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		<title>Top 10 Password Security Tips via Team MD</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:38:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Danielle Campbell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Account security is of the upmost importance to the team here at Maildistiller and we do spend quite a bit of time harping on to customers about  choosing secure passwords, so I figured a consolidated list might be a good idea! I&#8217;ve asked around the Maildistiller office and got some of the team to shout out<br /><br /><a href="http://www.maildistiller.com/customers/top_10_password_security_tips_via_maildistiller/">Continue Reading »</a>]]></description>
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<h2>Account security is of the upmost importance to the team here at Maildistiller and we do spend quite a bit of time harping on to customers about  choosing secure passwords, so I figured a consolidated list might be a good idea!</h2>
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<p>I&#8217;ve asked around the Maildistiller office and got some of the team to shout out their top recommendations for password selection. There’s nothing exactly ground-breaking about the suggestion list but still, a good reference guide to keep nearby!</p>
<h2>The Team&#8217;s Top 10</h2>
<p>1.<span style="color: #306fce;"><strong>David</strong></span>:  “The Password should be at least 6 characters in length and at least 5 of these 6 characters should be unique, no duplicates.&#8221;</p>
<p><strong>2.<span style="color: #306fce;">Ian</span></strong><span style="color: #3366ff;">: <span style="color: #000000;">“Try not and go for the obvious ‘personal’ choice that anyone who knew you could guess or that your Facebook profile would hand them on a plate. So no partners, kids or pets names, the name of your school, favourite team or where you live,  DOB or the death knell of all password choices…. ‘password’.”</span></span></p>
<p><strong>3.<span style="color: #306fce;">Graham</span></strong><span style="color: #3366ff;">: <span style="color: #000000;">“Passwords should not be a name or resemble ‘real’ words (i.e. those taken from the dictionary).”</span></span></p>
<p><strong>4.<span style="color: #306fce;">Clare</span></strong><span style="color: #306fce;">: <span style="color: #000000;">“The Password should not contain an email address.”</span></span></p>
<p><strong>5.<span style="color: #306fce;">Jay</span></strong><span style="color: #306fce;">: <span style="color: #000000;">“You shouldn’t choose a password which is built up from consecutive letters or numbers, so ditch the ‘abc’, ‘123’ types”.</span></span></p>
<p><strong>6.<span style="color: #306fce;">Josh</span></strong><span style="color: #306fce;">: <span style="color: #000000;">“Make sure when selecting a password that it contains at least one uppercase letter, a lowercase letter, a number and at least one symbol!”</span></span></p>
<p><strong>7.<span style="color: #306fce;">Danielle</span></strong><span style="color: #306fce;"><span style="color: #000000;"> (That’s me): “My tip for safe passwords… though it might seem obvious, is to never tell anyone (even work ‘mates’) or reveal your (carefully selected) password to a third party for any reason. This includes writing it down!”</span></span></p>
<p><strong>8.<span style="color: #306fce;">Mark</span>: </strong>“Never reuse passwords for multiple accounts, especially ones you’ve been given or created for secure logins such as online banking or CMS systems.</p>
<p><strong>9.<span style="color: #306fce;">Holly</span>:</strong> “Using a password of a ‘suggested list’ or ‘good passwords’ is probably not the smartest decision!”</p>
<p><strong>10.<span style="color: #306fce;">Rob</span>:</strong> “Try replacing like for like, so replace the letter o with a zero, the letter I for an !, $ for S or maybe the number 3 for the letter E.”</p>
<p><strong>What would you add?</strong> Leave us a comment below and we’ll keep updating the list until we get THEE ULTIMATE Password Recommendation List! Yes, quite the mouthful, but then again, your password choices are that important.</p>
<h2>Why’s Password selection so important?</h2>
<p>Well if you think about it logically what’s the purpose of passwords? In the simplest terms it helps you keep important information and confidential data, which could be vulnerable to damaging misuse, away from prying eyes. A password is the gate-keeper that wards of the bad guys and safeguards your information.</p>
<h2>How secure is yours?</h2>
<p>It might surprise you to see just how secure… or not, your favourite password actually is! To give you some gauge as to how you’re doing why not check it out try on this free <a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/security/pc-security/password-checker.aspx">password tester service from Microsoft</a>.</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">﻿﻿<a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/security/pc-security/password-checker.aspx"><img class="size-medium wp-image-4534 aligncenter" title="Password testing" src="http://www.maildistiller.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Password-testing-310x98.jpg" alt="" width="310" height="98" /></a></p>
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		<title>Press Release: Local CEO is named on Global 250 List</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 08:30:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Danielle Campbell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Belfast, Northern Ireland, Jan, 2012 Each year, the MSPmentor 250 identifies the world’s top managed services experts, entrepreneurs and executives — including professionals who have mastered business leadership, marketing, sales, technology, coaching and other areas within the managed services market. Fermanagh born, Colm McGoldrick, founder of the Belfast-based Email Security Company, Maildistiller, was listed among the<br /><br /><a href="http://www.maildistiller.com/announcements/press-release-local-ceo-is-named-on-global-250-list/">Continue Reading »</a>]]></description>
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<p>Belfast, Northern Ireland, Jan, 2012</p>
<p>Each year, the MSPmentor 250 identifies the world’s top managed services experts, entrepreneurs and executives — including professionals who have mastered business leadership, marketing, sales, technology, coaching and other areas within the managed services market.</p>
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<p>Fermanagh born, Colm McGoldrick, founder of the Belfast-based Email Security Company, Maildistiller, was listed among the world’s best for his own contribution to the Managed Services industry in 2011.</p>
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<p>The prestigious <a href="http://www.mspmentor.net/top-250-people/">MSP mentor list,</a> remarks how Colm, as CEO of Maildistiller, ‘has built on the leading SaaS providers in the UK’, to become one of the top vendors of Cloud Email security to MSPs and Resellers Worldwide. Maildistiller provides white labelled cloud email security, hosted email archiving and anti-spam solutions to MSPs across the globe, whilst also offering MSPs the unique opportunity to create their very own channel as Master MSPs, all from one single, secure login.</p>
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<p>The Company only began to penetrate the North American market late last year and have already successfully secured strategic partnerships with several large MSPs in the US and Canada, including 3T Systems in Colorado who spoke glowingly of the Maildistiller service.</p>
<p><em>“Maildistiller provides us with a centrally managed product which allows us to service our customers in a much more efficient manner.”</em> (Santino Vialpando, V.P, Managed Services, 3t Systems).</p>
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<p>Colm and his team at Maildistiller have completed extensive R&amp;D projects to ensure that they meet both the product and commercial needs of MSPs and the response to date has been more positive than anyone could have hoped for.</p>
<p>When asked about Maildistiller’s unique approach to MSPs and their innovative licensing model, McGoldrick stated;</p>
<p><em>“Our MSP Strategic Partner Program is a game changing way for select MSP’s to increase revenue based on actual usage across their entire user base as opposed to delivering solutions based on a per user licence cost. As Maildistiller has grown rapidly year over year, we needed to develop strategic partnerships with market leading MSP’s that would complements our corporate growth. We’re excited to offer our Email cloud security and archiving solutions through an elite selection of MSP’s.</em></p>
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<p>Given Maildistiller’s huge growth and market expansion at a time when the economy is far from stable, McGoldrick’s appearance on the world’s MSP top 250 people list is not too surprising but all the same highly commendable.</p>
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<p><strong>About Colm</strong><br /><a href="http://www.maildistiller.com/">Web</a><br /><a href="http://twitter.com/colmmcgoldrick">Twitter</a><br /><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/colmmcgoldrick">LinkedIn</a></p>
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<p><strong>About Maildistiller</strong></p>
<p>Maildistiller’s all-encompassing and highly sought MSP platform which allows MSPs to build their own channel of resellers and end-customers has rocketed the company to the fore in the managed service provider industry, with service providers worldwide choosing Maildistiller as their primary vendor for email filtering, email archiving, disaster recovery and much more. The Maildistiller solution is currently deployed to thousands of end-users in over 18 countries via a strong and rapidly expanding partner network. The concept of partnership is high on the Maildistiller agenda with all efforts concerted on partners as opposed to selling direct, backed up with the company mantra, ‘We’re your partner not your competitor’. To find out more about Maildistiller visit <a href="http://www.maildistiller.com/">www.maildistiller.com</a> or call +44(0) 844 800 8456.</p>
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		<title>Marketing The Cloud: Service vs Product</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 12:02:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Danielle Campbell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; Discussion is rife among critics across the world on the differences inherent in services marketing as opposed to traditional product marketing. Whilst some argue that they should be approached in a similar manner, the majority acknowledge the differing approaches required for the successful execution of  either in their respective markets. However, a clear cut<br /><br /><a href="http://www.maildistiller.com/blog-post/marketing-the-cloud-service-vs-product/">Continue Reading »</a>]]></description>
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<p>Discussion is rife among critics across the world on the differences inherent in services marketing as opposed to traditional product marketing. Whilst some argue that they should be approached in a similar manner, the majority acknowledge the differing approaches required for the successful execution of  either in their respective markets. However, a clear cut strategy is made much more difficult when the lines between product and service become blurred. For instance, it&#8217;s reasonable to assume that a company with a cloud ‘product’, which is referred to and primarily marketed as a service, would address their marketing strategy differently from those companies which fall neatly into the traditional product or service box?</p>
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<h2>Services Marketing and the Cloud</h2>
<p>In short, a service can be described in 5 ways:</p>
<p><strong>(1) Lack of ownership <br /> (2) </strong><strong>Intangibility <br /> (3) Inseparability <br /> (4) Perishability <br /> (5) Heterogeneity.</strong></p>
<p>The growing popularity of cloud services however proves somewhat problematic when trying to box them fully into either category. Whilst the most obvious and first thought is service and yes that’s how it’s described and the fact that it happens in the cloud is immediately suggestive of its intangibility. However, taking it right down to the point of sale, the end customer wants (and receives) some way of seeing or interacting with they’re paying for on top of the assumed service and cloud nature of the provisioning. Whether this is an easily navigated interface or management console, it is this tangible touch point that can oftentimes ultimately become the selling point.</p>
<h2>Marketing the quasi service-product</h2>
<p>The newness of the cloud phenomena has meant that the associated marketing process is often more trial and error for companies than concrete theory.</p>
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<p><strong>Social Media:</strong> Choose what’s right for your company, employees and customers rather than worrying about what you <strong><em>should do.</em></strong><em> </em>For instance social media, though it’s something I firmly believe in as an invaluable marketing tool, if you haven’t the staff to control, monitor and remain proactive on these sites they are ultimately useless. In some cases they may even be damaging, as an unattended Facebook page, may create the negative perception that the company isn’t active or they’re unorganised and overstretched. It gives frustrated customers or competitors a platform to ridicule your company and if you appear unconcerned by leaving these sites unattended for long periods of time, this can reflect badly on the company image. However  when used correctly and with an appropriate social media strategy in place, such platforms can unquestionably improve customer relations, develop brand awareness, increase market reach and allow your company to interact with various stakeholders in a much more relaxed environment.</p>
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<p><strong>Budget:</strong> If your company is struggling to put aside the finance in the monthly budget for the outbound marketing efforts you feel are required to mirror your competitors, scrap it!  Inbound marketing is a much cheaper alternative and if executed correctly can be much more effective! Make it easy for people to find you, rather than spread yourself and your message thin trying to cover ground on the web with the best advertising you can afford on a tight budget (these don’t look great). Instead concentrate on making yourself known and accessible, create a strong brand that people will be drawn to.</p>
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<p><strong>Competition</strong>: In my opinion<strong> if you can’t keep up with the big guns don’t try to</strong>! Find your niche and dominate that market. SMBs often make the mistake of trying to emulate the market leaders from the outset, and whilst it is good to see how they do things, its best to understand your position in the market and what your business is offering that makes you different. That’s your message. If you do something well and within your means, dominating a particular niche, your brand and service will grow. When this happens then you can go after the big dogs if that’s what you want.</p>
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<p><strong>Price:</strong> Price thus is often the greatest hurdle for many companies. Do you slash your price to ward of competition and attract more customers, or do you stand your ground as you know you are offering the best value?<strong> </strong>In my opinion, if you are certain that your price is as competitive as you can offer given the quality of your product and any add-ons, then perhaps it’s your marketing that requires a rethink. If your customers think you’re too expensive, then perhaps the overall quality and additional benefits inherent with your service as opposed to that of your cheaper competitors, has simply not been communicated to your customers properly! In other words your customers perhaps aren’t being made aware of what exactly your price is inclusive of and what the cheap alternatives are missing. Keep them posted with every update and release and show them the value.</p>
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<p>Product and service marketing often go hand in hand. We live in a time where even the most basic of products are accompanied by some level of service, or at least the product’s brand is wrapped up in the service attributes presented by the company. In the current economic climate and the rifeness of competition in all sectors, <strong>a sole ‘product’ no longer cuts it</strong>, and the intangible benefits of the assumed, accompanying ‘service’ are simply expected.</p>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 12:00:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Danielle Campbell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Microsoft’s new billing model for 365, whereby they’re contacting and billing end-users directly, is not going down well with many MSPs and arguably rightly so. Many MSPs are resistant to such a billing relationship as it means they lose that complete management control over their own customers IT which at the crux is what supplying<br /><br /><a href="http://www.maildistiller.com/customers/is-office-365-stealing-your-msp-revenue/">Continue Reading »</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h2>Microsoft’s new billing model for 365, whereby they’re contacting and billing end-users directly, is not going down well with many MSPs and arguably rightly so.</h2>
<p>Many MSPs are resistant to such a billing relationship as it means they lose that complete management control over their own customers IT which at the crux is what supplying a managed IT services is really all about. The 365 billing model means Microsoft have the opportunity to create a direct relationship with your customer (something you wouldn’t want another vendor or indeed ‘competitor’ do)  You’re effectively allowing third part involvement into your customer relationship and allowing Microsoft’s to cut into your revenues whilst they realistically offer you nothing in return? It doesn’t seem a great deal does it?</p>
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<p>Ok so many may argue that by offering 365 you’re fulfilling the customer needs and that’s your main objective, which is fair enough and very admirable but don’t neglect the many other services and vendors on the market which would equally enable you to fulfil these needs but additionally offer you a slice of the proverbial pie. I mean how many of your customers actually ask for Office 365 per se? And of those who do, how many couldn’t be convinced by you their trusted IT manager, to consider a different offering which may suit their specific business needs better and prevent them having to deal with third party interruptions? At the end of the day your customers have entrusted you with managing their IT to alleviate their stress and involvement by creating a single point of contact and trusted relationship with you, additional billing relationships is most likely not what they signed up to either.</p>
<h2>What if more vendors follow Microsoft’s lead?</h2>
<p>A single point of contact is undoubtedly the preferred business model by MSPs and of course the client who doesn’t want the hassle of having to contact or manage multiple vendor relations when dealing with separate support or billing issues,  that’s why they’ve opted for a central MSP partnership to begin with.</p>
<p>However, consider if the Microsoft billing model was to take off and additional vendors decided to opt for direct billing contact with the customer, would this render the traditional role of an MSP somewhat redundant?  Arguably yes, granted the term  redundant is maybe slightly dramatic but the role would certainly be changed significantly, management would be a lot more difficult and of course MSP revenues would be significantly reduced because billing direct the Microsoft way means zero margin for you! Would you then have to try to match this lost revenue by increasing service fees, removing complimentary services and bumping up other charges on your loyal customers…?</p>
<p>Well if you only advocated and partnered with vendors who sold in this manner then this may indeed be a sneak-peak into your MSP businesses future. However, cue the hundreds of other cloud providers out there who offer a medley of cloud services designed purposefully for the MSP need. There are a whole host of cloud services out there offering similar services to Microsoft 365 many of these offering white-labelling capabilities which you can wrap up with your existing portfolio and more importantly none of whom have any intentions of competing with your MSP business or stealing your revenue but rather exactly the opposite. These vendors are solely channel focussed building relationships only with MSPs and Resellers to allow you to manage your customers under your terms (after all you know them best). What’s even better is with these types of vendors, MSPs are offered a wholesale buy price and whilst a recommended retail price will be suggested your margin is your own discretion.</p>
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<h2>Shop around you owe it to your customers and to yourself.</h2>
<p>In my opinion, using multiple vendors with direct billing models could get pretty messy and make management of services, support and customers billing processes pretty difficult and much more time consuming not to mention the lack of financial advantage for your business. Instead of being able to combine all your customers IT charges into one manageable invoice (apart from perhaps additional add-ons throughout the year) these customers will also be subjected to invoices from vendors most of whom they’ve no other contact with and they’re left wondering why their MSP can’t just deal with this.</p>
<p>Now I’m not advocating that you banish Office 365 from ever being a part of your service offering that’s not the purpose of this blog but rather I wanted to reaffirm the other side of the coin so to speak. After scouring the market and considering your customers need, if you feel Office 365 is the only fit then great, just don’t allow big brand hype and marketing campaigns to cajole you into thinking that they’re your only option in order to fully service your customers.</p>
<p>Overall the most important thing is to always be selective and smart with strategic partners. Choose experts in associated industry areas that compliment your portfolio and add value to your customers. Don’t forget there are indemnity issues to be considered if you go down the path of ‘sole business trader’ and attempt to be all things to all men.</p>
<h2>Other controversial opinions on 365.</h2>
<p>Technology writer Ed Bott posted a pretty controversial blog on Microsoft 365 back in October regarding the ‘fine print’ or ‘obscure’ clause in the service agreement which limits the number of recipients which users are permitted to contact in a day.</p>
<p>After a raft of condemnation from some pretty irate 365 fans who suggested Ed was blatantly inaccurate and had published a misleading article, Ed went to Microsoft direct for confirmation and updated the article accordingly… it still makes for quite interesting and some might say ‘uncomfortable’ reading. You can read the updated article at <a href="http://zd.net/ucA83z">http://zd.net/ucA83z</a></p>
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		<title>Maildistiller’s Top 12 Cloud Blogs of 2011</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 12:15:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Danielle Campbell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As well as giving away two brand new iPads in 2011, at Maildistiller we’ve also attempted to tackle some of the pressing issues facing our MSP and Reseller partners and their customers! I’ve recapped on what I believe where (and in many cases still are) the top 12 cloud topics as covered by us in<br /><br /><a href="http://www.maildistiller.com/email-security/cloud-stories-2011/">Continue Reading »</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h2>As well as giving away two brand new iPads in 2011, at Maildistiller we’ve also attempted to tackle some of the pressing issues facing our MSP and Reseller partners and their customers! I’ve recapped on what I believe where (and in many cases still are) the top 12 cloud topics as covered by us in the year that was. Hope you enjoy.</h2>
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<h2><a href="http://www.maildistiller.com/announcements/are-webroot-really-leaving-the-email-security-market/"></a><strong><a href="http://www.maildistiller.com/announcements/are-webroot-really-leaving-the-email-security-market/"></a><a rel="attachment wp-att-4385" href="http://www.maildistiller.com/email-security/cloud-stories-2011/attachment/webroot-exit/"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-4385" title="Webroot exit" src="http://www.maildistiller.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Webroot-exit.jpg" alt="" width="120" height="120" /></a></strong><a href="http://www.maildistiller.com/announcements/are-webroot-really-leaving-the-email-security-market/">Are Webroot really leaving the email security market?</a></h2>
<p>December 14th 2011</p>
<p>﻿At Maildistiller we were as shocked as anyone by the emerging noise that Webroot are exiting the email market. Though nothing appears to be confirmed as yet the lack of a retraction statement to date from Webroot has fuelled the suggestions further and left both the market and their global partner base wondering. <strong><em><a href="http://www.maildistiller.com/announcements/are-webroot-really-leaving-the-email-security-market/#more-4351">&lt;Read more&gt;</a></em></strong><strong> </strong></p>
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<h2><strong><a href="http://www.maildistiller.com/msp/cloud-trends-among-smes/"></a><a rel="attachment wp-att-4386" href="http://www.maildistiller.com/email-security/cloud-stories-2011/attachment/cloud-trends-aming-smes/"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-4386" title="cloud trends aming SMEs" src="http://www.maildistiller.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/cloud-trends-aming-SMEs.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="90" /></a></strong><a href="http://www.maildistiller.com/msp/cloud-trends-among-smes/">Cloud Trends Among SMEs</a></h2>
<p>November 29th 2011</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.maildistiller.com/msp/cloud-trends-among-smes/"></a></strong>The <a href="http://www.comptia.org/home.aspx">CompTIA</a> conference in the Hilton Metropole Hotel London covered a multitude of topics for the UK Channel community. Obviously there was a lot more to take on board than a blog could do justice to but I did pick up on several stats and points from one of the sessions led by Seth Robinson (Director of Technology Analysis at CompTIA) which I thought you guys might find interesting! <strong><em><a href="http://www.maildistiller.com/msp/cloud-trends-among-smes/#more-4334">&lt;Read more&gt;</a></em></strong></p>
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<h2><strong><a href="http://www.maildistiller.com/spam-scam-exploit-virus-alerts/what-is-cybercrime/"></a><a rel="attachment wp-att-4387" href="http://www.maildistiller.com/email-security/cloud-stories-2011/attachment/cybercrime/"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-4387" title="cybercrime" src="http://www.maildistiller.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/cybercrime.jpg" alt="" width="120" height="120" /></a></strong><a href="http://www.maildistiller.com/spam-scam-exploit-virus-alerts/what-is-cybercrime/">What is Cybercrime?</a></h2>
<p>November 4th 2011</p>
<p>The word ‘cybercrime’ is bounced around regularly of late particularly given the growing concerns of online security but what does it mean exactly? Though there’s general understanding among users that this is a crime that occurs on the Internet given the clue in the title, but there seems to be a lack of more comprehensible knowledge. <strong><em><a href="http://www.maildistiller.com/spam-scam-exploit-virus-alerts/what-is-cybercrime/#more-4261">&lt;Read more&gt;</a></em></strong></p>
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<p><a href="http://www.maildistiller.com/spam-scam-exploit-virus-alerts/the-risk-of-spam/"></a><a rel="attachment wp-att-4388" href="http://www.maildistiller.com/email-security/cloud-stories-2011/attachment/risk-of-spam/"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-4388" title="risk of spam" src="http://www.maildistiller.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/risk-of-spam.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" /></a></p>
<h2><a href="http://www.maildistiller.com/spam-scam-exploit-virus-alerts/the-risk-of-spam/">Has your business accounted for the real risk of spam?</a></h2>
<p>October 24th 2011</p>
<p>Most companies have an acceptable usage policy (AUP) for electronic communications, but how comprehensive is yours and how vigorously is it reinforced? <strong>Can your organization be confident that they have all the measures and controls in place to assess all the risks associated with uncontrolled electronic communications content? </strong><strong><em><a href="http://www.maildistiller.com/spam-scam-exploit-virus-alerts/the-risk-of-spam/#more-4255">&lt;Read more&gt;</a></em></strong></p>
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<h2><a href="http://www.maildistiller.com/business-continuity/email-continuity/"></a><a rel="attachment wp-att-4389" href="http://www.maildistiller.com/email-security/cloud-stories-2011/attachment/email-continuity-2/"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-4389" title="email continuity" src="http://www.maildistiller.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/email-continuity.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="90" /></a><a href="http://www.maildistiller.com/business-continuity/email-continuity/#more-4185">How important is email continuity to your business?</a></h2>
<p>October 10th 2011</p>
<p>Email continuity planning and disaster recovery planning are fundamental to the wellbeing of any organisation. Such plans are intended to ensure continuity in the face of unforeseen or difficult circumstances. In the IT world in particular, downtime and data losses are common given the global and uncontrollable nature of the web. <em><a href="http://www.maildistiller.com/business-continuity/email-continuity/#more-4185">&lt;Read more&gt;</a></em></p>
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<h2><a href="http://www.maildistiller.com/msp/why-should-smbs-move-to-the-cloud/"></a><a rel="attachment wp-att-4390" href="http://www.maildistiller.com/email-security/cloud-stories-2011/attachment/move-to-cloud/"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-4390" title="move to cloud" src="http://www.maildistiller.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/move-to-cloud-249x187.jpg" alt="" width="139" height="105" /></a><a href="http://www.maildistiller.com/msp/why-should-smbs-move-to-the-cloud/#more-4169">Why should SMBs move to the cloud?</a></h2>
<p>September 20th 2011</p>
<p>With the saturation of articles promoting cloud security and everyone that’s anyone seemingly jumping ship and moving to the cloud, everything’s changing at remarkable speed and it’s understandable that many SMB business owners are left somewhat dizzy and torn as to how best to proceed for their business. <em><a href="http://www.maildistiller.com/msp/why-should-smbs-move-to-the-cloud/#more-4169">&lt;Read more&gt;</a></em></p>
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<h2><a href="http://www.maildistiller.com/general/drop-the-jargon-and-sell-saas/"></a><a rel="attachment wp-att-4391" href="http://www.maildistiller.com/email-security/cloud-stories-2011/attachment/jargon-8/"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-4391" title="jargon" src="http://www.maildistiller.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/jargon.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="90" /></a><a href="http://www.maildistiller.com/general/drop-the-jargon-and-sell-cloud/">Drop the jargon and sell ‘Cloud’</a></h2>
<p>August 8th 2011</p>
<p>The thing to remember about your customers is that they’re not all computer geniuses nor do they particularly care about the latest terminology relating to their company IT issues and solutions. What they want is to understand the solution, grasp any logistics and most importantly know how it’s going to positively impact their business.<em><a href="http://www.maildistiller.com/general/drop-the-jargon-and-sell-cloud/">&lt;Read more&gt;</a></em></p>
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<h2><a href="http://www.maildistiller.com/general/understanding-the-needs-of-managed-service-providers-msps/"></a><a rel="attachment wp-att-4392" href="http://www.maildistiller.com/email-security/cloud-stories-2011/attachment/understanding-msp-needs/"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-4392" title="understanding msp needs" src="http://www.maildistiller.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/understanding-msp-needs.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="90" /></a><a href="http://www.maildistiller.com/general/understanding-the-needs-of-managed-service-providers-msps/#more-4160">Understanding the needs of Managed Service Providers (MSPs)</a></h2>
<p>July 7th 2011</p>
<p>As more and more IT Resellers shift their business models towards that of a managed service provider, it is imperative that vendors acknowledge these changes and reassess how they address the changing needs of their partners. <strong><em><a href="http://www.maildistiller.com/general/understanding-the-needs-of-managed-service-providers-msps/#more-4160">&lt;Read more&gt;</a></em></strong></p>
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<h2><a href="http://www.maildistiller.com/blog-post/email-and-web-filtering-best-practices-for-employers/"></a><a rel="attachment wp-att-4393" href="http://www.maildistiller.com/email-security/cloud-stories-2011/attachment/best-practices/"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-4393" title="Best practices" src="http://www.maildistiller.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Best-practices.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="81" /></a><a href="http://www.maildistiller.com/blog-post/email-and-web-filtering-best-practices-for-employers/#more-3898">Email and Web Filtering: Best Practices for Employers</a></h2>
<p>June 16th 2011</p>
<p>Across the various industry sectors there are lists upon lists of rules and guidelines which refer in some way to an organisation’s duty to their employees and customers in reference to online usage and data storage. Yes a number of these ‘legislative rules’ are more often put in place as guidelines or ‘best practice’ as opposed to actual legal requirements but that isn’t a reason to ignore them. <em><a href="http://www.maildistiller.com/blog-post/email-and-web-filtering-best-practices-for-employers/#more-3898">&lt;Read more&gt;</a></em></p>
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<h2><a href="http://www.maildistiller.com/msp/can-i-be-an-msp/"></a><a rel="attachment wp-att-4394" href="http://www.maildistiller.com/email-security/cloud-stories-2011/attachment/can-i-be-an-msp-2/"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-4394" title="Can I be an MSP" src="http://www.maildistiller.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Can-I-be-an-MSP.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="90" /></a><a href="http://www.maildistiller.com/msp/can-i-be-an-msp/">Can I be an MSP?</a></h2>
<p>April 22nd 2011</p>
<p>The managed services industry is undoubtedly the place to be if recent research and spending figures are to be believed. <a href="http://www.gartner.com/technology/home.jsp">Gartner</a> has estimated that <strong>global spending on cloud services will hit $149billion in 2014</strong> having topped $56billion in 2009. <em><a href="http://www.maildistiller.com/msp/can-i-be-an-msp/">&lt;Read more&gt;</a></em></p>
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<h2><a href="http://www.maildistiller.com/partnerships/how-do-msps-and-resellers-maximise-value-online/"></a><a rel="attachment wp-att-4395" href="http://www.maildistiller.com/email-security/cloud-stories-2011/attachment/maximise-value-online/"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-4395" title="Maximise value online" src="http://www.maildistiller.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Maximise-value-online.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="90" /></a><a href="http://www.maildistiller.com/partnerships/how-do-msps-and-resellers-maximise-value-online/#more-3429">How do MSPs and Resellers maximise value online?</a></h2>
<p>April 4th 2011</p>
<p>Yesterday I attended the Digital Future 2011 event organised by iON. With a strong focus on channel integration and the digital sphere I took several interesting observations that directly relate to the issues that service providers often face online when increasing conversion levels among site traffic. <em><a href="http://www.maildistiller.com/partnerships/how-do-msps-and-resellers-maximise-value-online/#more-3429">&lt;Read more&gt;</a></em></p>
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<h2><a href="http://www.maildistiller.com/announcements/free-dns-and-smtp-tests/"></a><a rel="attachment wp-att-4396" href="http://www.maildistiller.com/email-security/cloud-stories-2011/attachment/free-domian-tests/"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-4396" title="free domian tests" src="http://www.maildistiller.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/free-domian-tests-310x155.jpg" alt="" width="130" height="65" /></a><a href="http://www.maildistiller.com/announcements/free-dns-and-smtp-tests/#more-2114">Free SMTP, DNS and Blacklist checks for your Domain</a></h2>
<p>18th January 2011</p>
<p>With <strong>over 90%</strong> of email traffic categorised as containing spam, phishing, malware, viruses and other electronic threats, are you confident that your email server is secure? Maildistiller launched their sister site MXhealthcheck last Januaray which offers <a href="http://www.mxhealthcheck.com/">free domain tests</a> available to all. <strong><em><a href="http://www.maildistiller.com/announcements/free-dns-and-smtp-tests/#more-2114">&lt;Read more&gt;</a></em></strong></p>
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		<title>Are Webroot really leaving the email security market?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 10:48:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Danielle Campbell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[At Maildistiller we were as shocked as anyone by the emerging noise that Webroot are exiting the email market. Though nothing appears to be confirmed as yet the lack of a retraction statement to date from Webroot has fuelled the suggestions further and left both the market and their global partner base wondering. According to<br /><br /><a href="http://www.maildistiller.com/announcements/are-webroot-really-leaving-the-email-security-market/">Continue Reading »</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h2>At Maildistiller we were as shocked as anyone by the emerging noise that Webroot are exiting the email market. Though nothing appears to be confirmed as yet the lack of a retraction statement to date from Webroot has fuelled the suggestions further and left both the market and their global partner base wondering.</h2>
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<p>According to a post by Sam Trendall on Channel Web (CRN), <strong>‘The vendor reportedly contacted partners recently to announce that its Email Security Service offering is entering the end-of-life process.</strong> Sources suggest the vendor plans to <strong>stop supporting the products at the end of 2013.’</strong></p>
<p>Sources also suggest that not only will there be a significant number of staff reductions but included in these will be the exit of ‘Mr. Webroot’ himself, EMEA channel director Ian Moyse.  Ian has undoubtedly been the driving force of the email security faction of the company since the days of Email Systems, so his departure alone in many ways cements the end of Webroots email days.</p>
<p>The reason given for this impromptu exit is somewhat hazy but what I can gather is that they’ve decided to take a gamble on the mobile security market.</p>
<p>At Maildistiller we wish Webroot every success with their future endeavours whatever they may be and as one of the Goliaths in the email market for the last few years their exit will undeniably be a notable one that leaves a significant gap in the market.</p>
<p><span style="font-size: 20px; font-weight: bold;">Maildistiller Vs. Webroot (Email Systems)</span></p>
<p>Maildistiller and Webroot, previously Email Systems, have enjoyed a very healthy competition for many years, with our cloud-based email security services having been repeatedly benchmarked closely against each other by resellers and customers alike. In many ways our product similarities may be viewed as hugely positive for current Webroot partners looking for an alternative vendor as migration to the Maildistiller service will be almost second-nature.</p>
<p><span style="font-size: 20px; font-weight: bold;">A security net for Webroot partners and customers</span></p>
<p>Though the hard facts are pretty sketchy at the moment, from the discussions online there is definitely a feeling of uncertainty and unease amongst current Webroot partners and their customers which is of course understandable.</p>
<p>At Maildistiller we will do our best to support any current Webroot partners who wish to reassure their customers by making an early move to an alternative vendor. As a one-off offering solely for Webroot partners who wish to re-partner their accounts as soon as possible.</p>
<p><strong>Md offer for existing Webroot users:</strong> Maildistiller will service signed up accounts for the duration of their Webroot contract completely free of charge and we&#8217;ll work with you to come up with a commercial offering that makes sense for you and your customers.</p>
<p>We hope this is one solution that might help minimise any potential disruption for Webroot partners and customers alike. If you’d like any more info on this unique offering or a full run-down on the Ts and Cs don’t hesitate to give us a call on +44(0) 844 800 8456 or alternatively you can send me an <a href="mailto:danielle.campbell@maildistiller.com">email</a> and I’ll get some of the  <a title="Maildistiller Email Security" href="http://www.maildistiller.com">Maildistiller</a> team to get in touch asap.</p>
<p><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><em>Source: <a href="http://www.channelweb.co.uk/crn-uk/news/2131184/webroot-exit-email-market-sources">http://www.channelweb.co.uk/crn-uk/news/2131184/webroot-exit-email-market-sources</a></em></span></p>
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		<title>Cloud Trends Among SMEs</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 08:30:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Danielle Campbell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Back on the 9th of November I attended a CompTIA conference in the Hilton Metropole Hotel London which covered a multitude of angles for the UK Channel community from trends and developments within the IT channel itself to workshops on learning, training and certification. I followed the IT Channel track which covered some pretty interesting<br /><br /><a href="http://www.maildistiller.com/msp/cloud-trends-among-smes/">Continue Reading »</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Back on the 9<sup>th</sup> of November I attended a <a href="http://www.comptia.org/home.aspx">CompTIA</a> conference in the Hilton Metropole Hotel London which covered a multitude of angles for the UK Channel community from trends and developments within the IT channel itself to workshops on learning, training and certification.</p>
<p>I followed the IT Channel track which covered some pretty interesting topics from current and emerging trends within the channel to the future of the managed services model. Obviously there was a lot more to take on board than a blog could do justice to but I did pick up on several stats and points from one of the sessions led by Seth Robinson (Director of Technology Analysis at CompTIA) which I thought you guys might find interesting!</p>
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<h2>Emerging technology trends among SMEs</h2>
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<p>Social Media</p>
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<p>26%</p>
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<p>26%</p>
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<p>Managed Services</p>
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<p>22%</p>
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<p>26%</p>
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<p>30%</p>
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<p>18%</p>
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<h2>Top SME uses of the Cloud</h2>
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<li>Email</li>
<li>Storage (backup) </li>
<li>Document management</li>
</ul>
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<h2>Perceived benefits of the Cloud</h2>
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<li>Lower total cost of ownership (affordability)</li>
<li>Access to better features</li>
<li>Ease of implementation.</li>
<li>Rapid deployment </li>
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<h2>Concerns over cloud services</h2>
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<li> Security</li>
<li> Reliability of networks</li>
<li>Disruption to business</li>
</ul>
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<h2>Top plans for the cloud among SMEs</h2>
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<li> 36% to utilise the new applications available.</li>
<li> 35% planned combination usage.</li>
<li> 21% to transition current on-premise applications to the cloud.</li>
</ul>
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<h2>The tops uses of social media by SMEs</h2>
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<li> Build brand awareness – 74%</li>
<li> Communicate offers – 49%</li>
<li> Respond to customer queries – 45%</li>
<li> Respond to complaints – 31%</li>
<li> Solicit customer input – 27%</li>
<li> Understand market dynamics – 22%</li>
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<p><strong>71% of SMEs using social media have a partial or comprehensive social media strategy (smart).</strong></p>
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<h2>The opportunity for Managed Services</h2>
<p>65% of SMEs are familiar with the concept of managed services (which is pretty positive from a vendor and MSP viewpoint) and the most appealing benefits are greater technical expertise, lower total cost and a constantly reliable service.</p>
<p>Personally I think from a managed services viewpoint that things are definitely looking positive in relation to the cloud. It seems that SMEs are looking much more seriously at cloud services and their benefits,  moving away from a reliance on break-fix models. What do you think? Has your experience in the SME sector a different story to tell?</p>
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<p><em>Source of stats: CompTIA UK SME tech adoption trends study (Based on 400 UK SMEs), as presented at the CompTIA EMEA Conference 09/11/11.</em></p>
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		<title>Best Value Cloud Email Security from Maildistiller this Christmas.</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 16:45:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Danielle Campbell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Maildistiller partners both old and new have had Santa come early with our fantastic Christmas savings.  With a whooping 60% saving on the Maildistiller Business RRP, our limited edition Festive Saver Package offering is most definitely going down a treat! As the lights go up around the country we thought at Maildistiller we should illuminate<br /><br /><a href="http://www.maildistiller.com/announcements/best-value-cloud-security-from-maildistiller/">Continue Reading »</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h2>Maildistiller partners both old and new have had Santa come early with our fantastic Christmas savings.  With a whooping 60% saving on the Maildistiller Business RRP, our limited edition Festive Saver Package offering is most definitely going down a treat!</h2>
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<p>As the lights go up around the country we thought at Maildistiller we should illuminate ourselves too and spread some Christmas cheer among our partners. So what better way to do this than offer all the great features of  our Business Package in an exclusive &#8216;Festive Saver 2011&#8242; package which comes with a sparkly 60% discount tag.</p>
<h2><img src="http://mercurymessage.co.uk/admin/temp/newsletters/400/60.jpg" alt="" width="79" height="30" /> Off All New Maildistiller Email Security Business this Festive Season.</h2>
<p>That&#8217;s anti-spam, anti-virus, anti-malware, emergency inbox, instant replay, outbound filtering and much much more wrapped up in this special Christmas parcel that will not only exceed the expectations of users but add to the merriment of partners revenues&#8230; in other words it&#8217;s win-win!</p>
<p><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino;">However, like all good things this exclusive promotion must and will come to an end on the 20th December 2011, so if you haven&#8217;t already been in touch with us to take advantage of all this Christmas goodwill, better get your skates on!</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino;">If you&#8217;d like to hear more of want a call-back from one of the team just visit <a href="http://ads.maildistiller.com/christmas-cracker/">http://ads.maildistiller.com/christmas-cracker/</a> and leave your details.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino;">Don&#8217;t you just love Christmas <img src='http://www.maildistiller.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </span></p>
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		<title>Impact Computing win an iPad2 with Maildistiller!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 10:36:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Danielle Campbell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday saw Impact Computing and Consulting named the lucky winners of the Maildistiller Halloween draw bagging themselves a brand new iPad2,  which given the response to the promotion from all our wonderful partners was no mean feat so well done guys. Breaking the News to Impact We couldn’t wait to let Impact in on the<br /><br /><a href="http://www.maildistiller.com/announcements/impact-computing-win-an-ipad2-with-maildistiller/">Continue Reading »</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Yesterday saw Impact Computing and Consulting named the lucky winners of the Maildistiller Halloween draw bagging themselves a brand new iPad2,  which given the response to the promotion from all our wonderful partners was no mean feat so well done guys.</p>
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<h2>Breaking the News to Impact</h2>
<p>We couldn’t wait to let Impact in on the good news and brighten up their Monday perhaps dispelling any stereotypical Monday blues plus of course we needed the answer to that all-important question… whether they wanted their prize in black or white!</p>
<p>Adam Gregson, Managing Director at Impact Computing and Consulting Ltd was both delighted and surprised at the news.</p>
<p><strong><a rel="attachment wp-att-4286" href="http://www.maildistiller.com/announcements/impact-computing-win-an-ipad2-with-maildistiller/attachment/adam-gregson-impact/"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-4286" title="Adam Gregson, MD Impact Computing" src="http://www.maildistiller.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/adam-gregson-impact.jpg" alt="" width="104" height="97" /></a><a rel="attachment wp-att-4286" href="http://www.maildistiller.com/announcements/impact-computing-win-an-ipad2-with-maildistiller/attachment/adam-gregson-impact/"></a><span style="font-size: small;"><a rel="attachment wp-att-4286" href="http://www.maildistiller.com/announcements/impact-computing-win-an-ipad2-with-maildistiller/attachment/adam-gregson-impact/"></a><em>“It was a very pleasant surprise to hear we had won the iPad! Both Impact Computing and our clients have been very impressed with the Maildistiller service and it has proved to be an excellent addition to our portfolio of services.” </em></span></strong></p>
<p><strong><em><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></em></strong><span style="font-size: small;">Adam Gregson, Managing Director, Impact Computing and Consulting Ltd.</span></p>
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<p>Impact Computing have been Maildistiller partners for just over a year and in that time have deployed the Maildistiller Cloud security services to around 50 of their customers, which put into perspective suggests that in that period their hard-working team have converted almost one customer a week to the benefits of email security and business continuity in the cloud!</p>
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<h2>The Halloween Spooktacular</h2>
<p>Impact Computing were entered into the draw for the Apple iPad2 like many of our other active partners, after qualifying for the Maildistiller Halloween Promotion which rewarded any new business of 20 users or more over the Halloween period! We gave out a £20 Amazon voucher for every 20 new users on the Business package or every 35 new users on Beginner and then any partners who added more than 50 new users on Business or 80 users on Beginner were entered into the draw for a brand new iPad2!</p>
<p>Well done to all our partners who qualified, it’s safe to say we’ve definitely got a high calibre of hardworking and competitive partners on our books which makes us very proud indeed and we hope all of you enjoy spending your amazon vouchers, do let us know what you’ve bought if it’s not a secret <img src='http://www.maildistiller.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> .</p>
<p>So once again a big congratulations to Impact Computing and Consulting, your ‘white’ iPad courtesy of Maildistiller is on its way in the post so enjoy the early Christmas present!</p>
<h2>The Crazy Festive Offer</h2>
<p>Speaking of early Christmas presents I hope you’ve all took note of our pretty amazing Christmas Promotion (well we had to better the Halloween one which was a toughie). If you’ve any questions of queries or you’re not on our current mailing list, <a href="mailto:danielle.campbell@maildistiller.com">get in touch</a> asap and I’ll send you all the details, believe me if excessive revenue’s your thing you won’t want to miss out!</p>
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		<title>What is Cybercrime?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2011 15:24:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Danielle Campbell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The word ‘cybercrime’ is bounced around regularly of late particularly given the growing concerns of online security but what does it mean exactly? Though there is the general consensus among users that this is a crime that occurs on the Internet given the breakup of the very word ‘Cyber’ and ‘Crime’ there seems to be<br /><br /><a href="http://www.maildistiller.com/spam-scam-exploit-virus-alerts/what-is-cybercrime/">Continue Reading »</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h2>The word ‘cybercrime’ is bounced around regularly of late particularly given the growing concerns of online security but what does it mean exactly?</h2>
<p>Though there is the general consensus among users that this is a crime that occurs on the Internet given the breakup of the very word ‘Cyber’ and ‘Crime’ there seems to be a lack of more comprehensible understanding. So I thought what better way to finish of the week than clearing up the matter.</p>
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<h2>The definitions</h2>
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<p>According to <a href="http://www.yourwindow.to/information-security/index.htm">The Information Security Glossary</a> although the definition has evolved over recent years due to the exponential growth of the internet on a global scale</p>
<p>“Cybercrime refers to the act of performing a criminal act using cyberspace (the Internet), as the communications vehicle. Whilst the legal systems around the world scramble to introduce laws to combat Cybercriminals, the two types of attack which are prevalent presently are:-</p>
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<li><strong>Techno-crime</strong>. A pre-meditated act against a system or systems, with the express      intent to copy, steal, prevent access, corrupt or otherwise deface or      damage parts or all of a computer system. The 24&#215;7 connection to the      Internet makes this type of Cybercrime a real possibility to engineer from      anywhere in the world; leaving few if any, &#8216;finger prints&#8217;.</li>
<li><strong>Techno-vandalism</strong>. These acts of &#8216;brainless&#8217; defacement of      Websites, and/or other activities such as copying files and publicising      their contents publicly, are usually opportunistic in nature. Tight      internal security, allied to strong technical safeguards should prevent      the vast majority of such incidents.”</li>
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<p>The <a href="http://www.cybercitizenship.org/crime/crime.html">Department of Justice categorizes</a> computer crime in three ways:</p>
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<li>The computer as a target &#8211; attacking the computers of others (spreading viruses is an example).</li>
<li>The computer as a weapon &#8211; using a computer to commit &#8220;traditional crime&#8221; that we see in the physical world (such as fraud or illegal gambling).</li>
<li>The computer as an accessory &#8211; using a computer as a &#8220;fancy filing cabinet&#8221; to store illegal or stolen information.</li>
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<h2>Cybercrime and your business</h2>
<p>Protecting your business from the threat and consequences of cybercrime requires 3 immediate steps.</p>
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<li>Assess the possible risks to your organisation</li>
<li>Monitor any threats either present or emergent</li>
<li>Take action and Implement a Cyber Security Plan</li>
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<p>Hindsight may be a wonderful thing but it’s neither useful nor practical when it comes to cybercrime and your business. The results of cybercrime can totally diminish your company reputation, loose the trust of your customers, partners and employees and generally cast doubt on your entire organisation, not to mention the large cost implications. My advice… be safe not sorry.</p>
<h2>Need help drafting your security plan?</h2>
<p>Get in touch with us at <a href="mailto:marketing@maildistiller.com">Maildistiller</a>! As Cloud email security and web security experts we’d be more than happy to offer advice or send through resources to make protecting your organisation and customers a much easier task!</p>
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