Over 95% of the top companies in the world said in a recent survey that they believed ethical business was a benefit. Not a cost. This is a sea change in terms of direction. It means that the world’s leading businesses recognise that being (and being perceived as being) ethical isn’t a “nice to have” …
Shadow IT sounds scary. And from the point of view of your business’s cybersecurity and bottom line, it is. Yet shadow IT – or grey IT, as it’s sometimes called – can also represent an opportunity: Because if you find yourself with a serious case of shadow IT, you can be sure that your business …
Cyber crime is massively on the up. So, should you invest in cyber insurance? The short answer is almost certainly yes. But don’t go in with your eyes closed. Here is what cyber insurance is, why it’s important, and some things to check and know before you buy: What is cyber insurance? Cyber insurance is …
If you want to hire the talent of tomorrow, it’s worth understanding how tightly entwined ethical business and recruitment have become over the past decade. This is something that Gen Z – the generation of people born between 1996 and 2010 – feels particularly strongly about. But it’s not just confined to them. Because more …
Cybersecurity isn’t usually designed to make your team’s lives difficult. Accessibility issues are more likely to be accidental oversights. But they can still be problematic. Here’s how to make cybersecurity more accessible (while retaining its effectiveness) and why it’s worth doing so: Accessibility in cybersecurity The point of accessibility is to ensure that no disability …
Watching their IT team slowly drown under a weight of tasks and an ad hoc system that’s stretched and inefficient leaves many organisations wondering: Do I need a Managed Service Provider? Even if you have an in-house IT team, using a Managed Service Provider might be a more cost-effective way to get the expertise you …
Commercial companies are responsible for a whopping 20% of UK greenhouse gas emissions. This makes it vital to figure out how businesses can reduce their carbon footprint. At least, that is, if we don’t want to live in a world where the current extreme weather events and the like are more and more common. But …
On the surface, these increasingly common terms sound interchangeable. They’re not though. So, what’s the difference between CSR and ESG? Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental, Social, and Governance certainly do have some overlap. They both relate to environmental and sustainability practices. The use of both terms is certainly on the rise as consumer purchase decisions …
Microsoft is jumping aboard the AI train. Microsoft 365 CoPilot is a new AI tool that’s designed to boost you and your team’s productivity (as well as do some pretty nifty other things). But how exactly does it work? Why would you want it? If you do want it, how do you get it? Let’s …
By now, everyone is well aware of the climate emergency. Every person and organisation needs to take action. But where do we start? The first step is to have a strategy for sustainable business. One that shows clear progress towards change. Because huge numbers of people (read: your customers) now prioritise their spending based on …