Data trends predictions for 2021

Emerging data sources, remote work, privacy regulations and governance all collided in unexpected ways over the last year. As organizations and their IT teams prepare for another wave of challenges in 2021, the new role of data in every facet of business will become a central focus. Information governance, privacy, e-discovery and other data experts across FTI Consulting’s Technology segment …

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Employees believe remote working productivity hinges on quality of technology

The tools and services IT leaders adopted hastily in the early days of the pandemic cannot sustain businesses in the long run, and it’s beginning to show. A new report from LogMeIn, a company specializing in secure remote working, asserts that IT leaders are worried these tools are not secure enough and can’t scale sufficiently to remain viable in the …

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Remote working has made it next to impossible for staff to switch off

Almost a year since the transition to remote working, many people are still struggling to establish an effective work-life balance. According to a new report from price comparison website Money.co.uk, a quarter of the UK workers regularly check their work email while on their phones. The report hints that workers are worried they might lose their jobs (as many have, …

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NCSC reveals plan to help secure UK SMBs

The UK government has released a new digital tool with a view to helping small businesses stay secure while doing business online. Called Cyber Aware, the new National Cyber Security Center (NCSC) tool is effectively a digital questionnaire designed to help determine each company’s level of cybersecurity preparedness. After they complete the questionnaire, business owners will receive a personalized list …

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Public sector working has changed for good due to the pandemic

Prior to the pandemic, extensive regulation was one of the key roadblocks faced by public sector firms that wanted to adopt remote and hybrid working practices. However, Covid-19 has changed all that, steering public sectors organizations down the remote working path. This is according to a new report from cloud provider Nutanix, which states that fewer than 15 percent of …

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All for one and one for all: the three musketeers of cloud

Let’s be honest, the benefits of the cloud are well known. And if you didn’t already know them, the pandemic has done a very good job of ensuring businesses around the world not only understand the advantages of cloud, but have in fact been forced to accelerate their cloud migration journeys.  As a result, enterprise spending on cloud infrastructure services …

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No more rainy days: how cloud technology can sharpen SME processes in a post-lockdown landscape

As the weeks simultaneously crawl and speed by, the one-year anniversary of the first Covid-19 lockdown is fast approaching. Over the last eleven months, businesses have seen and experienced an unprecedented amount of change and uncertainty. Remote working, partial office openings, social distancing, home schooling and Covid test center visits have all become the norm. There are swathes of new …

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Many SMBs mistakenly believe they are too small to be hacked

If you think your business is too small to attract the interest of cybercriminals, you’re mistaken. According to a new report from Sectigo, not only are small and medium-sized businesses interesting to criminals, but are targeted frequently and with relative success. Based on a survey of 1,167 website security-decision makers at companies with fewer than 500 employees, the report states …

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Employees are putting business accounts at risk by recycling credentials

Many remote workers are disregarding cybersecurity best practices, putting organizations at serious risk of data breaches. This is according to a new report from automation platform Ivanti, based on a poll of 1,000 UK consumers, which states that a fifth regularly recycle their business email addresses and passwords to log into consumer websites and applications. They often use their work …

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Remote working has become key to attracting talent

If businesses want to find and retain top talent, they should consider offering remote and hybrid working options on a permanent basis, according to a new report from Citrix. The company polled 1,000 UK workers on remote and hybrid working, and found that almost two thirds (62 percent) agree that businesses risk missing out on top talent by not offering …

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