My Conosco Career Journey

Our Head of Support in the UK, Ryan Brazell, describes his Conosco career journey…

Conosco awarded Cyber Essentials Certification

Conosco was recently awarded Cyber Essentials certification, reflecting our ongoing commitment to cybersecurity.

PART 2: Your Information Security Best Practice Checklist

In a previous article, Conosco Information Security Manager Hylton Stewart explained the types of controls that can be implemented to mitigate against the risks posed by threats – management controls, technical controls, and operational controls.

Conosco Recognised as one of the Top 100 MSPs in the World

Every year, the Cloud Tango website (an international cloud service directory) lists the top 100 Managed Service Providers (MSPs) in the world. Last year, Conosco was named one of the ‘Top 50 MSPs in the UK’. This year, we not only made the UK list, but also feature as one of the ‘Top 100 MSPs in th …

Knowledge is power… but only if you can find it

Advanced technical knowledge and operational management skills are key to Conosco’s ability to remain competitive and offer great service to our clients. In this article, our own Technical Knowledge and Operations Manager, Chris Holtham, explains the role of knowledge curation in day-to-day operatio …

Information Security Best Practice Part 1: Where to Start?

Information security is the hot topic on everyone’s lips, and it’s not going away anytime soon. In this article series, Conosco Information Security Manager Hylton Stewart will help you understand information security best practices and priorities for your business. What is information security? Inf …

ISO 27001 Implementation: What Are the Business Benefits?

In 2017, Conosco Information Security Manager Hylton Stewart spearheaded Conosco’s process towards ISO 27001 certification. Notably, we achieved compliance after only 10 months. In this article, Hylton describes the process, benefits and potential pitfalls for companies when it comes to ISO 27001 im …

Should you outsource IT project delivery?

How to manually change your ‘root’ account password

On Tuesday 28 November, security researchers published a bug in the new High Sierra Mac operating system which could potentially allow malware or someone with physical access to a Mac, to gain ‘root’ user access.

From the CEO’s desk – Introducing the Conosco Security Division

One thing you’ll notice is that I quite like to blog about what I’m up to at Conosco. As the CEO for a private company, this may be somewhat unusual, and it would certainly make other company Boards nervous. Thankfully not ours.

Conosco is the Best Place to Work in Security in the UK!

We are proud to announce that Conosco is officially the ‘Best Place to Work in Security’; a title bestowed on us at the 2017 Computing Security Excellence Awards. These awards celebrate the achievements of the IT industry’s best security companies, solutions, products and personalities.

GDPR Q&A for UK businesses

Still need to wrap your head around GDPR? Here are some common questions and answers to help your business prepare for the impending regulations.