Orbital Technology

SPF Records – Hacker Spoofing

Well they are VERY important to your company if you want your e-mail to get delivered. So what does it all mean in layman’s terms ?

When you send an e-mail or more importantly when other systems you use send mail on your companies behalf e.g. services like Mailchimp, Salesforce, Hubspot etc you must give permission for them to send on your domain for it to get delivered successfully.

You need a password manager

YOU do need a password manager I tell people this EVERY DAY !! You MUST get a password manager….as soon as a company gets breached your 1 or 2 passwords you use for everything are on the Dark Web.  Hackers, get a bargain and access all your internet accounts without MFA. My best bit of […]

WhatsApp Data Theft

WhatsApp – soon to BE harvesting your data If you like your privacy then there is a clear winner

Your WordPress Site Got Hacked

Your brand new shiny website is up !! Now what happens ? Common questions businesses owners can’t answer include: Do you have control of your domain name ? Do you have your control of your hosting and have the login details ? Do you have have a back up of your website ? Is your […]

COVID 2020 – The World Initiates Their IT Disaster Recovery Plan

What happened in our IT company during a world pandemic… 2020 Covid Pandemic 158 DR plans active in the same week 100+ new laptops went out in 2 weeks 17 times more cyber threats blocked 3 times more calls 4 times more e-mail 3 clients moved out of offices 7 clients downsized offices 70 people […]

Solarwinds, it could be your domain !!

solarwinds, it could be your domain !! Your Domain Name…..important ? What if you had to change it ?   In the latest, VERY serious and large SolarWinds hack which affected major companies like FireEye, Microsoft and US intelligence agencies to name a few….the hackers were using a domain which had to be seized to create […]

1999 – Predicting the future ?

1999 – Predicting the future ? It was the year I started Orbital Technology and computers were kind of mainstream in business, but people still laughed when you mentioned having a website and checked their e-mails as often as the fax machine.   Bill Gates wrote in 1999.   “People will carry around small devices […]

Over £1,000 Cash Saving

Call us to reduce your IT bill ASAP

£1,000 cash !! Is your business sitting on a large saving ? Now we have your attention, this is what we have just saved a new client annually over £1,000, always looks a lot better in cash then a number in Sage. Our proactive IT support means we are constantly searching and testing market leading […]

How can I tell if an e-mail is real ?

HERE IS A REAL SCAM E-MAIL. HOW CAN WE TELL ? Every day I hear of people that have fallen victim to an online scam or fraudster. Today we look at a Paypal e-mail sent to us, which on the surface looks fairly genuine…….a copy of the e-mail is below, although I have deleted my […]