Winter Tips
Winter has finally arrived in the UK and as we’ve seen it’s already been causing havoc around the globe. New York suffered a monumental snow fall (it’s estimated that up to 7 feet of snow fell in 3 days), leaving…
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Black Friday sales: are profits being put before quality of service?
Unless you have been living in a cave the last few days, you’ll probably already have had enough of Black Friday; an American event that has somehow made its way into British Culture. Designed to kick start the Christmas period,…
Cyber Essentials Scheme
From 1st October 2014 the UK government has required all suppliers bidding for certain sensitive and personal information handling contracts to be certified against the Cyber Essentials scheme. The Scheme provides a basic set of technical controls that organisations can…
Where is my Data?
In a few short years the tech landscape has changed dramatically, powered by the giant Silicon Valley firms and innovated by small tech start-ups from London and other scenes around the world. Storage and processing of data is moving away…
Why you should be a spider sparer:
Now, let me begin by stating I’m terrified of spiders to the point of hysteria. It is a regular occurrence for me to leap out of bed in the middle of the night because the dog’s tail brushed my foot…
ESOS Legislation: The Quick Notes
All large UK companies will be affected by ESOS (Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme). It may sound like an opportunity you could pass on if you wanted, but is in fact legislation. At least once every four years large companies will…
Mankind’s Growing Ecological Debt.
The human race has been living beyond its means in more ways than we realise, a report revealed today. Today, August 19th 2014, is the day that we have used up all our natural resources for the year and have…
SPOF – The Single Point of Failure (People)
The concept of avoiding a single point of failure is not new. Information systems have long been developed to maintain high availability and good resilience if a component part fails. The Internet is perhaps the most powerful example of a…
PCI DSS – Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard
A requirement for all organisations that store, process or transmit payment card data, compliance is essential to maintain customer confidence and reduce the risk of fraud. The standard can be confusing with reference to the self assessment questionnaire (SAQ) or…
