CNC News Update 2019 Number 4
 
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Welcome to the CNC newsletter.

This month we give you the inside track on a great tool from the Office 365 suite - Office 365 Planner. Making it easier to manage projects and share information among team members, whether they are located in the same office building or working from different locations.

Remote working is becoming more and more the norm, and anything you can do to make it simpler and more effective is very welcome.

In the same vein, as more people work remotely, secure access to your systems is essential. One way to improve security is Two Factor Authentication. We explain what this is and how CNC can help you implement it.

If you would like more information on the new Office 365 products, on improving your systems security, or on any of our other products or services, do get in touch on 01273 384100 or email us at sales@cnc-ltd.co.uk.

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Office 365 Planner - Project Planning Made Easy

Taking the Chaos out of Teamwork!

Microsoft Office 365 Planner is designed to make it easy for teams to work together on projects. With Office 365 Planner you can:

  • Create new plans
  • Organise and assign tasks
  • Share files
  • Chat about what you're working on
  • Get progress updates

Helping teams to work more effectively together and to get more done!

Planner is included in the Office 365 Enterprise E1-E5 subscription plans and Office 365 Business Essentials and Premium plans.

Visualise your Tasks with Cards

A major benefit of using Planner is that it helps teams to organise their work visually. Each plan has its own Board, and within each Board, each work item is represented by a Card.

A Card can have due dates, attachments, categories and conversations associated with it. Team members receive an email notification whenever they are assigned a new Card or added to a Card conversation.

Documents or images attached to Cards automatically get rich image previews. So you see at a glance what the Card is about.

Cards can be organised on the Board into customisable columns called Buckets, which can be prioritised and tagged with coloured labels. Again making it easy to see the key information at a glance.

Not Just for Projects!

Planner is a very versatile tool and as well as helping to run projects more smoothly it can also be used for a host of other tasks where people need to work together, for example:

  • Managing a marketing event
  • Brainstorming new product ideas
  • Preparing for a customer visit
  • Planning an office move

Great for Personal Work Planning

Planner can also help you keep your work on track with a number of different "views".

  • My Tasks view lets you filter down to see specifically what you need to do, across every plan
  • Hub view lets you track overall progress across all plans
  • Charts view includes interactive charts, creating a visual display of progress against deadlines

Planner is also an ideal way to organise your Office 365 files. You can attach your Word, Excel and PowerPoint documents to a Card and then start editing them straight away.

When a document is attached to a Card, it is stored in a SharePoint Online document library, allowing you to work on them offline too.

So, Office 365 Planner offers a number of exciting new ways to manage your work.

Team projects, organising events, generating ideas, managing your own work, Planner can help. Giving you highly visual, colour-coded plans, progress charts and reports.

Contact us for more information. Call us on 01273 384100 or email us at sales@cnc-ltd.co.uk.

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Take your Security Up a Notch with Two-Factor Authentication

What is two-factor authentication?

Two-factor authentication (2FA) provides an additional layer of security so that access to your systems does not rely on passwords alone.

Hackers have many tools available to crack passwords especially as research shows that most people use easy to crack passwords like 12345 or their pet's name. And they never change it!

If your company is reying on passwords alone for systems access you are asking for trouble.

Two Factor Authentication, or 2FA, helps to address the vulnerabilities of password only access.

Having a 2FA solution in place helps protect your systems from unauthorised access because it verifies the user's identity. This is done by sending a request to their smartphone which they have to approve before access is allowed.

This is especially important for users logging in over the Internet.

At CNC we use the DUO 2FA solution. This protects any user who has access rights to your system remotely and forms one part of the overall security of your network.

If you would like more information on 2FA get in touch.

CNC Security Audit

If you are concerned about your company's security and potential vulnerabilities CNC can provide a full security audit for your business.

We look at the following types of security, which every business needs to have in place, and advise on how to protect your business going forward:

  • Password Security
  • Firewall management monitoring and logs
  • Patching management solutions
  • Intrusion prevention and protection
  • Penetration testing
  • Network scanning and vulnerabilities checks
  • Email management - Encryption and reporting
  • Anti-Virus and Anti-Malware software setup

Contact us for more information. Call us on 01273 384100 or email us at sales@cnc-ltd.co.uk.

 

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We hope you've enjoyed reading this newsletter and that you found the information useful.

Do get in touch with your feedback and any ideas for future articles. We love to hear from you!

You can call us on 01273 384100 or email us at sales@cnc-ltd.co.uk.

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