Life in lockdown: How to run a remote retro
Retrospectives are a crucial part of the software development process. They’re an opportunity for teams to reflect together on the work delivered, consider how ways of working could be improved, and agree on new processes to use moving forward. A good retro needs to be productive, result in actionable outcomes and ensure genuine improvements are made every time. To achieve …
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How connectivity can help unlock the path to a climate-neutral Britain
As Covid-19 saw a number of restrictions being put in place across cities and towns across the globe, it has become apparent that when we are able to return to something approximating normal life, many of our day-to-day activities will remain permanently altered. The global scale of the pandemic, while devastating, has shown the dramatic effect a significant reduction in …
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Companies are adopting SDP to boost remote working
Enterprise VPNs will eventually make way for software-defined perimeters (SDP), but this change is unlikely to happen any time soon. This is according to a new report from NetMotion, which claims companies are keen to adopt SDP, but that the VPN still has plenty of life in it yet. Based on a poll of roughly 630 IT and security professionals, …
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Nearly three quarters of UK businesses were not prepared to support extensive remote working
Despite the fact business leaders everywhere are optimistic when it comes to remote working, the pandemic still found many firms woefully unprepared for the transition, according to a new report from Riverbed. Based on a poll of 700 business decision makers, the report states that businesses are investing heavily in technology in a bid to boost their capacity to support …
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New phishing scam uses IBM Cloud, Microsoft Azure to feign legitimacy
There is a new phishing campaign going around, which leverages high-profile cloud services from Microsoft and IBM to feign legitimacy. As recently reported by Bleeping Computer, the phishing campaign targets corporate employees, who receive an email warning that their inbox is full. Unless the issue is resolved, claims the fraudulent message, important emails could be lost. The email contains two …
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UK the second most targeted country when it comes to cyberattacks
The UK is the second most frequent target of “serious” cyberattacks, according to a new report from cybersecurity firm Specops Software. A “serious” cyberattack is defined as one targeting a country’s government agencies, defense and high-tech companies. It also includes economic crimes with losses of a million dollars or more. According to the Specops Software report, the UK was on …
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Lockdown increased risks as security teams shrank
The Covid-19 health crisis has exacerbated the cybersecurity problems businesses in the UK and the US were already facing. According to a new report from Exabeam, based on a poll of more than 1,000 IT security professionals, organizations were forced to cut IT security staff to survive the pandemic. Fewer workers in the IT security sector, however, meant greater risk …
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