The Unite Group News and Updates
2G Switch-Off: Why UK Businesses Should Start a Device Audit Now
UK mobile network operators will switch off their 2G networks between 2029 and 2033. The 3G switch-off is already nearly complete, with most operators finishing by early 2026. DSIT published formal guidance on 24 March 2026 confirming the timeline and urging...
10 Power Automate Workflows Every SME Office Can Set Up This Quarter
If your business uses Microsoft 365, you already have access to Power Automate. Most SMEs never touch it. The tool sits inside your existing subscription, capable of automating repetitive admin tasks that eat into your team's working day, but nobody has time to...
How to Create a Cyber Incident Response Plan for Your SME
Most small businesses know a cyber attack could happen to them. Far fewer have a written plan for what to do when it does. The result is predictable. When something goes wrong, whether it is a ransomware notification, a compromised email account, or unusual activity...
Phishing Attacks in 2026: What UK Businesses Still Get Wrong
Phishing attacks remain the most common cause of cyber breaches in the UK. The government's Cyber Security Breaches Survey found that 85% of businesses that experienced a breach identified phishing as the attack method. That figure has barely shifted in three years....
Zero Trust Security for Small Businesses
Zero trust is a security approach built on one principle: never trust anything automatically, always verify. Every user, device, and application must prove who they are and what they are allowed to access before being let in, every single time. There is no 'inside the...
ISDN Switch-Off Checklist: Every Device Your Business Needs to Migrate Before 2027
All ISDN and PSTN services in the UK will be permanently switched off on 31 January 2027. An estimated six million businesses still rely on these legacy connections for phone systems, broadband or connected devices, and many have not started planning their migration....
What Happens When a Cyber Threat Hits Your Business? Inside Huntress Managed EDR
Most businesses understand that antivirus is no longer enough. Fewer understand what happens next. Managed endpoint detection and response (EDR) monitors every laptop, desktop and server in your business for suspicious activity, then detects,...
What Happens When a Cyber Threat Hits Your Business? Inside Huntress Managed EDR
Most businesses understand that antivirus is no longer enough. Fewer understand what happens next. Managed endpoint detection and response (EDR) monitors every laptop, desktop and server in your business for suspicious activity, then detects,...
UK Cyber Security and Resilience Bill 2026: What It Means for SMEs and Their IT Suppliers
The Cyber Security and Resilience Bill is the UK government's most significant update to cyber legislation since the original NIS Regulations in 2018. It expands who must meet formal cyber security standards, tightens incident reporting timelines, and for...
What Is SoGEA Broadband and Why Is It Replacing Your Business Phone Line?
SoGEA stands for Single Order Generic Ethernet Access. In plain English, it is broadband delivered over the same fibre-to-the-cabinet infrastructure your business probably already uses, but without requiring a traditional phone line. You get the...
From Experimental to Essential: How UK SMEs Are Embracing AI in 2026
AI for SMEs has shifted from ‘something to try when we have time’ to a practical way to get more done with the same headcount. For UK SMEs, AI is now less about experiments and more about quietly handling admin, content and routine decision-making in the background....
Unified Communications: What It Is and Why SMEs Are Finally Using It
Unified communications brings your calls, video meetings, messaging and sometimes contact centre tools into one joined-up platform, instead of spreading them across separate apps. For UK SMEs, that usually means fewer missed messages, smoother collaboration and one...
What’s New in Microsoft 365 Copilot: How AI Levels the Playing Field for SMEs
Microsoft 365 Copilot for SMEs is essentially an extra pair of digital hands working across Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams and the wider Microsoft 365 app. It turns plain-English prompts into drafts, summaries, action lists and even workable spreadsheets. Therefore a...
Stop Business Email Compromise: How to Lock Down Your Microsoft 365 Mailboxes
Business email compromise happens when criminals trick or hijack real business email accounts to redirect payments or steal sensitive information. To stop business email compromise in UK SMEs using Microsoft 365, you need to lock down how people sign in, harden...
Beyond Antivirus: The Ransomware Defences That Actually Reduce Downtime
Ransomware defences that actually reduce downtime go well beyond ‘better antivirus’. They combine strong endpoint protection, modern monitoring, resilient backups, and a planned recovery process so you can get core systems back quickly, even if an attacker breaks...
Why More UK SMEs Are Turning to Managed Service Providers in 2026
Managed service providers are becoming the default way many UK SMEs run their IT. Instead of trying to hire every skill in-house, more owners are choosing an MSP to handle day-to-day support, cyber security and cloud platforms. They then use their internal teams to...
Windows Server 2016 Support Ends January 2027: Is Your North East Business Ready?
If you still rely on Windows Server 2016, you now have a clear deadline. Windows Server 2016 end of support is 12 January 2027. After that, Microsoft stops providing regular security updates, which means any new vulnerability stays open on any server you have left on...
Safer Internet Day 2026: Promoting AI Safety and Cyber Awareness at Work
Safer Internet Day 2026 is a good moment to reset how your organisation handles AI use and cyber awareness at work. This year’s theme is about making safer choices with ‘smart tech’, which is exactly where most day-to-day risk sits: what people share, click, download,...