14 May 2025
What is Microsoft Secure Score and what is a good score?
# What is Microsoft Secure Score and what is a good score? For UK SMEs looking to stay ahead in the modern workplace, understanding cyber security is fundament...
Cyber Security
Practical security for businesses that do not have an IT department: email spoofing, phishing, ransomware, MFA, backups and the settings we fix most often when we audit a new client. Written by the engineers who do the work, with no scare tactics.
Cyber security services 28 articles
7 May 2025
What happens if your business gets ransomware?
# What happens if your business gets ransomware? For UK SMEs looking to stay ahead in the modern workplace, understanding cyber security is fundamentally impor...
1 Apr 2026
Why Your M365 Secure Score Matters in 2026
Microsoft recently updated its security offering for Microsoft 365 (M365), and within this release, the importance of the M365 Secure Score was unders...
2026-01-23
CQC Data Security Audits 2026: The Manager’s Guide to Quality Statements & DSPT
January 23,
2025-09-29
Hackers Are Using AI to Make Phishing Emails Smarter – What Businesses Need to Know
September 29,
2025-09-23
Windows 10 End-of-Life: Upgrade or Stay Protected with ESU - IT Support
September 23,
2025-08-27
PromptLock: The First Glimpse of AI-Powered Ransomware - IT Support
August 27,
2025-07-24
Microsoft SharePoint Hacked: Why Every Business Should Take It Seriously
July 24,
2025-07-21
How Hackers Used One Weak Password to Destroy a 158-Year-Old Business - IT Support
July 21,
2025-05-30
Attack on Your IONOS Contract: What It Means 2 Why It Matters
May 30,
2025-04-09
Brighton Top 10 Hotels - Email Security Scores
April 9,
2025-03-12
IONOS SPF Security issues - IT Support
At Black Sheep Support, we're passionate about securing our clients' email systems—because a secure domain is a trusted domain. A key player in this mission is the Sender Policy Framework (SPF) , a DNS-based tool that…
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