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Short, practical articles on the technology decisions growing businesses actually face. The best of these go out once a month in Tech for Humans.
Passkeys: signing in without a password to steal
A quarter of all sign-ins have already ditched the password. How passkeys work, why phishing bounces off them, and where a small team starts.
QR code scams: the bad link your email filter cannot read
Attackers are hiding links inside QR codes because filters read text, not pictures. What quishing looks like and the habits that stop it.
The first hour of a cyberattack: what to do, in order
Disconnect, phone, leave the evidence alone. The step-by-step plan for the hour when costly mistakes happen, written for non-technical people.
Still on Windows 10? Nobody is patching it any more
The machines still work, which is why it is easy to ignore. What end of support really means, and your three options, machine by machine.
What South Africa's withdrawn AI policy teaches every business
The government pulled its own national AI policy because nobody checked what the AI wrote. The lesson costs you nothing to learn from.
Why your business Wi-Fi keeps letting you down
Frozen calls and dead zones are rarely fixed by a better router. Eight things that actually make a difference.
Is your smart office a security risk?
Cameras, badge readers and thermostats are computers on your network. Ten practical steps to add them safely.
IT expense planning for a growing business
Technology quietly drains a budget. How to get clarity on what you spend, cut the waste and plan for what is coming.
Ten ways to stop your team reinventing the wheel
When how-we-do-things lives only in people's heads, onboarding drags and the same questions keep coming back.
From project chaos to clarity with Microsoft Planner
If projects live in email threads, you are probably already paying for the tool that fixes it.
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