Latest from our business, security
and technology blog

Search the blog:

    2022-05-03 09:29:00

    What does the new normal look like now?

    We’ve not heard a lot about the “new normal” recently. In our rush to put the pandemic behind us, the conversation has moved on. But there remain issues we need to be thinking about in the new post-pandemic world. We’ve heard a lot about how the pandemic lockdowns forced organisations to fast-track...

    remote workers connecting
    2021-04-12 07:30:00

    What Are the COVID-19 Keepers? Four of 2020’s Changes We Plan to Continue

    As we pass the year anniversary of the first lockdown, Grant McGregor asks: what are the COVID keepers? A lot has changed in the world of IT over the last twelve to eighteen months. The changes we’ve made to enable our organisations to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic have been far-reaching. And...

    2021 recovery
    2021-04-05 07:30:00

    If 2020 was about responding to COVID-19, what will 2021’s recovery look like?

    2020 was a huge challenge for so many of us in so many different ways. As we approach the end of the latest lockdown and we begin to talk about the reopening of society, what is next for the worlds of work and technology? Last year, most IT managers were tasked with supporting the business in new...

    remote worker connecting with colleagues on Microsoft Teams
    2020-11-09 09:29:00

    The Role of COVID-19 in Fast-Tracking Digital Transformation

    COVID-19 has brought many changes with it – including the fast tracking of digital transformation for many businesses and organisations. It’s hard to look for positives in the pandemic, when so many people have been so affected by it. However, it has served to reveal to us the ingenuity and...

    business continuity disaster recovery plan
    2020-07-13 07:30:00

    What has Coronavirus exposed about your disaster recovery and business continuity plans?

    Disaster recovery and business continuity plans should be revisited on a regular basis to ensure they remain fit for purpose. The current coronavirus pandemic has us all moving forward those DR/BC reassessment planning sessions. There can be few businesses around the world that haven’t found their...

    covid-19 phishing on phone
    2020-07-06 07:00:00

    Phishing in the time of coronavirus

    Grant McGregor has written extensively on this blog about the growing risk from phishing, spear phishing and social engineering. Now, experts warn these risks have got an extra boost from the coronavirus pandemic. In April 2020, the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) launched a campaign to...

    1