Blog

Are you getting value from your penetration test?

23rd February 2021 Brigantia

You should consider whether you need pen testing, or whether your requirements can be covered by automated vulnerability checking.

Brigantia launches quarterly newsfeed for channel reseller and MSP community

19th February 2021 Brigantia

At the start of the new year, we also made the decision to introduce a quarterly newsfeed to our partner base. Our aims for the newsfeed are to keep partners up to date with all things Brigantia; what is happening with our technology vendors and our plans for the future.

Tips for working from home and home-schooling

18th February 2021 Brigantia, Brigantia Enhance

Advice on how to support staff who are juggling working from home and home-schooling schedules.

What does safe-t do, and why should I be interested?

12th February 2021 Brigantia, Security, Technology

The fundamental concept behind safe-t’s services is “Zero Trust”.

Important announcement: A change in the Heimdal™ product names

20th January 2021 Brigantia

At the start of the New Year, Heimdal™ announced some important changes to their branding.

Retrofitted MFA for existing solutions?

20th January 2021 Brigantia

ZoneZero MFA allows you to easily integrate multi-factor authentication and identity awareness into all access scenarios for remote and internal users, VPNs, web applications, and non-web applications.

How we helped Cornwall IT to deliver seamless Microsoft 365 protection to their client base

12th January 2021 Backup, Brigantia, Case Study

Day-to-day, Cornwall IT are busy taking care of customers and dealing with new enquiries, so needed a reliable solution that “just worked”.

Why you should never store your credentials in your browser

18th December 2020 Data Protection, GDPR, Security, Technology

As many as three million people use browser extensions that maliciously take their data.

Computing Security Awards – Winners Announced 2020

11th December 2020 Brigantia

The Computing Security 2020 Award winners were announced last night and we are proud to be Runners Up in the Security Distributor of the Year...

Case Study: Heimdal & Orbital Technology

1st December 2020 Case Study

About five years ago, Orbital Technology became aware that its existing Anti-Virus solution was not effectively protecting customers’ systems, and was allowing threats that were...

Business Cyber Security and How to Achieve It!

24th November 2020 Brigantia

You want your business to be secure from pretty much everything that the world has got to throw at it. That seems easy enough to understand, so why is it not so easy to do?

MSPs need to make more money

4th November 2020 Brigantia

A VAD knows that the only way to succeed is when you, the MSP, also succeeds.

Computing Security Awards 2020

2nd November 2020 Brigantia

Over the last 5 years, Brigantia has focused on finding new and innovative technology to take to our channel, and it seems like our strategy...

How We Helped Amazing Support Achieve Their Place In The 2020 MSP 501 Awards

28th October 2020 Brigantia

London-based Amazing Support, has been recognized as a leading global Managed Service Provider, being named in the Channel Futures MSP 501 for 2020. Amazing Support is an IT services company, delivering managed IT support, cyber-security, business continuity, cloud solutions, and IT consultancy to its clients.

CompTIA Spotlight Award Finalist

2nd October 2020 Brigantia

Brigantia Partners Ltd is pleased to announce that Sales Director, Angus Shaw, is one of the three finalists in the highly prestigious CompTIA 2020 UK Spotlight Awards under the Channel Changer category.

Why don’t people use password managers?

30th September 2020 Security, Technology

People don’t see why they need a password manager to store a few passwords for all their accounts nor know the risks associated with poor password hygiene. Clearly, there is a need for effective education if more people are to adopt these tools.

Microsoft 365 Tips and Tricks

29th September 2020 Security

Microsoft 365 is now a widely used cloud-based suite with over a million companies worldwide taking advantage of its productivity-enhancing capabilities.

Do you think that your backup offering is still completely fit for purpose?

28th September 2020 Backup, Brigantia

This is a blatant plug for Redstor, but don’t let that put you off. Brigantia is holding this up as the standard for MSP provisioned backup, so please, take a few minutes and read this to see how your offering fairs against it.

What is the value of your MSP / MSSP / Reseller business?

10th September 2020 Brigantia

The real investment that you dedicate most of your time to servicing, is your business.

The ALLOWLIST

25th August 2020 Brigantia

The ALLOWLIST is a vetted preferred supplier list for cyber security and data protection.

What would you class as a good business opportunity?

21st August 2020 Brigantia, Data Protection, Security

There are three key points to making an opportunity “good”:
1. Your prospective clients need what you can provide.
2. Your prospective clients can afford what you can provide.
3. The service / product is something that you can provide competitively whilst making money.

Rollover or Double-Down?

17th August 2020 Brigantia, Security, Technology

You are faced with a choice: you can either stick to your current business model, accept your lot, and get ready to tighten your belt: or you double-down, work out other income streams and try to more than make up for your reduced core business.

What is selling in the new normal?

7th August 2020 Brigantia, Data Protection, Security, Technology

It would seem that cyber criminals are rather opportunistic by nature and have seen the chaos that the pandemic has left in its wake as a chance to get a better return upon their “investments”, and have expanded operations and increased their efforts accordingly.

Why Have a GDPR Compliance System?

30th July 2020 Brigantia, Data Protection, GDPR

SMEs need to keep their houses in order in the same way that large enterprises do. Rather than having expensive experts running around doing this, GDPR compliance systems ensure that the way that everything is organised within a business remains compliant.

The trouble with progress

13th July 2020 Brigantia

When was the last time you actually sat back and realised just how bizarre this world is really becoming?

The Return to the Office

22nd June 2020 Uncategorised

So, what will work to make the office safe? There are two things that are needed: organisation and structure.

Your Biggest Cyber-Threat is Probably Your Employees

18th May 2020 Uncategorised

As the new normal continues, with no real signs of ending anytime soon, companies may have taken their eyes off the ball as to what...

“Now is not the time for marketing”

14th April 2020 Uncategorised

In short, I was shocked to read the above quote over the bank holiday weekend whilst scrolling through social media. Is that really the case?...

Office 365 Monitoring

30th March 2020 Brigantia, Security, Technology

Bluedog Office 365 Monitoring – Protecting Office 365 from Malicious Attacks The advice from the government is to work from home where we can. This brings security challenges and hackers will make...

A Week is a Long Time in Politics

18th March 2020 Uncategorised

As Harold Wilson once said, “A week is a long time in politics.” These days it feels as though a week is a long time...

May you live in interesting times

11th March 2020 Brigantia, Data Protection, Security, Technology

“May you live in interesting times” is an English expression which purports to be a translation of a traditional Chinese curse. While seemingly a blessing,...

So what is Brigantia?

10th March 2020 Brigantia

As Product Marketing Manager at Brigantia and doing a lot of product demos to new prospect partners, this is a question I get asked a...

We are finalists in the Network Computing Awards 2020

24th February 2020 Brigantia

We are pleased to announce that we are shortlisted for an award this year. We are finalists for Distributor of the Year. Our Security Awareness...

How to keep your business secure during a crisis

12th February 2020 Brigantia, Data Protection, GDPR, Security, Technology

At the time of writing this the official figures for confirmed Coronavirus cases is 45,204; 4,985 people have recovered and 1,116 have died. These are...