyber Attacks on our customer’s businesses increase, with new innovative and complex ways to turn technology and malicious intent into a lucrative business model. Whilst no security is 100% secure, building...
Have you ever emailed your finance team or accountant to ask them to pay a bill for you? If so did they question this? If not then why not? We’re all busy, we all try to save time but potentially losing tens of...
Microsoft will increase the prices it charges British businesses by up to 22% to account for the slump in the value of the pound following the EU referendum result, the software company has announced. Microsoft announced in its UK tech blog that from January 2017 the software...
Yahoo have admitted that, back in 2014, 500m Yahoo accounts were hacked. Because of this BT and Sky have advised customers that have not changed account passwords post December 2014 to change them as soon as possible, this is because both @Sky.com emails and some...
As an apprentice I have many roles at Netcom, some of which can be quite challenging. My main role at Netcom to respond to customer inquiries and help resolve any issues they may have with their IT. Most of the time when people call there...
The latest evolution of Microsoft operating system has arrived, and unlike the launch of Windows 8 which was reported to have cost an estimated $1.8 billion in Marketing spend alone, the new king has silently risen to the throne without pomp and ceremony. That said...
The internet is an essential part of our lives both at work and at home. Its okay at work because its taken care of and Netcom are here to help but what about when you are at home when your workplace IT people are not...
Technology can be complicated! Every day almost every one of us, juggle multiple devices. It is not uncommon to be using a Mobile, Tablet or Laptop and that’s without the addition of a computer at work. Add to this the very nature of our technology,...
Our newest apprentice IT support engineer, Macauley Cupitt tells us about his first few weeks. Starting an apprenticeship with new people and new jobs might sound daunting, but when I first started at Netcom Technologies, I was more than impressed with just how nice and welcoming people...
Last month Netcom supported Nina, one of our clients daughters, to travel to Africa to work in a school in Du Noon for 2 weeks. Nina dropped me and email last week so i thought id share. It was a pleasure Nina! Hi Mark, I...
