How not to handle a data breach
It’s not often that a week goes by these days without a company revealing news of a data breach involving its customers. Partly this is down to the implementation of new legislation including GDPR which means breaches have to be made public within a specific timescale. But this doesn’t mean that companies are going about […]
Read MoreKeeping your information secure in the cloud
Cloud adoption has boomed in recent years, with a recent survey [1] showing that over 80 per cent of companies in Europe are now using some form of cloud app. It’s easy to see the attractions of moving to the cloud; lower costs, greater scalability and availability from anywhere at any time are just a […]
Read MoreCutting IT support costs without sacrificing quality
Companies rely on IT for many aspects of their operations, which means it’s essential to keep systems running smoothly. But the costs of doing that can quickly mount up with support taking a substantial slice of the IT budget. Companies, therefore, are always looking for ways to reduce their support costs but without reducing effectiveness. […]
Read MoreIs cloud technology the key to digital transformation?
Spending on digital transformation technology is expected to reach $1.3 trillion this year, according to IDC. [1] What’s more this figure is expected to double by 2021. So digital transformation is very much flavour of the month. But how much of this spending is being directed towards the cloud, and how crucial is the cloud […]
Read MorePhishing E-Mails
Phishing statistics The worldwide cost of phishing email scams is estimated at around £3.5 billion per year More than 150 million phishing emails are sent each day A staggering 30% of phishing email messages are opened by recipients More than one in 10 who open a phishing email will click on links or attachments Tackling […]
Read MoreBusinesses deluged with hundreds of critical vulnerabilities
The WannaCry attack of 2017 was the first time that many people woke up to the danger inherent in software vulnerabilities. By taking advantage of flaws found in old versions of the Windows operating system, hackers were able to take control of large numbers of computers world wide and cause considerable disruption in the NHS […]
Read MoreOracle chief criticises Amazon’s cloud security amid row over defence contract
Amazon Web Services is one of the most popular cloud platforms, but Larry Ellison, Oracle’s executive chairman, has spoken out, criticising Amazon’s security. Speaking at Oracle’s annual user conference in San Francisco earlier this month, Ellison was scathing about Amazon’s security measures as well as taking a swipe at Google and Facebook over their recent […]
Read MoreBritish SMBs increase cloud adoption rates
Small and medium sized businesses based in the UK are increasingly likely to use some form of cloud computing, according to a study carried out by the British Chambers of Commerce. CBR Online reports that 69 per cent of SMBs currently harness some form of cloud computing service, with the intention often being to facilitate […]
Read MoreEU ruling alters stance on trans-Atlantic data transfers
Although the cloud is often described in terms that make it sound transient and ethereal, the reality is that it still relies on physical hardware to host the apps and data that third parties can then access remotely. This means that information may not only be stored overseas, but must also travel across national boundaries […]
Read MoreStudy pinpoints main motivations for managed services adoption
The latest survey from JDL Technologies has looked at the key reasons that businesses choose to embrace managed services, with some benefits being seen as more important than others. Eighty per cent of the respondents to the study said that their organisations were already taking advantage of managed services in some form, with the remainder […]
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