The Unite Group News and Updates
We celebrate Safer Internet Day!
Today marks Safer Internet Day. This day promotes the responsibility of both adults and young people in creating a safer space online. Each year, people from all over the world come together to spread awareness and celebrate Safer Internet Day. In today’s day and age,...
Let’s Breakdown Cyber Essentials
In this blog we breakdown the Cyber Essentials scheme. Explain why achieving the certification is important in simplistic terms – perfect to take straight into the next boardroom meeting. As well as, outline how simple it is to get started with achieving a Cyber...
5 reasons to outsource your IT support
Could your business continue to run if you were to have an IT issue? For many, the answer is no! Therefore, it is essential to ensure that you have the correct measures in place to be sure that your businesses can continue to operate smoothly. In this blog, we cover 5...
January 2023 – Newsletter
What a great start to 2023 we have had here at The Unite Group! In this newsletter: We celebrate New Year New Roles for some of our team, Network+ announce their next event – Lock & Key Networking, we spotlight our client Gavin Forster Photography, we offer a FREE...
Why become Cyber Essentials Certified?
Introduction The Cyber Essentials certification program is a UK government initiative that helps to protect businesses and the public sector from cyber threats. It works by providing a set of technical standards that are essential to keep your systems secure, with the...
Why is Cyber Essentials important for SMEs?
In this blog, we cover why achieving a Cyber Essentials certification is important for SMEs. Introduction Cyber-attacks are among the biggest threats facing businesses today. While the threat of cyber-attacks is nothing new, they are becoming more frequent and more...
How much do you really know about Cyber Essentials? Take our Cyber Essentials Quiz
Test your knowledge with our Cyber Essentials Quiz. If you’ve been following our blogs for a while you should be pretty clued up on Cyber Essentials by now! If you’re not sure you know quite enough about Cyber Essentials just yet, click here to go to our Cyber...
A chat with Carl, our Helpdesk Apprentice
Carl is our newest member of our team here at The Unite Group. Having joined us just before Christmas. Carl has joined us on an apprenticeship. He will work closely alongside Chris, our helpdesk manager as well as the other helpdesk engineers. We recently had a chat...
What are the 5 Cyber Essentials?
In this blog, we cover the 5 cyber essentials elements. The Cyber Essentials certification assessment covers all 5 of these areas. Certification can only be achieved if all 5 areas are in place within a business. Cyber Essentials As covered in previous blogs, Cyber...
Festive season cyber threats: Are you prepared?
Have you thought about the cyber threats your business could face this festive season? Christmas is around the corner and most businesses are beginning to unwind and prepare for the festivities. Therefore, our minds are filled with presents, wrapping, and preparing...
The Festive Period at The Unite Group
Wow, what a busy December we have had here at The Unite Group! As we prepare for Christmas, we look back over our action-packed December. From supporting local causes to Secret Santa, attending networking events & our Christmas night out. Norah’s North Pole As...
December 2022 – Newsletter
We're back a little earlier than usual this month to ensure our newsletter reaches you before the festive period! Here it is our December addition of our monthly newsletter. What a year we have had! Thank you & here's to 2023! In this newsletter: Don't forget to...
How can we provide Cyber Essentials support?
In this blog we talk through the guidance you can seek for Cyber Essentials support. So, you’ve realised you need a Cyber Essentials certification but you are unsure where to start? Well here at The Unite Group, we strongly recommend using a registered, qualified...
Join us in supporting Norah’s North Pole!
Again this year, The Unite Group are proud to support Norah's North Pole. What is Norah’s North Pole? Norah's North Pole works right here in the North East. Providing a small sack of Christmas presents to those children who would go without. Over the past 6 years...
Computer Security Day
Today marks National Computer Security Day. This day demands our attention every year due to the shift to a more digital way of life. Although technology has enriched our lives, it has also left us vulnerable to data security issues and cyber-attacks. It’s no secret...
November 2022 – Newsletter
We've had a super busy month here and we are excited to share with you what we've been getting up to! As The Unite Group we love keeping our customers up to date with the latest deals, tips, industry news as well as what our fantastic team are getting up to!...
Search Engine Optimisation (SEO)– The Basics!
If you have a website for your business, the likelihood of you hearing about Search Engine Optimisation (or SEO) is high! SEO is optimising your website to make them appear in a higher position in organic search results. Organic search results are related to results...
Answer your business line anytime, from anywhere with Voice 365 – FAQs
Here at The Unite Group, we offer Voice 365 – our hosted telephony solution. Voice 365 is a cloud based telephone system that means your calls which can be accessed from multiple devices anywhere. The system offers an IP desk phone and Webex softphone for every user...