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IT Services covering Chester, North Wales & The Wirral

Red Hill House, Hope Street, Chester, CH4 8BU


Office 330, Cheshire College, Ellesmere Port Campus Off Sutton Way, Ellesmere Port, CH65 7BF


Email: info@tst.uk.com

Phone: 01244 457870

IT Security

Online security is essential in keeping individual and organisational data safe.  In this article we will look at the most common threat alerts. Your email host should remove some threats but it is not possible to remove all threats which means that you should remain vigilant and alert to the dangers.   Be careful of: emails claiming that you have missed a delivery so click on a...

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There are lots of good reasons to keep copies of files and folders in the cloud.  It makes synchronising data across devices easy and is great for sharing large files to external contacts. However, a cloudsync/cloudshare isn't the same as a backup.  If you delete a file or folder in your synchronised folder locally, the same file or folder is also deleted on the cloud...

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TST Mobile protection for Android devices is £2.50+VAT per month per device (for existing monthly support customers) or £25+VAT per year.   Many businesses, and in particular small businesses, allow employees to bring their own devices to work.  They also allow their employees to access the office wifi.  In most cases the wifi is a straight forward connection to the router which is, in turn connected to...

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held to ransom

There are hundreds of successful ransomware attacks daily where critical data has been encrypted and a ransom demanded. As data owners we need to protect our information and avoid being held to ransom.   Ransomware is a type of malware that is usually distributed via phishing emails.  Unsuspecting users are hit with malware in an email attachment or redirected to a website where the malware is downloaded...

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Email virus scanning could save you many hours and additional costs when preventing viruses. Our scanning system stops viruses from arriving at your PC or local server. Protecting your home or business PC from viruses is critically important, nine out of 10 viruses are spread by email. Our virus scanning system stops emails at the mail-server so you never have to try and deal with them yourself,...

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Secure Back up TST

Data backup and security is a constant concern for many small business owners. Most businesses are built on their data and rely heavily on their IT and the loss of this data would be a disaster. Our simple to use, low cost, offsite, secure data backup system provides peace of mind.   Scheduled backups run automatically whenever you need them monthly, weekly, daily or more often. Backup as...

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Windows 10 mail is the included mail client released with the new operating system from Microsoft. This brief guide provides a tutorial on how to set up your email account in Mail for your account hosted by TST. If you have an email account with TST hosting you already know you can check your email through our WebMail. And you may know you can set up your computer to...

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SSL Certificate

As part of Google’s ambitions to make the web safer, it has announced it is now giving preference to secure websites and pages with HTTPS. To benefit from this boost, websites must carry SSL certificates. How a SSL certificate could benefit your website visitors You will be able to protect the data that’s transferred to and from your website.  SSL certificates encrypt data so hackers can’t read...

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For anyone considering a backup solution for their business, it is worth taking a look at what is going on behind the scenes. Our secure offsite backup system offers a completely automated system – in others words your backup will run each day without you having to do anything. The infrastructure has been built to make sure that your data is completely safe in all circumstances. To give you peace of mind...

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