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Practical guidance for business owners and people responsible for IT, cybersecurity, networks and VoIP.

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New 39Security Cybersecurity Training Days for 2026 and 2027

Practical one-day cybersecurity training is coming to Kent, Essex and Hertfordshire for business owners, managers and internal IT contacts.

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How to Book a 50% Discounted Cybersecurity Review

Book a focused 60-minute cybersecurity review for £100—half the normal £200 consultation fee—and leave with clearer priorities.

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Why Every Company Should Set Up DMARC for Its Email Domain

DMARC helps stop criminals impersonating your domain and gives you visibility into which services are sending email in your name.

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Cybersecurity Is Business Resilience, Not Just an IT Problem

Cyber incidents affect revenue, customer service, cash flow and reputation, so security decisions belong in business planning.

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Why Small Businesses Need Layered Cybersecurity

There is no single security product that stops every attack. SMEs need several practical controls that support one another.

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Small-Business Cybersecurity Training in Kent — 7 October 2026

Join 39Security at Medway Yacht Club in Rochester for a practical day of cybersecurity training for SME decision-makers.

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Small-Business Cybersecurity Training in Essex — 4 November 2026

A practical 39Security training day at the Delta Hotel in Waltham Abbey for owners, managers and people responsible for IT.

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Small-Business Cybersecurity Training in Hertfordshire — 3 February 2027

Start 2027 with a practical 39Security training day at Rothamsted Conference Centre in Harpenden.

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How to Secure a SIP Server Behind a MikroTik Router

Reduce SIP exposure with strict firewall rules, trusted source ranges, VPN or SBC access, secure administration and protected media.

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Why You Should Use SIP TLS—and Why TLS Alone Is Not Enough

SIP TLS protects call signalling in transit, while SRTP protects the audio. Use both where the complete call path supports them.

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How to Set Up Traffic Shaping for Better SIP Calls

A practical VoIP QoS guide for FortiGate, MikroTik, EdgeRouter, pfSense and BT Hub connections, including what shaping can and cannot fix.

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How to Troubleshoot Poor SIP Call Quality

A structured way to diagnose one-way audio, robotic speech, drop-outs, delay, failed calls and intermittent VoIP problems.

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How poor BGP design costs businesses thousands every year

Why established sessions can still hide weak routing policy, avoidable transit cost and failure behaviour nobody has tested.

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