Did you know Microsoft Paint has a serious vulnerability?
Our Cyber Essentials Plus renewal scan flagged an 8.1 remote code execution vulnerability in Microsoft Paint. Funny, yes. It's also the best patching lesson we've seen all year.
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Critical PHP vulnerabilities: what you need to know
Two critical PHP flaws (CVE-2026-109618 and CVE-2026-109619) leaked online before fixes were ready, and emergency updates land today. Here’s whether you could be affected and what to do.
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The SkyKick / ConnectWise Cloud Backup breach — and the questions it should make you ask
A trusted backup tool used by IT companies was hacked, letting attackers into business Microsoft 365 accounts — bypassing passwords and MFA. Here's what it means in plain English, and the questions every business should ask their IT provider.
Read more →Why MSPs and IT providers should be regulated
Your IT provider holds the keys to your entire business — your data, your email, your backups, your bank access. Yet anyone can set up as an MSP tomorrow with no licence, no minimum standards and no accountability. Here's why we think that needs to change.
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Snap IT named an MSP to Watch on the 2026 MSP 501
For the third year running, Snap IT has been named a 2026 MSP to Watch by MSP Summit — one of 130 honourees in this year's elevated, AI-era list, recognised for recurring revenue, efficiency and growth.
Read more →The ‘free ChatGPT/Claude subscription’ scam — and why you should never paste that command
Fake AI-generated tutorials promise free ChatGPT and Claude but trick you into pasting a command that hands your computer to a scammer. How the ClickFix scam works and how to stay safe.
Read more →Tell-tale signs your IT provider has been acquired
The signs are easy to miss — new directors quietly filed at Companies House, engineers you were never introduced to, a sudden push to renew early. Here's how to tell your IT provider has changed hands, and what to do about it.
Read more →Why your emails may be going to junk — and how to fix it
If your emails keep landing in customers' junk folders, it's usually down to a handful of fixable settings. Here's why it happens, in plain English, and how to put it right.
Read more →Locking down your domain name — the account you can’t afford to lose
Make sure you can log into your domain registrar, switch on auto-renew, and turn on the security settings that stop your domain being hijacked or lost.
Read more →How anyone can email as you — and how to stop them
Anyone can put your address in the 'From' field and email your customers as you — unless you stop them. Here's how email spoofing works, and how DMARC shuts it down.
Read more →Welcome to the Snap IT blog
A new home for plain-English IT and cyber security tips, guides and updates — straight from the Snap IT team.
Read more →Why anything less than Business Premium is a breach waiting to happen
Business Premium costs only a few pounds more per user than Standard — but it's the difference between "we've got email" and "we're actually defended." Here's the maths, and why it's usually a no-brainer.
Read more →Spotting and stopping Adversary-in-the-Middle attacks — lessons from a lunch & learn
We recently ran a lunch & learn for a structural engineering client on Adversary-in-the-Middle attacks — the phishing technique that quietly walks straight past MFA. Here's what we covered, and how to defend your business.
Read more →Could you be paying more than you need to for Microsoft 365?
Businesses on monthly Microsoft 365 billing typically pay around 20% more than those who commit annually. Pick your licences in the quick calculator below to see what that premium could be costing you each year.
Read more →Microsoft 365 prices are rising from 1 July — here's how to soften the blow
Microsoft is putting up the price of several 365 plans from 1 July. Here's what's affected, why it's happening, and a simple licensing trick that can lock in today's price for another year.
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Snap IT named an MSP to Watch on the 2025 MSP 501
For the second year running, Channel Futures has named Snap IT to its MSPs to Watch list — recognition built on recurring services, profitability and growth. Here's what back-to-back recognition means for the businesses we look after.
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Snap IT renews its sponsorship of Yelverton FC
We're backing Yelverton FC for a second season running. Here's why Snap IT is renewing its sponsorship of our local grassroots club for 2025/26 — and what community support means to us.
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Snap IT named an MSP to Watch on the 2024 MSP 501
Channel Futures has named Snap IT to its MSPs to Watch list for 2024 — our first time on the list, recognising recurring services, profitability and growth, and what that means for the businesses we look after.
Read more →Snap IT is proud to sponsor Yelverton FC
Snap IT is backing grassroots football close to home — we're delighted to become a sponsor of Yelverton FC for the 2024/25 season. Here's why supporting our local community matters to us.
Read more →Jail or Bail: arrested for turning it off and on again
Our founder Alex was arrested, charged with asking people to turn their PC on and off, and locked up at The Nook until he raised £1,000 bail for East Anglia's Children's Hospices. Here's how it went.
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