This Month at BCC IT: February 2026

Author: Amanda Harlow

The Little Things That Build Resilience

IT Support and Cyber Resilience in Wales

February may be the shortest month of the year, but it has been packed with carefully co-ordinated activity behind the scenes. It’s been a month of steady purposeful progress, strengthening foundations and infrastructure before the longer, lighter spring months begin. From our roots in Wales, to the wider UK, this month’s insight shows why BCC IT are considered one of the UK’s most trusted providers of  resilient IT support and accredited cyber security solutions.

Supporting our clients

Much of our work in IT support has centred on helping organisations modernise their systems with minimal disruption. Behind every upgrade sits preparation, testing and contingency planning. This has included carefully coordinated platform migrations, server upgrades, and endpoint reconfigurations – all methodically curated to ensure continuity of service.

Out on the road, our BCC IT vans have been a familiar presence across West and South Wales, transporting our teams and equipment between client sites, business parks, and rural premises.

You may have spotted them as our team travels across the region, supporting office moves, preparing new premises, strengthening Wi-Fi environments and delivering connectivity upgrades. From city centres to more remote locations, the aim remains the same: dependable, well-prepared systems that run securely and reliably, day after day.

BCC IT support vans parked at Newcastle Emlyn, in Carmerthenshire, Wales
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Cyber security and Assurance Work

🛡️Alongside infrastructure projects, our cyber security team has continued its ongoing compliance and assurance work.

This has included vulnerability assessments, remediation reporting, Cyber Essentials and Cyber Essentials Plus support, and structural compliance preparation. While much of this work happens behind the scenes, it plays a critical role in protecting organisations from avoidable risk.

For compliance-driven businesses in particular, these processes provide reassurance that systems are monitored, risks are identified early, and security remains an active, evolving priority.

At BCC IT security is not a single solution, it’s a continual process of review, refinement and vigilance.

BCC IT engineer working behind secure server rack during infrastructure and cyber security review
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Staying Vigilant

Earlier this month, we issued a cyber security advisory warning customers about a highly sophisticated phishing campaign targeting UK organisations by intercepting Microsoft 365.

Unlike traditional phishing emails, these attacks can appear to come from trusted contacts and redirect users to convincing replicas of the Microsoft login page – even bypassing multi-factor authentication (MFA) to access the users’ files and use the compromised identity to target other users in the supply chain.

While our security layers provide strong protection, vigilance remains essential – particularly when prompted to log-in unexpectedly or open a document you were not anticipating.

Questioning unexpected prompts can make a significant difference.

If you haven’t read our customer advisory email, we encourage you to review the details and share the guidance within your organisation.

Cyber security alert highlighting a sophisticated phishing campaign designed to bypass multi-factor authentication (MFA)
Cyber Security Advisory: February 2026
What Managed IT Support Should Look Like in 2026

Earlier this month, we also published a detailed overview of how we deliver accredited managed IT support.

For organisations operating in compliance-driven or regulated environments, IT must be structured, monitored and accountable. Our article explores how stability, cyber security, business continuity and strategic oversight connect in practice – and why it matters.

If you missed it you can read the full article below:

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Accredited IT Support - For Organisations that Rely on IT
Moving into March

Much of February’s work lays the groundwork for projects planned later in the spring. As always careful preparation and structured delivery remain central to ensuring future changes are implemented smoothly.

As we move into March, we also mark St. David’s Day, which serves as a fitting reminder of the importance of community, resilience, and progress – values that underpin our heritage here in Wales and our commitment to supporting the organisations we work with.

St David’s words, “Gwnewch y pethau bychain”“Do the little things”  resonate strongly in our work. It is often the unseen details, the preparation and the incremental refinements that create lasting stability.

Dydd Gwyl Dewi Hapus from all of us at BCC IT.

Welsh flag with daffoldils and the message "Dydd Gwyl Dewi Hapus - Happy St David's Day" from BCC IT
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