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Pubs, guest Wi-Fi and the router nobody has logged into since 2019

Default passwords, no updates, and your till on the same network.

17 JUL 2026 · 3 MIN Read →

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Estate agents and the right-to-rent documents in a shared inbox

Passports and payslips, kept forever, in a mailbox five people can open.

1 JUL 2026 · 3 MIN Read →

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Gyms, memberships and the health questionnaire nobody deletes

Recurring payments and medical notes, held together, kept for years.

25 JUN 2026 · 3 MIN Read →

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Funeral directors and the dignity of data

Long retention, sensitive family records, and payments taken at the worst moment of someone's life.

21 JUN 2026 · 3 MIN Read →

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Landlords, letting agents and shared property portals

Tenant data spread across three systems and two WhatsApp groups.

15 JUN 2026 · 3 MIN Read →

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Solicitors: the client account and the four-eyes rule

Dual approval on new payees is the single control that survives a bad Friday.

9 JUN 2026 · 3 MIN Read →

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Photographers and the backup that quietly stopped in March

Client galleries, model releases and 400GB in exactly one place.

5 JUN 2026 · 3 MIN Read →

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Charities, funders and the security section of a grant form

Pre-answered questions, evidenced, so a volunteer isn't guessing at midnight.

1 JUN 2026 · 3 MIN Read →

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Taxi and delivery drivers: your phone is your business

One device holds your income, your customers and your bank. Three settings to fix.

28 MAY 2026 · 3 MIN Read →

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Vets, practice systems and out-of-hours access

Locums, shared logins and clinical records at 3am.

22 MAY 2026 · 3 MIN Read →

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Construction: the drawings folder shared with 'anyone with the link'

Forty-seven external opens from four countries, and nobody knew.

14 MAY 2026 · 3 MIN Read →

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Farm subsidy portals and rural connectivity

Grant logins, machine telematics, and a signal that drops when it rains.

28 APR 2026 · 3 MIN Read →

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Beauty salons and the consultation form that counts as health data

Allergies, medication, pregnancy. Higher bar than most salons realise.

22 APR 2026 · 3 MIN Read →

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Cleaning firms, keys and client premises

Physical access is data access when the office has paperwork on the desks.

14 APR 2026 · 3 MIN Read →

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Physio and therapy clinics: notes, bookings and card payments

Health notes in a booking system designed for haircuts.

4 APR 2026 · 3 MIN Read →

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Dentists, imaging systems and patient records

Special category data on a system the supplier hasn't updated since 2023.

21 MAR 2026 · 3 MIN Read →

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Roofing and scaffolding: proof of work as evidence

Site photos on five phones, and a client asking for last March's job.

15 MAR 2026 · 3 MIN Read →

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Cheap tablets on site, expensive consequences

No passcode, no encryption, no way to wipe it when it goes missing.

13 MAR 2026 · 3 MIN Read →

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AI bookkeeping tools: read the training clause

Free tiers usually permit training on your uploads. Paid ones usually don't.

7 MAR 2026 · 3 MIN Read →

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Tool theft and what trackers actually achieve

Recovery rates, insurance conversations, and why the register matters more than the tag.

27 FEB 2026 · 3 MIN Read →