What Happens After You’ve Bought An IT Company?
Successful integration following a transaction is essential for long-term success in any merger or acquisition. We will delve into key strategies that managed service providers can adopt to navigate through the complex integration process to help their desired outcomes. Establishing clear integration objectives, such as identifying value drivers and unlocking growth opportunities, can set the…
Read MoreAI Keystroke Spy Tools
With AI recently in the spotlight in Europe over the need to regulate over some ‘unacceptable use’, some experts are warning of the threat of AI keystroke reading spy tools. Possibilities Companies like TypingDNA developing AI biometric verification (back in 2017) based on recognising the individual characteristics of how a person types, suggest that it…
Read MoreCrowdStrike : What Happened?
Following 8.5 million Microsoft devices being hit by a faulty software update from CrowdStrike causing global chaos, we look at what happened, how, and why. The Worst Cyber Event In History The scale of effects of the disruption caused make this event, which began on 18 July (Microsoft) or 19 July (according to CrowdStrike), makes…
Read MoreLessons Learned
Following the massive after-effects of the faulty CrowdStrike update, we take a look at the lessons learned so far in this ongoing situation. What Happened? On July 19, a faulty software update from cybersecurity technology company CrowdStrike affected approximately 8.5 million Microsoft devices globally causing chaos across multiple industries globally as key systems were disabled. The…
Read MoreKing’s Speech Highlights Security Laws
Following the State Opening of Parliament, the King’s Speech on 17 July included news of significant new legislative proposals to address cybersecurity concerns, focusing on supply chain risks, particularly in the public sector, and improving incident reporting. What Concerns and Risks? The kinds of concerns and risks the new legislation has been drafted to tackle…
Read MoreNew “Privacy-First” Email Writing Assistant
Swiss app company Proton has introduced ‘Proton Scribe,’ an AI-powered private writing assistant that writes and proofreads emails for you. Why? Proton says that with most of us sending emails daily, finding the right words and tone can be time-consuming. Also, other popular email programs process data on remote servers, thereby posing a risk that…
Read MoreMicrosoft Suggest EC Laws Make Apple Less Vulnerable To CrowdStrike
Following CrowdStrike’s faulty update only affecting Microsoft Windows systems (because the update was specific to the Windows operating system), it’s been reported that Microsoft claims that an agreement with the EU means it’s not allowed to protect its operating system (OS) in the same way as Apple. The agreement with the EU relates to Microsoft not being…
Read MoreKite Powered Shipping Cuts Carbon
German startup CargoKite has developed what it calls the “sailing ship of the 21st century” which uses a large kite to pull the vessel along, thereby providing sustainable, clean power. Why? The new wind-powered micro-ships, developed by CargoKite and Lomar’s corporate venture lab have been designed to tackle a variety of challenges for today’s shipping, including: Continue…
Read MoreRampant Referrals for MSPs – Part 14
Recap.As a quick recap last time, we concluded the ‘Who’ of communications and communications-sabotage. This means that we’ve largely covered the ‘what’, ‘who’ and the ‘why’ of communications, leaving the ‘when’, ‘where’ and ‘how ‘ and I’d like to start to cover all that now in another section around ‘environment’ – or more specifically – Environment…
Read MoreAWS Studio : Apps In Minutes!
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has announced a public preview of its new AI-powered AWS App Studio which it says uses natural language to create enterprise-grade applications in minutes, without requiring software development skills. What Is It? AWS App Studio is a newly launched platform by Amazon Web Services (AWS) designed to enable users to create…
Read MoreShadow AI and Shadow SaaS Risks?
A Next DLP survey (conducted at RSA Conference 2024 and Infosecurity Europe 2024) has revealed how the rise of ‘Shadow SaaS’ and ‘Shadow AI’ may be putting businesses at risk of data loss, lack of visibility, and data breaches. What Are Shadow SaaS and Shadow AI? Shadow SaaS refers to the use of software-as-a-service (SaaS)…
Read More15X Samsung Profits (But Workers Strike)
South Korea’s Samsung Electronics has reported that it expects its profits for the three months to June 2024 to have increased by a massive 15-fold on last year. AI Driving Chip Prices Samsung is the world’s largest memory chip, smartphone and TV maker and the company’s (predicted) profit jump to $10.4 trillion from $670 billion…
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