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Reading Time: 2 minutesSo much has changed in the modern office over the last 50 years.  Typewriters and fax have given way to the computer and email.  Social

Reading Time: 4 minutesDid you know that elephants are one of the most protective animals on the planet towards their young? They only have one calf at a

Reading Time: 6 minutesAs unintended consequences go, online collaboration got a really massive boost when the COVID 19 pandemic swept around the world as the virus looked to

Reading Time: 5 minutesAt the heart of every business is a conversation. Between your team, between suppliers, customers, local or global. A telephone call is good, we have

Reading Time: 3 minutesAs in the classic convention of fairy tale storytelling, it typically starts off with a hero or heroine performing a task and then being rewarded.

Reading Time: 3 minutesIf Benjamin Franklin had been alive today, I am sure he would be impressed with what we have done with the place and been at

Reading Time: 3 minutesA new widescreen screen arrives on your desk, along with a brand-new computer to power it. It has all the bells and whistles on it;

Reading Time: 4 minutesWhat a great film Pulp Fiction is, and that opening scene! Two thieves casually sipping coffee and discussing the good and the bad merits of

Reading Time: 4 minutesBack in 2002, the Greek entry by Michalis Rakintzis ‘SAGAPO’ for the Eurovision song contest came 17th. I’m sure Michalis won’t mind me sharing with

Reading Time: 3 minutesYour IT system crashes, and while it’s being repaired you put on the kettle to make a cup of tea. But you now realize you’re

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe US Federal Bureau of Investigation says that more than $4 Billion was lost through cyber-attacks during 2020 by American businesses and individuals. An FBI

Reading Time: 2 minutesHalf of UK businesses expect to reduce their office space, with a third looking to cut it down by 30 per cent. PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) surveyed

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has stopped more online scams during the pandemic than the combined total of the previous three years. COVID

Reading Time: 2 minutesBT is set to create 7,000 new jobs to support its fibre broadband roll-out to 25 million UK premises. The company’s chief executive, Philip Jansen,

Reading Time: 2 minutesLeading companies are now looking to significantly change the working experience for employees due to the pandemic. Most recently, Salesforce announced it will let all

Reading Time: 2 minutesCyber-crime had a boom year in 2020 as online attacks soared and ransomware earned perpetrators millions. UK businesses faced a 20 per cent rise in

Reading Time: 2 minutesAround half of the UK’s businesses had no security policies in place in 2020 – fewer than in 2019. According to a report by the

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK roll-out of Fibre To The Premises (FTTP) is being accelerated by Openreach and its competitors following new Ofcom regulations. The regulations, governing the wholesale

Reading Time: 2 minutesBeware when disposing of old data storage devices because these are likely to contain confidential business or personal information. Research company Kaspersky found that 90

Reading Time: 2 minutesVideoconferencing, using tools such as Zoom, Skype or Teams, is causing many remote workers to suffer serious fatigue. As so many people resort to virtual

Reading Time: 3 minutesCyber criminals have attempted to poison a city’s water supply in the United States. The attempt sharply highlights how critically important robust cybersecurity is to

Reading Time: 2 minutesMicrosoft Exchange Server users are being targeted by hackers in a series of ransomware attacks affecting thousands of organisations worldwide. According to Reuters, more than

Reading Time: 2 minutesA superior wi-fi experience is now on the horizon for UK businesses after successful trials of Wi-Fi 6 and the birth of the new Wi-Fi

Reading Time: 2 minutesGlobal sales of personal computers (PCs) soared over the past 12 months as many more people worked from home. Market research firm Canalys reports that

Reading Time: 3 minutesPlans to bring high-speed internet to 85 per cent of UK households by 2025 is over-ambitious. So says a Broadband and the Road to 5G

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has reported a surge in pandemic-related cyber attacks, with more than a quarter of all known incidents related

Reading Time: 2 minutesMajor technology providers are now moving towards a password-free world, but is it time for you to forget them? Steps towards a ‘password-less’ environment being

Reading Time: 2 minutesCity firms may axe office space in London as the demand for remote working forces them to review how much square-footage they need. A survey

Reading Time: 2 minutesBritish Airways (BA) has been let off a possible £183 million data breach fine due to the economic disruption caused by the coronavirus. The Information

Reading Time: 2 minutesGlobal ransomware attacks soared by 20 per cent in the first half of 2020 with 121 million incidents recorded worldwide. That’s according to research by

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe scourge of coronavirus could be fundamentally changing the way businesses operate by expanding remote working and accelerating the deployment of robotics and AI. The

Reading Time: 2 minutesBritish broadband speeds are now among the slowest in Europe having dropped to a lowly 47th in the world. This alarming news is revealed in

Reading Time: 3 minutesThere are many signs that the COVID-19 pandemic is fundamentally changing the world we live in today. How we work, consume, enjoy entertainment and travel

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe cost of cybercrime is snowballing at an alarming rate and costing organisations around the world many trillions of dollars. Four years ago, Cybersecurity Ventures

Reading Time: 2 minutesNatWest Bank is developing behavioural biometrics technology which could soon replace conventional passwords. Behavioural biometrics analyse the unique ways customers interact with their devices when

Reading Time: 2 minutesMillions of Microsoft users have been using log-on credentials that could be known by cybercriminals. A big part of the problem has been the re-use

Reading Time: 2 minutesMany organisations that set out to modernise their legacy IT systems never complete the process, according to new global research. A report commissioned by IT

Reading Time: 2 minutesMajor technology companies are suspending sales of facial recognition software to US police departments until the laws concerning their appropriate use are tightened up. The

Reading Time: 2 minutesWorking from home during the pandemic has made many people reluctant to go back to their workplaces on a full-time basis despite an easing of

Reading Time: 2 minutesCovid-19 is causing a surge in cybercrime as hackers use various techniques to steal data and disrupt organisations. According to analysis from an internet service

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Microsoft Teams collaboration suite is becoming a force to be reckoned with, as it now has 75 million daily active users. That’s an increase

Reading Time: 3 minutesThe UK government has confirmed plans for an app that will warn users if they have recently been close to someone infected with the coronavirus.

Reading Time: 2 minutesCould Covid-19 fundamentally change the way businesses operate – prompting a permanent shift to more virtual working? There is no doubt lockdowns caused a significant

Reading Time: 2 minutesThere are growing security fears about the video-conferencing app, Zoom, as millions of people face the possibility of protracted home-working due to the coronavirus. By

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe blistering speed of new Wi-Fi 6 technology could help bring big improvements to productivity for thousands of UK businesses. Because a recent trial has

Reading Time: 2 minutesMany UK businesses are still dangerously exposed to cyber threats because they haven’t got a robust security strategy. According to the UK government’s latest Cyber

Reading Time: 2 minutesBritish businesses need to use more effective defences against relentless attacks from state-sponsored cyber hackers. Several countries are now using digital interactions to launch attacks

Reading Time: 2 minutesOfcom’s decision to open-up access to Openreach’s dormant unlit fibre should be a big boost for UK businesses. Communications providers who serve residential and small

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has helped stop 658 attacks against UK organisations in 2019 – stark evidence that businesses need to be

Reading Time: 2 minutesConcerns about 5G have caused some UK local authorities to ban the erection of new masts to support the new technology. Brighton and Hove City

Reading Time: 2 minutesMany businesses are unaware that the 4G mobile connections they’re using aren’t always what they’re cracked up to be. This is because mobile network operators

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe problem of fake news is now so serious it’s the target of a new initiative by leading media channels and technology providers.

Reading Time: 2 minutesA Government boost for the UK tech sector is recognition of how fundamentally important IT-related services are now for British businesses. The government’s Future Leaders

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe leak of millions of fingerprints and other personal data has posed serious questions about how secure current biometrics technology is. A tool used by

Reading Time: 2 minutesBritain’s tech sector has received record amounts of foreign investment so far this year – and it’s broadening the range of IT services available to

Reading Time: 2 minutesTheft of copper cables continues to be a problem disrupting UK businesses and affecting people’s lives. One of the most recent, in Cambridgeshire, deprived thousands

Reading Time: 2 minutesBritain’s now a top target for ransomware attacks so all organisations need to be much more vigilant. The UK has suffered a 195 per cent

Reading Time: 2 minutesBeware desk phones that enable hackers to listen in on your organisation – because there’s an old bug in many phones that could open doors

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe hefty £183m fine imposed on British Airways for losing half a million customers’ personal data shows Europe’s new data protection law has teeth. And

Reading Time: 2 minutesBusinesses are urged to start using the new Windows Hello service to make network access ultra-secure. It has been granted official certification by the authentication

Reading Time: 2 minutesShould British companies adopt facial recognition technology to improve security, just when tougher legislation is being called for? As businesses attempt to make their digital

Reading Time: 2 minutesA worrying warning from Samsung has highlighted the potential threat of cyber-attacks on devices connected to the Internet of Things (IoT). The Korean technology giant

Reading Time: 2 minutes5G is being switched on by UK network operators – offering data transfer speeds of up to 20Gbps for mobile device users. EE launched first

Reading Time: 2 minutesA big question mark remains about using Huawei’s 5G technology – despite the British government granting the company partial access to the UK’s mobile infrastructure.

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe threat to data privacy from devices that use voice recognition to answer questions, play music and activate or monitor appliances is a growing problem

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe frequency of cyber-attacks on British businesses is escalating at an alarming rate according to latest research. The research, commissioned by the internet service provider

Reading Time: 2 minutesCompanies that use the web for sales and marketing need to beware the new copyright directive just agreed by the European Union which comes into

Reading Time: 2 minutesWindows 7 users need to wake up to the reality that the operating system will no longer be supported by Microsoft after mid-January 2020. That

Reading Time: 2 minutesOnly a small proportion of UK businesses have signed up to make digital tax returns – even though the first mandatory deadline is just a

Reading Time: 2 minutesCompanies can now take out insurance to protect their business against damage from a cyber-attack. While more businesses are taking out cyber insurance, many appear

Reading Time: 2 minutesMale attitudes are still a significant barrier to women working in the UK’s technology industry. Recent research commissioned by Trainline reveals around 60 per cent

Reading Time: 2 minutesNew USB-C connections are becoming more widespread now but many businesses are still in the dark about why they’re so useful. They’re smaller than the

Reading Time: 2 minutesBusinesses still using Internet Explorer should face the fact that Microsoft does not want them to use it anymore. Microsoft’s worldwide lead for cyber security,

Reading Time: 2 minutesO2’s launching 5G services this year ahead of its rivals. However, will businesses in the South East benefit? The mobile network operator has said that

Reading Time: 2 minutesMaking sure all your company’s software is up-to-date is essential for the secure and efficient running of your business. However, proper “patch management” is often

Reading Time: 2 minutesCould embedded microchips benefit employees and their companies? It is very reminiscent of Orwell’s classic, ‘1984’ and very Big Brother. In fact, companies are already

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Microsoft Edge browser may soon be phased out in favour of one that uses the same building blocks as Google Chrome. Media reports speculate

Reading Time: 2 minutesBritish companies are being warned to beware of the hidden threat from technology giant Huawei. The company created by a former engineer from the People’s

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK businesses need to be ever-vigilant about the threat of cyber attacks from Russian hackers. Recent attacks on government entities have been blamed on members

Reading Time: 2 minutesCommuters to London from the South Coast have further rail misery ahead and should consider working from home more. With planned improvements to the Brighton

Reading Time: < 1 minuteOver 200 guests attended the Sussex Wildlife Trust Wilderness Wonder Charity Fundraising Ball at The Grand Hotel Brighton on Saturday 15th September 2018. It was