Government hands out 25,000 broadband connection vouchers
Department for Culture, Media & Sport delivers progress report on superfast broadband connection voucher scheme
View ArticleGovernment to give £5,000 cyber security boost to SMEs
The UK government has announced initiatives aimed at boosting SME cyber security, promoting the cyber security profession and supporting cyber security innovation projects
View ArticleDutch businesses unaware of impact of new data protection law
The European Commission is set to introduce data protection rules, but few Dutch companies are aware of the impact the changes will have, according to Sophos managing director Peter Lacroix
View ArticleFOI response reveals G-Cloud suppliers escape fines for missing MISO sales...
Freedom of Information response suggests Cabinet Office is taking a softly-softly approach to clamping down on non-compliant G-Cloud suppliers
View ArticleFive lessons learned from a year in the cloud
Startup online estate agency Purplebricks.com was built on the cloud. The technical director shares the company's experiences and lessons learned
View ArticleHow George Osborne's latest tax changes affect IT contractors
The government seems to be clamping down on taxation rules that affect IT contractors. Experts give their advice on what to do
View ArticleBusiness leaders want better digital services from government, says research
A survey of corporate decision-makers suggests executives waste an average of five hours per week using outdated online public services
View ArticleCelebrity search results loaded with malware, study shows
Intel security says employees and consumers should be aware that cyber criminals capitalise on interest in celebrities by enticing internet users to sites laden with malware
View ArticleLondon launches cyber defence centre for small businesses
The London Digital Security Centre has been set up by the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime as part of the mayor’s business crime strategy
View ArticleMax Schrems welcomes ECJ ruling that Safe Harbour is invalid
The European Court of Justice declares the Safe Harbour framework invalid as a mechanism to legitimise transfers of personal data from the EU to the US
View ArticleThe security dangers of home networks
Most companies take reasonable steps to protect their networks from virus attacks, but one area of vulnerability that is often overlooked is infection from employees’ home networks
View ArticleCyber security industry urged to engage with SMEs
Engagement by the information security industry is necessary to help SMEs overcome the common barriers to becoming cyber secure, says IASME chief Emma Philpott
View ArticleCloud host dumps hybrid for all-flash software-defined storage
Cloud firm Togglebox tried Linux software-defined storage and Nimble hybrid flash, but customers hit it too hard so it opted for all-flash with storage software from StorPool
View ArticleOnly half of businesses ready to defend against cyber attack
Lack of confidence in cyber security is driven by businesses' struggle to keep pace with the agility, resilience and persistence of attackers, says Cisco report
View ArticleNew government plan to support cyber security startups
Government has announced a £250,000 programme to increase the rate of cyber security startup development in the UK
View ArticleICO launches data privacy assessment tool for SMEs
The ICO has launched an online self-assessment tool to help SMEs to comply with data protection laws and improve data handling procedures
View ArticleService provider turns RAM into VDI storage with Atlantis
OGL Computer rolls out virtual desktop service to customers using Atlantis software to provide RAM as VDI storage for non-persistent desktops with 200 IOPS of performance each
View ArticleSecurity Think Tank: Ransomware exploits poor security practice in SMEs
What is the best strategy for business to protect against ransomware?
View ArticleTech Nation 2016 report reveals demand for digital skills in all sectors
The digital industries contributed £87bn to the economy in 2014 – but there remains a lack of skills and broadband is still unevenly distributed
View ArticleLaw firm snubs big players for Gridstore hyper-convergence
Scottish law firm MacRoberts replaces more than 80U of ageing, heterogeneous HPE infrastructure with 4U of hyper-converged servers and storage from Gridstore
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