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  Orange and Onfido, are partnering to automate the verification process for Orange Flex, making it faster and easier to sign up for a mobile plan. Onfido’s technology uses artificial intelligence (AI) and facial biometrics to verify users’ identities.  Onfido will supply its document verification and facial biometric solution for the Orange …

A study of 1,247 workplaces, by cybersecurity experts VPNoverview.com, found that two-thirds of businesses (66%) leave themselves at risk of cyberattacks due to their lack of having (or enforcing) password rotation policies. In fact, it is advised that you should change your password every 60-90 days1, but a significant number of …

Tactus Group has acquired PC gaming specialist CCL Computers in a deal that sees the group become a £125m business. The acquisition sees Tactus increase in headcount to 110 people and adds an e-commerce capability to its offer. Tactus Group is a technology expert, providing multi-branded IT hardware to global …

 Kaseya has unveiled several new product enhancements and workflow integrations to strengthen the Kaseya IT Complete platform, its comprehensive suite of integrated IT tools designed for the multi-functional IT professional. “From cybersecurity concerns to compliance guidelines, MSPs and SMBs are facing a growing set of complex challenges,” said Mike Puglia, Chief …

McAfee Corp. has released its McAfee Threats Report: April 2021, examining cybercriminal activity related to malware and the evolution of cyber threats in the third and fourth quarters of 2020. In Q4, McAfee Labs observed an average of 648 threats per minute, an increase of 60 threats per minute (10%) …

 Celonis has launched a new set of execution apps and platform enhancements geared to eliminate billions of dollars in corporate inefficiencies. The new platform innovations help companies mine process data that proliferates across multiple systems, apps, devices, and machines. The Celonis Execution Apps then immediately begin to apply intelligence to …

AVEVA has initiated an Action for Good program through which 1% of its after-tax profits go to assisting global communities. As part of the program, employees at AVEVA have committed to support three charities: WaterAid, CALM and Save The Children with initiatives that not only align to its Sustainability program but …

Silex Insight and Andes Technology Corporation are partnering to bring on Root-of-Trust security IP solutions integrated with RISC-V core. Silex Insight’s advanced eSecure IP module, including security boot, sensitive key material and asset protection enables security applications to shield confidential information from untrusted applications running on a main processor. In the previous partnership, Andes Technology provided a high-efficiency and …

Reign Gaming by Novatech Ltd. has launched its  first ever line-up of gaming laptops, featuring NVIDIA’s new RTX 30-series graphics cards. Reign Nomad currently has two variants on offer, giving gamers a choice between the high-end performance of NVIDIA’s RTX 3070 and RTX 3080 Max-Q GPUs. The Max-Q models offer an improved …

Every day more than 350,000 new types of malware are unleashed on the Internet. The scale of the problem is so massive, it is no longer enough to have traditional anti-virus software, solely defending against known threats. We spoke to Tom Hext, AI Product Manager at Redstor, about the problem …

Tim Pilcher CEO at Glide explain the importance of delivering Gigabit broadband to rural areas, so that residents and businesses alike can benefit from cost-effective and best in class internet speeds. As the seemingly never-ending lockdown continues to put Britain’s network connectivity to the test and confines millions of office …

Richard Buxton, Director, N4Engage looks at the benefits of integrating collaboration and communication. In the current climate, many organisations have embraced platforms such as Microsoft Teams, Zoom and Webex among many others for their daily collaboration and communication needs. All of the major providers have reported massive growth in user …