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Strengthen your operations: Cyber awareness in business continuity

How cultivating cyber-awareness in your workforce can bolster operational efficiency and safeguard your organisation’s assets As a COO or Senior Operations professional, you know that efficient, secure operations are vital for your organisation’s success. Cybersecurity is a key responsibility, and increasing cyber threats requires a comprehensive approach. While technology is indispensable, the human firewall – your employees – is equally crucial in ensuring the smooth running of your business. This article will explore the importance of the human firewall in maintaining business continuity and operational efficiency. The human firewall: A pillar of business continuity A resilient human firewall can minimize […]

How a CEO lost €42 million and his job after a cyber-attack

Let’s look at one of the most notorious cyber-attacks of all time. The 2016 phishing email sent to aerospace manufacturer FACC. We’ll explore how it all went down, the impact on the company, and what happened to the people involved. The attack was a whale-phishing email scam known as a ‘fake president’ attack. In a phishing scam, hackers send numerous generic emails to random individuals hoping to trick them into revealing personal information. Spear-phishing is more targeted, with cybercriminals sending personalised messages to specific individuals to gain access to sensitive data. Whaling, on the other hand, targets high-level executives or […]

Hurry! Rishi’s giving up to 25p off every £1 invested in tech

Rishi Sunak announced the Super Deduction Tax Scheme in the 2021 budget and described it as the biggest two-year business tax cut in modern British history. This scheme allows you to save up to 25p for every £1 invested in qualifying assets. We’re taking a closer look at the Super Deduction Tax Scheme. What is it, what type of expenditure is eligible, and how does it work? What is the Super-Deduction? The scheme allows businesses to claim 130% of the cost of investments made between 1st April 2021 and 31st March 2023 in certain types of equipment against their taxable […]

3 ways to prevent data theft in recruitment

Cybercriminals are increasingly targeting the recruitment sector because of the rich data it holds. Employees and contractors also have access to the same data. Cyber attacks and data loss are on the rise. Thankfully there are technical solutions. Our recent survey showed that IT leaders in recruitment are keen to fix their cybersecurity and cyber training problems as soon as possible. When asked, “Which IT/Tech problems would you like to solve this month?” subjects related to data theft ranked highest (see chart). These subjects are enormous, and we could write a book about the subject. But let’s break it down […]

Recruitment Agency staff want smarter data to help them hit target

Recruitment Agencies build relationships with candidates and clients, but their staff also have targets to hit. We asked recruiters how IT could help improve their performance so they could place more candidates and also spend time building deeper customer connections. Over 130 recruitment agency professionals responded to our survey and answered the question, “How can your IT Department help you to hit targets and improve your performance?”. Surprisingly, the top answer was access to smarter data (see chart). This request could take the form of smarter client data or smarter candidate data. Either way, they are clearly looking for accurate, […]

Microsoft price increase 1 April 2023. Don’t be fooled.

Microsoft announced a foreign exchange rate alignment to create greater price consistency worldwide. It will adjust the cost of your cloud program licences to allow for fluctuations against the US Dollar. The Microsoft price increases will happen on 1 April 2023 – and it’s not an April Fool’s joke. How much of an increase will depend on your location, whether new and renewed end-user subscriptions (such as Microsoft 365, Dynamics 365, etc.) and some Azure consumption. Affected currencies include the UK, with a 9% increase and the EU, with an 11% increase. Microsoft Azure For UK and EU customers transacting […]