# Resources: IT and Cyber Security Guides, Blog and Client Stories

> Guides, blog posts, client success stories and a podcast on managed IT and cyber security for Irish business, from the team that runs it day to day.

*Source: https://panoptic.ie/resources*

# IT and cyber security resources for Irish business.

Guides, blog posts and client stories from the team that runs the IT, written so you can act on them without a translator.

## Guides

Plain-English explainers on the work we do every day, grouped by topic.

[All guides](https://panoptic.ie/guides)

- ### [NIS2 compliance in Ireland](https://panoptic.ie/guides/nis2-compliance-ireland)
  [Whether NIS2 covers you, what Article 21 requires, and where Irish law actually stands.](https://panoptic.ie/guides/nis2-compliance-ireland)

  [Read the guide](https://panoptic.ie/guides/nis2-compliance-ireland)
- ### [Penetration testing in Ireland](https://panoptic.ie/guides/penetration-testing-ireland)
  [Test or scan, the five types, seven questions for a provider, and what drives the price.](https://panoptic.ie/guides/penetration-testing-ireland)

  [Read the guide](https://panoptic.ie/guides/penetration-testing-ireland)
- ### [What is a SOC?](https://panoptic.ie/guides/what-is-a-soc-ireland)
  [Monitoring, detection and response at small-business scale, and the three tests for whether you need it.](https://panoptic.ie/guides/what-is-a-soc-ireland)

  [Read the guide](https://panoptic.ie/guides/what-is-a-soc-ireland)

## Blog

What we are seeing on the ground: threats, fixes, and how Irish businesses run their IT.

[All blog posts](https://panoptic.ie/blog)

- ### [Guest Wi-Fi that cannot reach your business systems](https://panoptic.ie/blog/guest-wifi-that-cannot-reach-your-business-systems)
  [Most guest Wi-Fi in Irish SMBs is a second network name on the same network. Here is what real separation requires, and how to test yours in ten minutes.](https://panoptic.ie/blog/guest-wifi-that-cannot-reach-your-business-systems)

  [Read the article](https://panoptic.ie/blog/guest-wifi-that-cannot-reach-your-business-systems)
- ### [Passkeys and Conditional Access without disrupting your team](https://panoptic.ie/blog/passkeys-conditional-access-microsoft-365-rollout)
  [Passwords are still how most Irish firms sign in to Microsoft 365, and they are the part attackers beat most easily. Here is the order we roll out passkeys and conditional access so the change lands without a week of support calls.](https://panoptic.ie/blog/passkeys-conditional-access-microsoft-365-rollout)

  [Read the article](https://panoptic.ie/blog/passkeys-conditional-access-microsoft-365-rollout)
- ### [What happens to your data when an employee leaves](https://panoptic.ie/blog/what-happens-to-your-data-when-an-employee-leaves)
  [The day someone hands in their notice, their access, their files and their mailbox all become your problem. Here is the order of work that keeps the data and closes the door.](https://panoptic.ie/blog/what-happens-to-your-data-when-an-employee-leaves)

  [Read the article](https://panoptic.ie/blog/what-happens-to-your-data-when-an-employee-leaves)

## Success stories

Irish businesses we keep running, in their own words.

[All success stories](https://panoptic.ie/success-stories)

- ### [The Clinic Naas](https://panoptic.ie/success-stories/the-clinic-naas)
  [Healthcare](https://panoptic.ie/success-stories/the-clinic-naas)

  [Read the story](https://panoptic.ie/success-stories/the-clinic-naas)
- ### [HTH Accountants](https://panoptic.ie/success-stories/hth-accountants)
  [Accountancy](https://panoptic.ie/success-stories/hth-accountants)

  [Read the story](https://panoptic.ie/success-stories/hth-accountants)
- ### [Kilkenny College](https://panoptic.ie/success-stories/kilkenny-college)
  [Education](https://panoptic.ie/success-stories/kilkenny-college)

  [Read the story](https://panoptic.ie/success-stories/kilkenny-college)

## Listen and watch

David Griffith on the questions business owners ask us most.

[Upcoming webinar](https://panoptic.ie/events)

- ### [Do you have backups?](https://panoptic.ie/podcast/do-you-have-backups)
  [The Channel Partner podcast. The three-question backup test most business owners cannot pass.](https://panoptic.ie/podcast/do-you-have-backups)

  [Listen](https://panoptic.ie/podcast/do-you-have-backups)

## Want this applied to your setup?

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