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Read More »Why is your business still using a consumer-grade Wi-Fi solution?
Small businesses have traditionally settled for low-quality consumer-grade Wi-Fi solutions, according to Ruckus Wireless. The firm believes that these solutions cause management to become a burden and reliability and performance issues to affect the productivity of workers. So, why are businesses still using these products? “Wi-Fi connectivity has become an …
Read More »A simple eCommerce offering may not be enough to drive growth
Despite the latest figures showing that 20 per cent of UK business turnover is generated by eCommerce sales, Powa Technologies is warning firms that they still need to adapt. Businesses must not think a simple online offering will cause these sales to continuously grow, says industry veteran and Powa Technologies …
Read More »Security is top pain for IT admins
When it comes to the issues facing today’s IT administration, security gaps have been named as the top concern. The survey, conducted by Paessler AG, polled 266 IT professionals across the US, UK and Germany and found that 58 per cent of respondents cited security gaps as a ‘significant issue’ …
Read More »Microsoft Word ?macro malware? has made a comeback, but what can you do about it?
While most email users are well aware that you should avoid opening up .EXE attachments, most will not think twice about opening up an emailed document with a .DOC, .DOCX or .RTF file name. There are a lot of situations in daily working life where you may need to open …
Read More »Rampant use of cloud storage is putting business data at risk
UK businesses are placing themselves at risk of cyber attacks as a result of ‘rampant’ use of cloud storage services, according to new research from WinMagic. The survey, conducted by CensusWide, of 1,000 office workers in organisations of 50 or more employees revealed widespread, and often unilateral employee use of …
Read More »Number of UK tech firms named as National Champions for the European Business Awards
A number of UK firms within the IT and technology sector have been named as ‘National Champions’ in the European Business Award, which is sponsored by RSM. Those selected include biotech company Abcam, IT consultancy firm BJSS, Cloud provider Exponential-e, communications provider Gamma, and datacentre provider TelecityGroup. Europe’s largest business …
Read More »Five ways to spot a data security error before it happens
New research reveals that 24 per cent of UK SME owners believe human error is their biggest security risk. The Shred-it survey, which was conducted by Ipsos MORI, also found that 27 per cent of SMEs do not have information security policies and procedures in place. A third of those …
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