Harrogate · Yorkshire

IT support & cyber security in Harrogate

Dacros is your outsourced IT department for Harrogate 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 Harrogate businesses

We cover businesses across Harrogate and the surrounding area, including Knaresborough, Wetherby and the HG postcodes, with on-site visits by arrangement, and remote support the rest of the time.

Whether you are a Harrogate office of a handful of people or an organisation across several sites, we bring enterprise-grade habits (security by default, monitoring, documentation), sized and priced to the business you actually run.

On-site: Harrogate and the surrounding area, by arrangement
Remote: Across the UK
Scope: Business IT and cyber security. Nothing else.
Cyber Essentials: Not yet held, and labelled as such until it is awarded
Standing: A registered UK company, no. 17143167

What we cover in Harrogate

Everything technology touches

Six things, and no more than six, under one roof with one accountable point of contact. A typical Harrogate 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 Harrogate 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 Harrogate

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 Harrogate 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 Harrogate 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 business actually has to make. No email gate, no download form, no sales call attached.

Cyber Security for UK Businesses A plain-English guide to cyber security for UK businesses: the real threats, the essential controls that stop most attacks, and where to get help. 87guides Email Security & Fraud Protection for UK Businesses 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 UK Businesses A plain-English guide to managed IT, Microsoft 365, cloud, VoIP and scaling technology for UK businesses. Start here, then explore the detail. 65guides Data Protection & UK GDPR for Businesses A plain-English guide to UK GDPR for 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 businesses

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

Guide IT for Manufacturing and Engineering Firms in the UK A plain-English IT and cyber security guide for UK manufacturers and engineers: keeping the shop floor running, protecting designs and IP, separating office and operational tech, and reliable backups. Guide IT Support for Care Homes in the UK: A Practical Security Guide A plain-English guide to IT for UK care homes: protecting resident and staff data, CQC-aware information governance, reliable Wi-Fi and devices, and business continuity. Guide IT Support for Marketing and Creative Agencies in the UK A plain-English IT and cyber security guide for UK marketing and creative agencies: protecting client data and assets, secure cloud collaboration, reliable backups and device security for a mobile team. Article How to Stop Invoice Fraud and Email Spoofing (SPF, DKIM and DMARC) How invoice and business email compromise fraud works, and how SPF, DKIM and DMARC stop criminals spoofing your domain. A plain-English guide for UK businesses. Guide Business Broadband and Connectivity: A Practical UK Guide FTTP, leased lines and backup connectivity explained for UK small businesses: how to weigh uptime, speed and cost, and match your broadband to your VoIP and cloud needs. Guide IT Support for Gyms and Fitness Businesses in the UK Plain-English IT guidance for UK gyms and fitness studios: protect member data and payments, run online booking, secure door-entry systems, and get reliable Wi-Fi.

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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 Harrogate

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