DMARC p=none: Congratulations, Your Email Security Policy Is No Policy.
At IT First Responder, we regularly review businesses’ email security configurations, and one thing we come across surprisingly often is a DMARC record set to p=none. While there’s nothing inherently wrong with this configuration, it raises an important...Fake Passkey Setup Scams: What Microsoft 365 Users Need to Know
An urgent “IT support” request can turn a security upgrade into an account takeover. Learn how the scam works, why genuine passkeys remain secure and which controls to check.
Cybersecurity Costs Explained: What Are Businesses Really Paying For?
Understand what a cyber security service covers, from software and monitoring to investigation, response and recovery, before comparing quotes.
Scaling Securely: From Local Exchange to Governed AI Adoption
An anonymised ITFR case study: how a services business progressed from local Exchange and shared drives to Microsoft 365, governed information and a controlled AI pilot.
A Construction Company’s Journey to Governed Microsoft 365 and AI
An anonymised multi-year case study: stabilising servers, standardising project workspaces, preparing security evidence and piloting Copilot.





