Nearly three quarters of UK workplaces (74%) restrict their employees' access to the Internet, according to a recent survey by office design company Maris Interiors.
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The 'dangers in going cloud' for small businesses
Mar 10, 2011
WORKetc founder, Daniel Barnett, has warned that small businesses movinginto the cloud are likely to find themselves with serious problems if theydon't take into account the wider scope of their own operations.
400 percent increase in USBs left at the dry cleaners
Mar 02, 2011
Credant Technologies recently conducted a survey of dry cleaners and laundrettes in the UK and discovered more than 17,000 USB sticks were left behind in 2010 in clothes left to be dry cleaned.
Cloud 'can play a role in reducing the cost of UK cyber crime'
Feb 23, 2011
A new government report claims that the overall cost to the UK economy from cyber crime is 27bn per year - according to the first joint Government and industry report into the extent and cost of cyber crime across the UK, launched this week by the Office of Cyber Security & Information Assurance in the Cabinet Office and information intelligence experts Detica.
The rise in Boy-in-the-Browser attacks
Feb 17, 2011
The Boy in the Browser is a sophisticated trojan, a 'dumbed-down' version of MitB. In essence, a BitB is a less mature version of the MitB trojan, hence the name. With a BitB, the trojan takes control of the victim's traffic and re-routes the information through an attacker's proxy site.
Removing the mist surrounding the Cloud
Feb 15, 2011
Advanced 365 highlights the key factors that organisations must consider before moving across to a cloud computing model.
SMBs opt for unreliable sources for tech advice rather than channel
Feb 10, 2011
Buffalo Technology has announced that, from a recent survey, only 21% of UK SMBs turn to a consultant for IT solutions advice, implying that the channel is not the most popular option for guidance in technology purchases.
Has anyone seen my keys?
Feb 03, 2011
For most of us the words "I told you so" are just so annoying because every time you hear them you realise they're true. Sometimes nobody says them; it's just that voice in your head telling you that you should slow down about thirty seconds before the speed camera flashes.
Energy-efficient equipment investment now mainstream, but affordability remains an issue
Jan 27, 2011
Investment in energy-efficient equipment is now mainstream in Britain, with 44% of firms declaring that over half of their equipment meets this definition.
The Socialisation of Customer Experiences
Jan 20, 2011
How do UK consumers want organisations to engage with them through social networking sites and communities? What do they want to achieve through those interactions? And what should your involvement look like?