02/11/2022

An Ortus Christmas Carol

We’d like to take this opportunity to wish all our clients, friends, and family a Merry Christmas and thank you for your continued support throughout the year. To bring a bit of festive cheer, we’ve created a special Christmas video which we hope you’ll enjoy. Christmas Number 1 here we come! Introducing…An Ortus Christmas Carol ...

02/11/2022

Our New Website is Live!

After months of planning, we’re super excited to announce the launch of our brand-new website https://ortus.ie/. The website has been completely redesigned to give our current and prospective clients a better idea of who we are, how we work and what we do. Along with a fresh new look, our goal was to create a website ...

02/11/2022

How to Spot a Phishing Email – 7 Red Flags

Every day millions of scam emails flow into the inboxes of users across the world. While it’s painfully obvious that some are completely fraudulent, phishing emails – particularly those targeted at businesses – are becoming much more sophisticated and difficult to spot. Phishing attacks have always been a security threat, but Covid-19 has led to ...

02/11/2022

5 Reasons Why Your Business Needs an IT Disaster Recovery Plan

The recent pandemic has served as a major wake-up call for every business. Those who have been operating without a disaster recovery and business continuity plan have struggled to adapt to remote working and the challenges that this has brought with it. No one could have anticipated a global health crisis of this magnitude, but the reality ...

02/11/2022

Hybrid Working: Top Tips to Help You Get Your IT on Track

‘Hybrid working’ has fast become the new buzzword on everyone’s lips. This way of working has always existed but there’s no doubt that it has been fast-tracked by the Covid-19 pandemic. Attitudes to work have quickly changed and employees now want the best of both worlds going forward. 73% of employees want a more flexible approach to ...

02/11/2022

5 Common Phishing Attacks and how to Avoid Them

It’s been hard to ignore the explosive growth in phishing attacks over the last year. Attacks have increased by 718%, and according to Microsoft’s Security Intelligence Report, phishing has now become the biggest cyber threat worldwide. We all like to think we’d be able to spot a dodgy phishing email, but the reality is these types of attacks ...

02/11/2022

Ransomware – The Digital Pandemic Threatening Your Business

“Ooops, your files have been encrypted!” These are the dreaded words that no one wants to see pop up on their computer screen. But as we’ve seen from the recent attack on the HSE, ransomware remains a major threat to every business and one that must be taken very seriously. The attack on the HSE ...

02/11/2022

Is it time to feck your old phone system in the bin?

Is it time to return to the office? We’re helping clients do the reverse of the start of lockdown: making sure office network systems are in place; everything is safe and secure, and employees are able to print. There is also now a big opportunity to upgrade and integrate your entire phone system into Microsoft ...

02/11/2022

It’s time to overcome the fear of the cloud

Why do some bosses want to have their company server sitting in a corner of the office, blinking away, rather than in a more efficient, more secure cloud environment? Why do some still resist the technological advances of the cloud, even when seeing the infinite benefits over the last few months of lockdown? What is ...