Plain English writing on IT support, cyber security and business software, from a Hull team that does all three.https://www.selectgroup.co.uk/en-gbhttps://www.selectgroup.co.uk/blog/where-ai-fits/https://www.selectgroup.co.uk/blog/where-ai-fits/Most businesses are now using AI, and most still cannot say what for. The honest answer about where it helps, where it does not, and what to do first.Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.selectgroup.co.uk/blog/payment-diversion-fraud/https://www.selectgroup.co.uk/blog/payment-diversion-fraud/A real invoice paid into a criminal's account, because an email said the bank details had changed. How the scam works and the six checks that stop it.Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.selectgroup.co.uk/blog/microsoft-365-mistakes/https://www.selectgroup.co.uk/blog/microsoft-365-mistakes/Microsoft 365 is secure when it is set up well. Five settings that quietly leave the door open, and the fix for each one.Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.selectgroup.co.uk/blog/shadow-ai/https://www.selectgroup.co.uk/blog/shadow-ai/Staff can expose client data just by pasting it into the wrong AI tool. What Shadow AI looks like in a smaller business, and the five things that fix it.Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.selectgroup.co.uk/blog/how-to-spot-a-phishing-email/https://www.selectgroup.co.uk/blog/how-to-spot-a-phishing-email/A short, practical guide to spotting phishing emails at work. Six checks that take seconds and catch most of what gets past the filter.Tue, 22 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.selectgroup.co.uk/blog/what-cyber-essentials-actually-asks-for/https://www.selectgroup.co.uk/blog/what-cyber-essentials-actually-asks-for/A plain-English walk through the five Cyber Essentials controls, what each one means in a small business, and where people usually fail.Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.selectgroup.co.uk/blog/when-a-spreadsheet-stops-being-the-right-tool/https://www.selectgroup.co.uk/blog/when-a-spreadsheet-stops-being-the-right-tool/Spreadsheets run a lot of good businesses. Here are the signs that yours has become a risk, and what to do about it without buying an ERP.Tue, 14 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.selectgroup.co.uk/blog/questions-to-ask-before-changing-it-provider/https://www.selectgroup.co.uk/blog/questions-to-ask-before-changing-it-provider/Changing IT support? These nine questions separate a provider who will look after you from one with a good sales process.Tue, 16 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.selectgroup.co.uk/blog/strong-passwords-and-mfa/https://www.selectgroup.co.uk/blog/strong-passwords-and-mfa/What actually makes a password hard to break, why multi-factor matters more than complexity, and the handful of habits worth changing at work.Thu, 05 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.selectgroup.co.uk/blog/mobile-malware-traps/https://www.selectgroup.co.uk/blog/mobile-malware-traps/Phones hold your email and your files, and get a fraction of the attention laptops do. Six common traps, and the settings that stop most of them.Tue, 12 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMT