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Our CEO, Joe Burns delivered a webinar on Microsoft Copilot for Accountants as part of an exclusive session for members of the Digital Accountants Club. This was put together by Jeri Williams FCA 🐪 and Hilary Lewis 💻♣️ There was plenty of interaction as Joe demonstrated live some practical examples of how Accountancy firms can use Copilot to get more done in less time. We have a large number of Accounting companies that we support at Reformed IT. This is mainly due to our focus on Cyber Security protection combined with our drive towards efficiency for our clients. Although we can't take any more new clients on until the new year, now is the time to start the conversation if you're not getting a proactive service from your current IT partner.

Accountancy businesses are being targeted by cyber criminals. 🎯 We're hearing of a lot of activity surrounding accountancy firms being either successfully breached or targeted heavily by attackers. ⛓️💥 Here's why: Accountants have lots of access to financial data for lots of businesses. 📊 Both sales and purchase invoices, personal banking information for payroll, tax information for HMRC. All of which can be used for extremely targeted attacks on other businesses and individuals. I'd encourage all businesses to do more due diligence on the accountants you're using as some of our clients have been impacted by the knock on effect of their accountants being compromised. 🧐 Ask your accountants whether they have Cyber Essentials Plus and ISO 27001 which helps to demonstrate a higher level of maturity when it comes to cyber security defense. If they don't, check they're working towards these standards and as a bear minimum that they: ✅ Have MFA enabled on all access to online accounts. ✅ Provide regular, audited cyber awareness training to all staff. ✅ Perform regular vulnerability testing (or better still pen testing) on their systems. ✅ Utilise a dedicated and secure password manager for all employees. ✅ Perform backups of all systems and data, including Microsoft 365. ✅ Have an incident response plan in place. At Reformed IT, we can provide due diligence services for your supply chain to ensure that you're not being put at risk by a third-party provider, such as your accountants. Have you had an experience of an accountancy firm being attacked and if so, has it had an impact on your business too?

I need your help 🙏🏻 I've reluctantly agreed to once again take part in the CEO Sleepout UK at Notts County Football Club. 💤 The last time I did it I felt sick the whole day afterwards and this was in a secure environment surrounded by people I knew. It does make you realise how horrible it is for people who are spending every night sleeping on the streets. I'll be joining several people from Nottingham City Business Club thanks to the efforts of Deborah Bond (Labbate) who rallies the troops every year to support worthwhile local charities. Now, this is where you lot come in. I'm looking to raise £5,000 in donations. If I've helped you in some way, maybe one of my posts gave you some insights or ideas that led to something good in your life or business. Or I might have spent an hour on a Teams call with you sharing some free advice. I'd be extremely grateful if you could make a donation through the link in the comments. Even if you can only afford a small amount, it will help. I have around 12,000 followers on this platform, even if each person donated just 50p, I'd exceed my target. So don't feel like you can't donate even if it's a small amount. Even if you can't donate, please like, comment and repost which will help towards my goal by getting this post in front of more people. 🙏🏻 Thank you all for your kindness and support. 🫶🏻 #ceosleepout #homelessness

🥊 ChatGPT Vs Microsoft Copilot. Who wins the fight for businesses? I've been using ChatGPT for a few years now, even back when it was OpenAI Playground, before it became ChatGPT. It's a tool that I value as it's been instrumental in improving my own productivity and efficiency. Assisting with: 📝 Writing content like job descriptions, policies, speaker bios and awards applications. 👩🏻💻 Creating scripts and writing SQL reports. 🖼️ Generating custom images like the one in this post. 🧠 Brainstorming ideas or helping with additional perspectives and critique for my ideas. 🗽 Providing travel information, facts and insights. However, ChatGPT lacks your business context. It doesn't have access to your files, emails, Teams meetings and chats unless you upload everything to it. Which you shouldn't be doing, especially using personal ChatGPT accounts. You're taking company data out of the company boundary for security and compliance. 💪🏻That's where Microsoft Copilot comes in. If you're using Microsoft 365, Copilot has access to all your data within OneDrive, SharePoint, Teams and Outlook. Which means you can ask things like: "Help me to prepare for my upcoming meeting with customer x by summarising my communications and files related to them. Providing any actions that have been completed or are outstanding." This level of interaction goes far beyond what you'll get with ChatGPT. However, before you run off and get Copilot licences for all of your employees. I'd advise following the steps below. 👇🏻 1️⃣ Get a Microsoft 365 Copilot readiness assessment completed by a competent partner. This will ensure that your business is ready for Copilot and that your security and auditing is as it should be. Without this, you run the risk of surfacing sensitive company data to the wrong people. 2️⃣ Pick a group of early adopters in the organisation who will champion the use of Copilot. These will often be your SLT or maybe others who like to embrace technology. 3️⃣ Get Reformed IT to run a workshop for the early adopters. Helping to guide people through how to get started with Copilot and provide some example use cases. Allowing everyone to hit the ground running. 4️⃣ Around one month later, run a second workshop for the same group. This time focused on sharing insights and ideas. Answering any questions and giving the best use cases so far. This will allow you to get the best ROI on your investment in Copilot. Drop me a message or give our team a call on 01158 244 824 if you're interested in learning how Copilot can help your team to become more productive and efficient.

Reformed IT have proudly partnered with HaloCRM to provide our clients with the same business management tool which we've been using for over 4 years in HaloPSA. Our clients always comment on how good and efficient our sales process is along with our customer service and even invoicing (clients can access all their invoices from our self-service portal). The reason our operation is so slick is because we've invested in HaloPSA over the years and tailored the solution with automations and workflows to allow us to stand out in our market. Now, thanks to our partnership with Halo, we can offer these same benefits to our clients to drive more efficiency and automation within their business. We kicked off a project for one of our clients last week and they can already see a stream of benefits, where forms, workflows & automations are revolutionising their existing processes. If your business is still managing enquiries or service requests through shared mailboxes, with no accountability, no traceability and no standardisation, there's a much better way! Get in touch with our team if you're interested in a demo and a review of your existing processes. #business #automation #crm

We've been ranked within the top 10 UK MSPs according to the 2025 MSP 501 list by Channel Futures. 144th Globally. 🎉

We've got an opportunity opening for a client account manager at Reformed IT. More details to follow.

We're constantly looking for ways to make Reformed IT the best place to work. You may remember seeing the designs that Office Innovations did for us a few months back. But we have been thinking about how to set ourselves apart from everyone else. Loads of offices have pool tables and ping pong, but we're including our very own sauna. We've had the latest designs back and this is what it will look like. The purpose built, custom sauna will allow our team the chance to relax and unwind at lunch or after work. If you're looking for a great place to work, Reformed IT has it all. #greatplacestowork #sauna #officeperks

On Saturday, we brought our team together for our annual Vision Day. Our theme for the year is 'Excellence' and the action packed day was no exception.

We've seen an increased demand for Pen Testing services at Reformed IT this year. Penetration Testing is a service where we simulate the same techniques used by criminal hackers, attempting to find weaknesses in your systems and processes which could potentially be exploited. The reality is that criminal hackers are trying, right now to gain a foothold into your organisation. It doesn't matter who you are, or what size you are, it's happening. Generally it's only a matter of time before they find an unlocked door or window into your business. Once they find it, it can cause serious damage and disruption to your operations. Due to more regulations and compliance requirements, more businesses are seeking to have pen testing done. Beyond what is mandated though, all businesses should look to have a pen test completed, at least once a year or after any significant system changes. Without it, there's a good chance criminal hackers are going to find your weaknesses before you do. 📸 image represents another type of pen testing 😂 #pentesting #cybersecurity #nottingham #derby