5C Services LTD

25/08/2026

Celebrating Professional Development 🎓

At 5C, we're committed to investing in our people and supporting continuous professional development.

This month, we're delighted to celebrate three members of our technical team who have achieved new industry certifications through their own dedication and commitment to learning.

Celebrating Professional Development Arrange a Call At 5C, we're committed to investing in our people and supporting continuous professional development. This month, we're delighted to celebrate three members of our technical team who have achieved new industry certifications through their own dedic...

24/08/2026

A reminder of all the finalists for this year's Powys Business Award which will take place at Dering Lines, Brecon on 23rd October!

Start up Business Award, sponsored by EvaBuild Ltd: Mid Wales Recruitment Ltd, Welshpool, Narrative Coffee, Rhayader and Vekta Limited, Llanidloes.

Entrepreneurship Award, sponsored by Grŵp Colegau NPTC Group of Colleges: Quabbs Cabin, Knighton, The Serenity Reset, Knighton and Mid Wales Lodges, Llandrindod Wells.

Micro Business Award, sponsored by Myrick Training Services: Mains Gas Limited, Brecon, Advantage Automotive Ltd, Presteigne and Camlin.

Small Business Award, sponsored by 5C Services LTD, Newbridge-on-Wye: CDL Group, Forsiteservices Ltd and Espanaro Ltd, all based in Newtown.

Social Enterprise/Charity Award, sponsored by Welshpool Printing Group Ltd: Welshpool Community Haven, Be More Frank, Brilley, near Hay-on-Wye and Arts Connection, Llanfyllin.

Technology and Innovation Award, sponsored by SudoCyber Ltd: Cleobury Project Management Ltd, Knighton, Beacons Business Interiors Ltd, Brecon and Morland

Sole Trader Award, sponsored by Powys County Times: The Hidden Jem Beauty, Brecon, Arlais Framing, Llandrindod Wells and The Serenity Reset, Knighton.

Business-Education Partnership Award, sponsored by Mid Wales Regional Skills Partnership: Redpen AI Ltd, Newtown, EOM Electrical Contractors Ltd, Newtown and Cambrian Training Company, Welshpool.

Growth Award, sponsored by WR Partners: Affinity Homecare Group Ltd, Newtown, CDL Group and Charcroft Electronics Limited.

International Trade Award, sponsored by Welsh Government : Airflo Fishing Products, Brecon, Charcroft Electronics, Llanwrtyd Wells, Dulas, Machynlleth and Makefast, Newtown.

More info - https://www.powysbusinessawards.co.uk/

11/08/2026

Phishing emails, fake sign‑in pages and booby‑trapped attachments quietly steal hours from small teams every week.

Microsoft Defender for Office 365, configured by 5c Services Ltd, closes those gaps before they reach the inbox.

What it does for your team:
* Anti‑phishing scans incoming mail against known patterns
* Safe Links checks URLs at the moment of click — even inside Teams
* Safe Attachments opens suspicious files in a sandbox before they land
* Attack simulation training turns your people into the strongest filter

🌐 https://microsoft.channext.com/5c-services-ltd/defender-suite-en-gb?lang=en_GB&utm_source=fb&utm_term=43311

04/08/2026

GWOBRAU BUSNES POWYS BUSINESS AWARDS FINALISTS! 📣

Small Business Award 💼

Sponsored by 5C Services LTD 💻

CDL Group Ltd () 📋
Newtown
Provider of certification, testing, training & inspection equipment.

Espanaro 📶
Newtown
Specialist engineering, technical and delivery support.

Forsiteservices Ltd () ⛓
Newtown
Fabrication company who design, fabricate and fit metalwork.

Full details of finalists - https://www.powysbusinessawards.co.uk/announcements/2026/7/29/finalists-announced-for-this-years-coveted-powys-business-awards

31/07/2026

Moving to the cloud doesn’t need to be complex

5c Services Ltd's experts plan and deliver your migration so you get results faster and stay secure.

🤝 Contact us to start your migration plan to Microsoft Azure.

https://microsoft.channext.com/5c-services-ltd/migrate-to-azure-en-gb?lang=en_GB&utm_source=fb&utm_term=42185

30/07/2026

Your business email is worth more than your bank account.

Stolen Microsoft 365 credentials remain the most common starting point for SMB breaches in 2026, and the reason isn't just that attackers can read your messages.

Once someone has access to your email, they can reset the password for every other account tied to that address.

Your bank, your accounting software, your CRM, your cloud storage.

Email is the master key to your entire digital business.

What attackers typically do once they get in:

➡️ Set up mailbox forwarding rules so they keep seeing your replies after you change the password

➡️ Send invoice fraud emails to your clients from your real account, often changing wire transfer details

➡️ Sit for weeks, learning your business, before making a move

Three things that meaningfully reduce this risk:

✅ Use phishing-resistant MFA where possible (FIDO2 hardware keys or Windows Hello for Business). Authenticator app prompts are better than nothing, but they can still be bypassed.

✅ Set up Conditional Access policies in Entra ID to block logins from countries you don't operate in.

✅ Review your mailbox forwarding rules monthly. In Outlook, go to Settings > Mail > Forwarding. If you see a rule you didn't create, that's a sign your account is compromised.

The monthly audit takes 5 minutes and it’s one of the highest-leverage security habits you can build.

23/07/2026

Security Advisory - MFA Fatigue Awareness⛔

23/07/2026

Most businesses have at least one forgotten server or an old supplier login quietly still working. Those unseen assets are exactly where problems start. 🔎

You can't protect what you don't know you have. The companies that stay ahead map everything they run, then prioritise the few gaps that actually carry risk — before an outsider finds them.

That’s what 5c Services Ltd does with you: find the blind spots and stop small oversights becoming expensive incidents.

Find your blind spots with 5c Services Ltd.
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20/07/2026

If you deleted a OneDrive file recently and went looking for it in your Recycle Bin… surprise, it's not there.

Starting in May 2026, files deleted from OneDrive or SharePoint in the cloud no longer appear in your local Recycle Bin or Trash.

They are removed directly from your device and can only be recovered from the OneDrive or SharePoint web‑based recycle bin.

1. Go to onedrive.com or your SharePoint site
2. Click "Recycle bin" in the left menu
3. Right-click the file and select "Restore"

You typically have 30 days before files move to the second‑stage recycle bin (which most people don’t know about), and up to 93 more days there, depending on your organisation’s settings.

After about 123 days, they’re gone for good.

16/07/2026

If an email asks you to download a tool to "view a document," stop and verify before clicking.

A growing attack pattern is tricking employees into installing real IT software on their own machines.

The software is called RMM (Remote Monitoring and Management), and it lets IT companies remotely control computers for support purposes.

Tools like ConnectWise ScreenConnect, Datto RMM, SimpleHelp, N-able, and LogMeIn are all legitimate and digitally signed by reputable vendors.

That's exactly why attackers love them. Antivirus software doesn't flag them as malicious because they aren't malicious. They're just being installed by the wrong person.

In February 2026, Microsoft documented a campaign that hit 29,000 users across 10,000 organisations.

The lure was a fake "IRS Transcript Viewer" email. The download was actually a repackaged ScreenConnect installer.

Once an employee ran it, the attacker had full remote control of their machine.

The same trick is being used with fake Zoom invites, fake Teams calls, and fake DocuSign emails.

A few things you can do:

⚠️ Ask your IT provider to maintain an allow-list of approved RMM tools. Anything outside that list gets blocked from installing automatically.

⚠️ Train your team that "download this viewer to see your document" is almost always a phishing attempt. Real documents don't require a new program.

⚠️ Audit your endpoints for RMM software your IT provider didn't install. If you see something unfamiliar, flag it.

If you're not sure what RMM tools are running on your team's computers right now, that's the first thing to check this week.