Tag Archives: covid19

Survey reveals 75% of companies deployed Microsoft Teams without proper governance or security

Results from a survey conducted by AvePoint, Inc. in partnership with Exec Survey and iGov Survey, revealed how over 200 unique organisations in the U.K. enabled seamless business continuity amid the pandemic. The survey found, three quarters (75%) of organsations deployed Microsoft Teams without proper governance or security in place, leaving them …

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NordVPN reports pandemic impact stats on businesses

The pandemic of 2020 speeded up the digital transformation of many businesses and changed the way we work. Now 43% of the workforce work remotely at least some of the time and a global market for cloud computing reached a record $266.4 billion reports NordVPN. The departing year saw an increase in criminal …

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The risk of RDP Brute-Force attacks in UK

The number of people working from home has risen astronomically this year due to Covid-19. Consequently, numerous companies have been reliant on remote desktop connections to enable their employees to access their work computer from home. One of the most popular applications for accessing Windows workstations and servers is Microsoft’s …

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Cyber-attacks threaten middle-market businesses, providing opportunity for insurers, says GlobalData

Despite a series of high-profile cyber security cases in recent years, the uptake of cyber insurance among small-medium enterprises (SME) remains low at just 12.7%, according to GlobalData’s 2020 UK SME Insurance Survey. Insurers should target middle-market companies who at the most risk, according to GlobalData. GlobalData senior analyst, Daniel …

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Research from Nortonlifelock reveals pandemic tech crunch hit families hard

New research from NortonLifeLock, has revealed that technology dependency for working and learning during the pandemic hit parents hard. Parents were caught off guard with neither the time nor the tech to give kids safe access to online learning. According to ‘Pandemic Parenting’ – a study of 5,000 parents across …

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Survey reveals devastating impact a second round of COVID-19 would have on businesses

More than half of UK retailers have made NO preparations for a second wave of Covid-19, according to a new Brightpearl survey. Only 56% of retailers said their business could survive the devastating impact of a second wave in the autumn or winter with widespread lockdowns returning. A fifth of …

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e92worksafe launched to help businesses, retail/leisure and schools to reopen

As offices look to reopen with the return of employees, and the retail and leisure sectors begin to welcome customers back, it’s essential to ensure a safe environment for everyone. To help organisations find the right approach, e92plus has created a new division, e92worksafe, to help launch the OneScreen GoSafe …

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