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Research showing the exponential rate at which a single ransomware program can infect and encrypt hundreds and even thousands of files in just a matter of minutes has highlighted the need for immediate system attack detection and response according to ransomware and data protection, provider, ProLion. Research by data monitoring …

TP-Link is collaborating with MTH Networks, the ISP arm of Monkey Tree Hosting Ltd. Steve Curtis, Technical Director at MTH Networks, explains, “When investigating how to improve our clients and customers network connections, we reached out to TP-Link who were incredibly proactive in designing a solution to meet our needs …

PPDS’ latest range of advanced interactive touch displays for education, is the brand-new Android SoC Philips E-Line series. These devices are wall mountable and available in 65”, 75” and 86” size variants across two model categories – entry level BDL3052E and mainstream BDL4052E – the Philips E-Line. Martijn van der …

Britain’s rail network is understaffed, and this issue isn’t going anywhere fast; rail companies need to invest in the Internet of Things (IoT), adaptive software, and real-time data to help fill the gaps, says Chris Chinnapan, Sector Director at mpro5. Staffing has been a permanent issue for the last few …

Zerto’s enhanced Zerto 9.5 now includes expanded immutability options with Azure and S3-compatible storage, a new Zerto Linux appliance with security enhancements, and expanded integrations with Google Cloud Platform. “Organisations face increased risks from the volume and sophistication of ransomware attacks prevalent today,” said Deepak Verma, VP of products at Zerto. …

Lenovo’s new Legion 7i and 7 laptops sit at the apex of gaming performance and are Lenovo Legion’s thinnest and lightest gaming laptops yet. The Lenovo Legion 7i and 7 (16”, 7) design features an improved hinge and I/O dashboard. Crafted from aluminium and magnesium aerospace-grade metal into a unibody …

Jigsaw24 is partnering with SentinelOne to deliver products and fully managed services to enterprise customers. Their partnership combines Jigsaw24’s 30 years’ experience deploying Apple devices at scale with SentinelOne’s comprehensive feature set – which includes ahead of its time AI-powered prevention, detection, response, and threat hunting across user endpoints, containers and …

BlueFort Security is partnering with Orca Security. Andrew Bartlam, vice president of EMEA at Orca Security, said: “We are excited to partner with BlueFort to create a powerful new combination in the market. BlueFort’s cybersecurity and cloud expertise, delivery capabilities and market reputation are highly complementary to how the Orca …

In a report commissioned by Indeed and Zoom identifying the locations across the Uk with the most growth in remote and hybrid job opportunities, it was revealed that job adverts with the flexibility to work remotely have more than tripled. Worthing, near Brighton, ranks first with a 650% increase in …

 Tech Data has launched an enhanced version of its OpenMPS managed print service. Improved capabilities include end-customer pricing that allows partners to define a price for each customer or order, and to build a complete customer report, showing full details of all cartridges shipped. Enhanced data checking ensures all essential …

PPDS’ senior management team has recently undergone a major restructure. Current Vice President EMEA, Franck Racapé, and Director International Business Development, Martijn van der Woude, together with Robert Hsu, will asume the roles of Head of Global Commercial, Head of Global Business Development and Marketing, and Head of Global Product …

Lenovo’s newly launched ultra-slim Windows 11 Yoga laptops range includes the 14-inch Yoga Slim 9i, the Yoga Slim 7i Pro X and Yoga Slim 7 Pro X and Yoga Slim 7i Carbon. The new Yoga line also offers a refresh of the 14-inch and 16-inch Yoga Slim 7 Pro, the Yoga …