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IT support & cyber security in Barnsley

Dacros is your outsourced IT department for Barnsley businesses: proactive support, hardened cyber security, and the networks and phones behind them. One accountable partner, one predictable monthly plan.

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Technology support for Barnsley businesses

We cover small businesses across Barnsley and the surrounding area, including Wombwell, Penistone and the S70 to S75 postcodes, with on-site visits by arrangement, and remote support the rest of the time.

Whether you're a Barnsley office of a handful of people or a growing team across several sites, we bring enterprise-grade habits (security by default, monitoring, documentation) at a small-business scale and price.

On-site: Barnsley and the surrounding area, by arrangement
Remote: Across the UK
Scope: Business IT and cyber security. Nothing else.
Cyber Essentials: In progress, and labelled as such until it is awarded
Standing: A registered UK company, no. 17143167

What we cover in Barnsley

Everything technology touches

Six things, and no more than six, under one roof with one accountable point of contact. A typical Barnsley engagement begins with the first two.

01 Managed IT supportCore Helpdesk, monitoring, patching, Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace, and backups that get tested rather than assumed. 02 Cyber securityCore Reviews, Cyber Essentials readiness, email-fraud protection, multi-factor authentication and backups. 03 Networks and Wi-Fi Business Wi-Fi, firewalls configured rather than plugged in, secure remote access and multi-site connectivity. 04 Telecoms and VoIP Cloud phone systems that work in the office, at home and on a mobile, on one number. 05 Data cabling Structured cabling for Barnsley office moves, fit-outs and expansions, tested and labelled. 06 Remote support Attended remote sessions for the things that do not need somebody in the building.

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By sector

Sector-specific IT support in Barnsley

Much of the work looks the same whoever you are. Where a sector brings its own software, its own compliance rules or its own busy periods, we shape the plan around that, including accountants, solicitors & law firms and dental & healthcare.

01 Accountants IT that's ready for tax season and locked down around client financial data. 02 Solicitors & Law Firms Confidentiality, compliance and uptime for law firms. 03 Dental & Healthcare Protecting patient data and keeping clinics running.

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The review

Free Barnsley IT & security review

A no-pressure look at how your business runs its technology, where the real risks are, and the quick wins, yours to keep whether you work with us or not.

On-site across Barnsley and Yorkshire by arrangement, and remote across the UK. A typical engagement starts right here.

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No charge · no obligation · the document is yours to keep

01
What you are runningDevices, accounts, email, line-of-business software, broadband and Wi-Fi, and who has access to what.
02
What is exposedWhat is visible from outside, what is unpatched, where multi-factor authentication is missing, and how well your domain is protected against spoofing.
03
Where the risk actually sitsThe handful of findings that would genuinely hurt the business, separated from the noise that would not.
04
What it would takeA prioritised list with the quick wins named first, and an honest view of what can safely wait.

Free guides

Helpful reading

Plain-English guides on the IT and security decisions a small business actually has to make. No email gate, no download form, no sales call attached.

Cyber Security for UK Small Businesses A plain-English guide to cyber security for UK small businesses: the real threats, the essential controls that stop most attacks, and where to get help. 86guides Email Security & Fraud Protection for Small Business Protect your business from invoice fraud, phishing and email scams. A plain-English guide to SPF, DKIM, DMARC, BEC and secure email for UK firms. 31guides Managed IT & Cloud Support for Small Businesses A plain-English guide to managed IT, Microsoft 365, cloud, VoIP and scaling technology for UK small businesses. Start here, then explore the detail. 65guides Data Protection & UK GDPR for Small Businesses A plain-English guide to UK GDPR for small businesses: ICO registration, lawful basis, SARs, DPIAs, privacy notices, cookies and international data transfers. 30guides

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From the blog

Guides for UK small businesses

These are written for small businesses across the UK rather than for Barnsley specifically, and the thinking holds here just the same.

Article IT for Professional Services Firms: Secure, Reliable, Ready to Win Work How professional services firms can get IT right: secure Microsoft 365 and cloud working, Cyber Essentials to win contracts, plus support and monitoring. Article How to Securely Dispose of Old Computers and Data Selling or scrapping an old work computer? Here's how to wipe data properly, when to destroy the drive, and how to recycle old kit legally: in plain English. Playbook What to Do After a Cyber Attack: A First-Hours Playbook for Small Businesses A calm, step-by-step playbook for the first hours after a cyber attack on your UK small business: contain, assess, report, recover and learn. Article Best Business Phone System (VoIP) Compared for UK Small Firms A plain-English guide to choosing a VoIP business phone system: the features that matter, the criteria to compare, what to avoid, and why we recommend AirLandline. Article Why Do My Business Emails Go to Spam? Your important emails keep landing in spam? Here is why it happens: authentication, sender reputation, content and list hygiene: and the practical checks to fix it. Article GDPR Basics for UK Small Businesses: A Plain-English Guide A jargon-free guide to UK GDPR for small businesses: what personal data is, lawful basis, ICO registration and fee, your security duty, and handling breaches.

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Scope

If it is not business IT

Dacros looks after business technology, so if the machine that needs help is a household or personal one, our sibling practice JorTech handles that kind of work. If what you actually need is a website or better search visibility rather than IT support, that is our other sibling practice, VerySEOly.

IT & cyber security in Barnsley

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