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the Snap IT blog.

Plain-English IT and cyber security tips, guides and updates for businesses across Norfolk, Suffolk and beyond.

News16 Jul 2026

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 badge
Awards14 Jul 2026

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.

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Cyber Security11 Jul 2026

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.

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Guides9 Jul 2026

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.

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Guides6 Jul 2026

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.

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Guides2 Jul 2026

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.

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Cyber Security27 Jun 2026

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.

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News23 Jun 2026

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.

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Cyber Security22 Jun 2026

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.

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Cyber Security20 Jun 2026

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.

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Guides15 Jun 2026

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.

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Guides1 Jun 2026

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 badge
News16 Sep 2025

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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Community1 Sep 2025

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 badge
News17 Sep 2024

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.

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Community2 Sep 2024

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.

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