Joe Welch
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Joe Welch

Head of Engineering · Black Sheep Support

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Joe Welch is Head of Engineering at Black Sheep Support, the UK-managed IT and cyber security firm. He leads the team that keeps clients' systems secure, up to date, and running quietly in the background, the way good IT should.

Joe lives in the technical detail most providers gloss over: hardening Microsoft 365, locking down networks, and building the monitoring, backup and patching routines that stop small issues becoming expensive ones. If something looks off at 2am, more often than not his team has already dealt with it.

What sets Joe apart is a refusal to settle for 'good enough'. He treats every client's systems as if they were his own, going beyond the ticket in front of him to fix the root cause and leave things better than he found them. No jargon, no hand-waving, just work that holds up.

He shares what his team learns in practical, plain-English guides. If you want a straight answer on where your systems stand, book a call with Joe and start your free IT Health Check today.

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Cyber Security

Patch Management: What We Patch, How Fast, and the Updates Everyone Forgets

How managed patching actually works: every critical update applied within 14 days and usually within 7, across operating systems, drivers and firmware, and the third-party software (Chrome, Firefox, Adobe) that most businesses never patch at all.

23 Sept 2026
Industry News

Chrome Zero-Day: The BlueMoon Exploit Chain and Your Business Security

Google has issued an emergency update for Chrome to fix the seventh Chrome zero-day vulnerability discovered in 2026. This specific flaw, tracked as C...

18 Sept 2026
Cyber Security

Microsoft's August Patch Tuesday: 421 Bugs and a North Korean Attack

### The August Patch Tuesday Breakdown On 11 August 2026, Microsoft released an update addressing a staggering 421 vulnerabilities. Notably, one of t...

12 Aug 2026
Microsoft 365 & Cloud

Microsoft's Copilot Cowork: Now Generally Available

On 16 June 2026, Microsoft announced the general availability of Copilot Cowork, a tool designed to enhance collaboration within Dynamics 365. This to...

19 Jun 2026
Cyber Security

Password Manager Dashlane Suspends Accounts After Brute-Force Attacks

# Password Manager Dashlane Suspends Accounts After Brute-Force Attacks On 1 June 2026, Dashlane, a popular password manager, suspended numerous cust...

1 Jun 2026
Cyber Security

Microsoft Fixes KB5089549 Windows Security Update Install Issues

# Microsoft Fixes KB5089549 Windows Security Update Install Issues Microsoft has confirmed the resolution of installation issues with the KB5089549 s...

1 Jun 2026