How organizations can keep their cybersecurity resolutions in the 2021

As new technologies emerge, organizations must adapt to the changing norms and values of our connected society. Information security teams must consider the suitability of implementing evolving or poorly secured technology within the organization. Failure to protect against attacks will leave operations exposed to significant negative financial impacts and considerable damage to brand reputation. Alongside new technologies, the geopolitical arena …

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Empowering dispersed workforces – why secure remote access has never been more important

Over the past several years, we have seen many organizations focus on the race towards digital transformation. However, up until now, the move towards digital and cloud-based services has been seen as a journey. There is no denying the events of 2020 have acted as a watershed moment and kicked many organizations into overdrive. As we head into next year, …

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Five tips for IT to strengthen global data privacy compliance

The Covid-19 pandemic’s impact on remote work has placed an unprecedented burden on already resource constrained IT teams. Rapid onboarding of vendors and new technology roll-outs have opened a Pandora’s box of providers and novel risk exposures to evaluate. At the same time, the burden of maintaining compliance with data privacy laws like Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and …

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Making space: the role of data in office management

From corporate cubicles to open plan, hotdesking, and co-working spaces, we’ve seen the office space become increasingly flexible and fluid over the last 10 years. Above simple functionality, leaders have recognized the office’s role in driving creativity, collaboration, and laying the foundations for corporate culture.  However, as with so many industries, the Covid-19 pandemic has presented a new set of …

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Why data analytics powered by the cloud, holds the key to avoiding stock shortages

There’s no doubt that Covid-19 has fundamentally impacted every single business this year, with some coming out of the situation ahead, but many understandably struggling. Whereas with financial crashes, there are tremors before the big event, disruption like this is difficult, if not impossible, to predict. As such, many companies were caught out by seismic changes to their usual processes, …

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What to consider when migrating to the cloud

This year has seen an unprecedented number of businesses migrate to the cloud – either transitioning a greater volume of data than before or migrating for the first time. With remote working here to stay in one form or another, it’s clear that cloud technology will continue to play an important role in businesses’ data management as we enter 2021 …

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Cybercriminals are using security tools to facilitate attacks

Some of the world’s most popular penetration testing tools have been compromised and used to host malware, as well as command and control (C&C) servers, experts are saying. A new report from threat intelligence firm Recorded Future claims that two tools used to simulate an attacker’s action, Cobalt Strike and Metasploit, have been used for hosting malware C&C servers, the …

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Hackers are using DDoS attacks to extort companies for ransom

Criminals are no longer limiting themselves to encrypting sensitive data before demanding a ransom from the victim. They have also started executing what’s known as Ransom Distributed Denial of Service attacks, or RDaaS, and it’s exactly as it sounds. In an attack of this kind, criminals threaten a company with a series of crippling DDoS attacks, unless payment is made …

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Vodafone offers UK SMBs free broadband

Telecoms giant Vodafone has announced it will offer small and medium-sized businesses (SMB) in the UK broadband for free, for an entire year. The company claims it wants to support SMBs as they move into the second year of the pandemic, and based the move on research that highlighted a heavy reliance on digital channels among small firms. Vodafone polled …

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