The UK is heavily reliant on financial services with London being an important international hub. Recognising this, the Government has recently moved to build on it’s cultivation of the UK tech scene by supporting financial technology firms described as…
According to LinkedIn, over 300 million people use it’s social network to manage their professional identity and engage with business contacts. For most of us this means connecting with people we have met through our previous and current employment. However,…
A recent Spiceworks survey of IT professionals showed 76% of them had concerns over AV Storms, the simultaneous scanning or updating of Anti-Virus software causing negative effects to over-all system performance. Among the top concerns were degradation of system performance,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Test your network infrastructure both locally and remotely with Penetration Testing from our technical partners. Regular testing can identify gaps in network security and enable you to correct issues before they are exploited. A pen test provides an impartial and…
Passwords are a common method of protecting information and they are used every day in all kinds of situations. However passwords face numerous threats that could put your data in to the hands of organised criminals, or those more close…
