Cybersecurity Tips, News & IT Blog
News, achievements, tech tips & more from OX IT!
Here you can read about developments in the cybersecurity industry, our top product recommendations and all the latest from the OX IT team.
Each week our team share their top tips for tackling today’s countless security challenges and expert advice on the cyber threats impacting businesses of all sizes across the country.
OX IT tells it how it is | Penetration Testing | What is it and Do You Need it?
Listen to OX IT Director & Account Manager Paul Streeter explaining what Penetration Testing is, why it is worth doing and how testing your defences for vulnerable points means you'll always be able to stay ahead of the latest cyber threats out there - resulting in greater peace of mind.
For a small expense, you'll avert disaster, stay open for business and be glad you did it!
Case Study | Commerce | Proximitum | Managed IT Services | Back-up, Disaster Recovery and Cybersecurity
Watch Shaun Roe, Technical Director from our customer and partner Proximitum, talk about the unique way we work together to deliver IT solutions and managed IT services to some of our shared customers. Shaun gives examples of customers we have helped recently with our managed IT services, which include backup, disaster recovery, cybersecurity solutions and data protection. Shaun also highlights why he chose to work with OX IT Solutions and also what he likes most about working with us.
Five Key Takeaways from our latest webinar: Cybersafety in Ed: You’ve Got This
In our recent webinar looking at cybersafety in the education sector, we heard from David Fuller, Director of Operations at The MILL Academy, alongside Martin Lethbridge, Principal Sales Engineer from WatchGuard Technologies. The conversation focused on the realities of managing IT in education and the practical steps schools can take to strengthen their cyber resilience.
Here are our five key takeaways from the webinar…
Case Study | Education | MILL Academy | Cybersecurity, Back-up and Disaster Recovery
Watch this video and you’ll meet our customer, David Fuller, Operations Director at MILL Academy, Witney, talking about his IT plans and specific Cybersecurity challenges for this multi-academy trust. David explains what it is like working with OX IT Solutions, as an extension of his IT team. He also gives his reasons for using Acronis for back up and disaster recovery and WatchGuard for firewalls, and the benefits he's seeing from using both solutions.
Focus this month | Education | Cybersecurity in Education: Prevention is the Best Cure
To avoid any cyber breach to your university, school, academy trust, college or nursery, it is always safer to ensure you get the right balance of cybersecurity protection for your timescales and budget. The technology and expertise do exist to counter these threats. So, where AI is the attacker, cybersecurity technology has advanced so that AI is the defence. A preventative approach is key.
Watch our latest customer webinar video
Come and listen to one of our Education customers talk about their IT priorities in a multi-academy trust for the year ahead, including what they are using their cyber threat protection to do and the delivery of services in a busy IT department to support the curriculum goals for 2026.
You'll also hear about the latest threat types and trends in the Education cyber landscape, plus the way to address them, from an industry expert at one of our top technology partners, WatchGuard.
Cybersecurity Trends for 2026 - OX IT Solutions
Cybersecurity in 2026 is changing fast. But the solution is not about fear. It’s about control. Resilience. And knowing your business is prepared for whatever comes next.
Find out more about the key trends that OX IT Solutions foresees as being important for UK organisations in 2026.
