The Lucid View

6th March 2026

The Day Passwords Started Dying

What Are Passkeys? A passkey is a secure, passwordless authentication method that replaces traditional passwords with a cryptographic key pair. One key stays on your device, […]
27th February 2026

The £17,000 Phone Call

The £17,000 Phone Call It started with a perfectly normal Tuesday. One of the directors of a small Midlands manufacturing firm received a call from his […]
13th February 2026

AI Phishing: The New Threat to Small Businesses

AI Phishing: The New Threat to Small Businesses You’ve probably seen one of those dodgy emails from a “Nigerian prince” or a supposed “Microsoft alert” asking […]
19th January 2026

Microsoft 365 MFA Update: Multi-Factor Authentication Now Enforced by Default

Email security remains one of the biggest risks facing businesses today. The vast majority of cyber attacks we see start with a compromised email account, often […]
5th December 2025

The owners’ blog #1

The owners’ blog #1 So this is the first of a potentially weekly blog article, which I’ve decided to do as the owner of Lucid Computer […]
4th December 2025

The Day the Cloud Got a British Passport

The Day the Cloud Got a British Passport Picture this: you’re a small business owner, sipping your coffee (flat white, obviously), doing that end-of-year spreadsheet dance […]
21st November 2025

AI Email Scams: Why They’re Harder to Spot in 2025

AI Email Scams: Why They’re Harder to Spot in 2025 Cyber criminals are getting smarter every year, but 2025 has brought a new challenge for small […]
10th October 2025

Windows 10: The curtain call

Windows 10: The curtain call Ok, so we know we’ve discussed Windows 10 several times over the last twelve months, but as it reaches its curtain […]
3rd October 2025

Things for SMEs to think about

Things for SMEs to think about… Given recent IT-related breaches and Cyber Security issues, let’s run through some ideas, thoughts and what you can do as […]
11th February 2022

Authy | The best 2FA tool

Authy | The best 2FA tool What is 2FA? 2FA is Two two-factor authentication and is used more and more to add an extra layer of […]
4th February 2022

Lenovo Business Computers | High Spec, Low Price

Lenovo Business Computers | High Spec, Low Price Now firstly, just to point out I’m not referring to an exact model number here, because there are […]
17th December 2021

HUAWEI B311 2020 | Avoid!

HUAWEI B311 2020 | Avoid! I’m really loathed to write an article about a bad experience or bad product. It goes against my ethos of always […]
10th September 2021

Our favourite everyday personal tech

Our favourite everyday personal tech Let’s talk about personal tech. When we’re referring to personal tech, in the context of this article, it simply refers to […]