Better-IT Limited

16/06/2026

Have you ever played “two truths and a lie”? We have put together an IT-themed version for you. Take a look and see if you can spot the lie; it's trickier than it looks.

https://hubs.ly/Q04lxkbT0

15/06/2026

I love House of Games on BBC 2 with Richard Osman, but the word cloud always gets me.

How long would it take for you to guess this was Better-IT?

11/06/2026

Bit of fun for Thursday. We've put together a spot the risks game. Have a look at the 5 interactive images and find what you would think could be a potential risk.

Good luck.

https://hubs.ly/Q04l0K1-0

09/06/2026

Missed our webinar on password managers? No problem. Here is the link to the recording to find out more about Keeper Password Manager.

Tim will talk you through

What issues can arise with passwords?
How do personal passwords affect work accounts?
What are password managers like Keeper, and what advantages do they offer?
In what ways do password managers help with everyday tasks, and what's a useful tip to keep in mind?

Tim, our account manager, ran a 15-minute walkthrough of Keeper, th...

08/06/2026

Most people assume their IT is fine. Usually it is, right up until the morning it isn't.

We built a quick way to find out where you stand. Six honest questions, plain English, no email needed. Two minutes and you get a straight answer: what is working, and what is worth a look.

Have a go. You might be pleasantly surprised, or you might spot something worth sorting. Either way, you will know.

Six honest questions about how your business runs day to day. No jargon, no email required, and a straight answer at the end about where you stand and what is worth looking at.

26/05/2026

Whilst we all moan about how hot it is, when specifically saying we wouldn't moan about how hot it is, we've put together a fun quiz called Hot or Not?

Have a go and find out which of your IT habits are red hot and which should be left out in the cold.

https://hubs.ly/Q04hT03V0

20/05/2026

Quick stat to start. "Password1!" is the kind of password every IT policy in the country was designed to encourage. Capital letter, word, number, symbol. By every rule we were taught in 2005, it should be unbreakable.

A modern attacker cracks it in seconds.

We built a 5-minute interactive test that walks through ten example passwords and asks you to guess how long each would survive.

Take the 5-minute test
https://hubs.ly/Q04hgqch0

14/05/2026

How good are you at spotting phishing emails?

We've put together a little test to see if you can spot the real emails against the fakes.

Have a go, you might surprise yourself. Let us know how you got on.

Free 5-minute interactive quiz. Test how well you can tell a real email from a phishing attempt. Brought to you by Better-IT.

13/05/2026

A £1 million fine linked to outdated systems and poor cybersecurity controls.

South Staffordshire Water has been fined after a cyber attack exposed the personal data of more than 633,000 people.

The breach reportedly started from a phishing email, allowing attackers to install malware, which stayed undetected for almost two years before moving through the network and gaining administrator access.

Investigators found issues including unsupported systems, unpatched vulnerabilities, poor monitoring, and weak internal controls.

The breach reportedly began with a phishing email, allowing attackers to install malware that remained undetected for almost two years before moving through the network and gaining administrator access.

South Staffordshire Water fined £963K after hackers lurked undetected for 20 months on Windows Server 2003, leaked 633,000 records

11/05/2026

Would your business pass Cyber Essentials today?

We’ve put together a quick Cyber Essentials Readiness Checker so you can see where you stand and spot any areas that might need attention.

It only takes a few minutes to complete:

https://hubs.ly/Q04g48mr0

Have a go and see how ready your business really is.