Yusra Shaeik

MFA: what it is, why you need it, and why it’s getting an upgrade

Multi-Factor Authentication should be a basic cybersecurity standard every business has in place. If you’re a business leader and you don’t know what MFA is or you haven’t instituted it, now is the time to act. Organisations using legacy systems with no MFA are hugely vulnerable to hackers. But even if you have been on

How tech can help Working From Home mental health

Some people love Working From Home. But for some, it’s a struggle that can seriously impact their mental health. While many people love the better work-life balance that home and remote working can provide, others find everything from their general well-being to feelings of social isolation being made worse. If this sounds like you –

Does your industry have advanced cybersecurity requirements?

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Control of sensitive financial information. Security of patents and Intellectual Property. Protecting your reputation. All organisations need sensible cybersecurity. But businesses in some industries have higher cybersecurity requirements than others. From obvious contenders like finance and healthcare to start-ups and fast-growing organisations in every sector, some organisations need to put cybersecurity at the highest priority

Does Working From Home mean reduced productivity?

The COVID-19 pandemic pushed Working From Home (WFH) to the forefront of debates over what the workplace of the future will look like. For many people, the jury still seems to be out on whether working from home means reduced productivity – or the reverse. With so many good collaboration tools like Zoom, Google Workspace,

Why sustainable finance and investment are here to stay

Environmental, Social and Governance – or ESG – factors are transforming the way that investors and even some of the world’s largest asset management companies are choosing to invest their big bucks. Something of a perfect storm (yes, that is a climate change pun) has been growing in recent years: On one hand, consumer attitudes

Remote onboarding – how to make yours work

Remote onboarding is the process you use to bring new members onto your team when there will be no face-to-face interactions. Unlike one-shot orientation training, the onboarding process can last anywhere from two weeks to several months. On top of teaching your new hire about day-to-day working practices and tools, it also involves teaching them

Common Cybersecurity scams, & the red flags to look out for

A UK Cyber Survey found that 42% of British people actually expect to lose money to online fraud. With this shocking statistic in mind, we asked our founder (and Chief Geek) Gildas Jones all about cybersecurity scams covering the most common and most unexpected red flags that consumers and businesses alike should keep an eye

Your business’s digital transformation – why now is the time

It’s been a phrase on everyone’s lips since the COVID-19 pandemic made us all quickly re-evaluate many of the ways we work. But even though 80% of organisations in a recent study said they were more profitable after their digital transformation, many businesses still haven’t quite gotten around to theirs. If you’re still on the

Get on board with CSR as a driver of business

Up until recently, Corporate Social Responsibility was seen by many organisations as something they had to sometimes add on top of their other activities and processes. Now, more and more organisations are realising that not only can they achieve more good by building more socially and environmentally responsible practices into the way they work, there’s

Wfh – whose responsibility is home broadband?

Remote working numbers were on the rise before the COVID-19 pandemic. But during and since, they’ve skyrocketed. This has led to conversations about who is responsible for providing things like broadband, heating, or office equipment.