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We've Missed You!...

A pologies to you all for not getting our Newsletter out more frequently in recent times.
There are some exciting things happening within CMI which has taken our eye off the "Newsletter Ball", but we are back in the swing of things now.
We will also now be uploading the newsletters to the website so you will be able to go back and view the previous content. In the meantime...
Referral Scheme...
We recently launched the CMI referral Scheme to reward our clients for referrals made that result in new business for CMI.

One of our clients recently received over £1,000 credit to thank them for introducing two business contacts that selected CMI to become their IT support partners.

All you need to do is to send an email to sales@newcmi.com or via your account manager referencing the CMI referral scheme and providing details for the introduction.

There is no limit to the value of credits we will provide; so it’s possible to significantly reduce (or maybe boost) your IT budget with the use of these credits.

Who do you know who needs us?..
Cyber Essentials
Cyber Essentials is a government backed, industry supported scheme designed to help organisations protect themselves against modern cyber threats.

The framework provides a foundation of basic measures that all types of organisations should implement to significantly reduce their vulnerability.

Cyber Essentials is a good solid step to take towards helping your business comply with GDPR and their certification is clear evidence that an organisation has taken steps towards protecting its data from cyber threats... For more info CLICK HERE
Majority of organisations unaware of costs and responsibilities for cloud outages
The majority of organisations (77%) are unaware of the financial toll a  cloud outage can have on their business, and where responsibility lies for restoring access to their applications should it happen.

This is why we partner with Interoute who were the Winners of the Cloud Infrastructure Award 2017.
Windows 10 Feature Updates
You may have heard or read about the changes Microsoft are making to the way they roll out new operating systems?

In a nutshell, Microsoft’s current thinking is to not have any major upgrades like Windows 7 to Windows 8 but for Windows 10 be their last numbered version and to incrementally update it, sometimes referred to in the media as ‘Windows As A Service’.

The ‘upgrades’ will be rolled out every 6 months and with that, the operating system will be supported for the following 18 months.

If you miss 2 feature updates in a row, so you don’t carry out the updates for a year, Microsoft simply will not support you. Windows 8 and older will still continue to be updated and supported in the same way as it is currently.

It looks to us that this is the first step Microsoft are taking to move over to a subscription based model for the operating system.

What does this mean for your company? Contact your account manager today who will be able to help.
SonicWall 2018 Cyber Threat Report...

Last but not least, Sonicwall has recently released their cyber security report which makes for some interesting reading!

Click Here for the summary and full report. Some interesting things to note is the strides both sides of the fence have made over the past 12 months, although the security industry & law enforcement agencies have made some huge improvements which is great news.

Unfortunately, the cyber criminals have too!

Did you hear about the casino that was hacked via a fish tank that was on the casino floor? The tank had an environment monitoring device which sent alerts on temperature and oxygen levels of the tank and someone found this and used it as a backdoor to successfully gain access to the network!.
Should you wish to discuss any of the above topics in more detail, just drop your account manager an email, or give them a call.