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 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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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.
If you want to protect your organisation (or protect your reputation and get to work on bigger projects, e.g. with the government) , the UK government-backed Cyber Essentials scheme is the perfect place to start. It includes five key “controls” that cover the main parts of organisation cybersecurity.
The rise in hybrid and remote working has led many organisations to start using employee monitoring software to check on their distributed teams. But monitoring your team’s productivity remotely leads to all kinds of ethical considerations. Where does monitoring for productivity purposes end and privacy begin?
All your VPN questions are about to be answered! Virtual Private Networks have been growing in importance and profile in recent years. But do you understand what they are, how they work, or what they’re for?
What is a hacktivist? Sometimes referred to as cyber activists, “hacktivists” are non-mercenary individuals or groups who target organisations whose actions have the appearance of environmental or social responsibility but none of the substance.