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Marcella Arthur, Vice President Global Marketing, Unbound Security explores why organisations should consider a one-stop cryptography platform for centralised key management and how this solution can help enforce policy, custody, and security parameters to prevent cyber-attacks and data leakage. Cloud computing remains a dominant trend in global business, boosted by …

Netacea’s Top Five Scalper Bots Quarterly Index covers April to June 2021 and shows a mix of technology and fashion as the most frequently targeting items by scalper bots. The top five items targeted by scalper bots in Q2 2021 were: Air Jordan Retro 1 High OG sneakers: These popular shoes …

Voxility is reported to have stopped multiple 1Tbps+ waves of Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks on its customers’ digital infrastructure in July and August 2021. Unlike previous periods, DDoS attacks are being co-ordinated to start with extremely high volumes of traffic followed by frequent but low intensity attacks. The …

UK technology consultancy states small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) must have the right technologies and frameworks in place to succeed As a result of the pandemic, SMBs are investing increasingly more time and money in their digital transformation efforts. While some implemented digital capabilities for the first time as a matter of survival, …

PPDS is collaborating with Intel, Advantech and Navori Labs to create an intelligent signage solution for Retail. The solution will be powered by AI using intelligent context-aware software and camera technologies to deliver data-driven insights to high street retailers for enhanced, more targeted customer experiences. Designed to take the customer’s …

Box is celebrating its 25th anniversary by giving away thousands of pounds worth prizes this week in a special online competition. Hundreds of people have taken part in the exciting Box Hunts by racing to the secret locations, with the first people to arrive scooping prizes including TVs, laptops and gaming …

Redstor is partnering with Bocada LLC to provide MSPs with greater visibility over customer environments and increase their revenue opportunities. MSPs managing customer backups with Redstor’s cloud-native solution can now use Bocada’s single pane dashboard to oversee these environments alongside those protected by other cloud, on-prem, or hybrid implementations. Purpose built …

The ONS Business Insights report paints a bleak picture, says the delivery expert ParcelHero. 12.5% of retailers say they have been unable to get key products and 20% of transport companies have suspended business. New UK trade figures released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) are extremely concerning, says …

AVEVA has found that 85% of businesses plan to increase their investment in digital transformation over the next three years in order to tackle climate change, embrace automation and unlock the performance benefits of advanced technologies. Nine out of ten industrial companies see combining advanced technologies such as the industrial …

Peter Ruffley, CEO at Zizo, explores the five key steps that businesses must consider, in order to become truly data driven and achieve the most value from IoT. When it comes to the Internet of Things (IoT) the potential for our lives, businesses and industries as a whole to completely …

An innovative new pilot scheme has launched in the West Midlands aiming to give patients the ability to undergo a procedure to detect the causes of digestive or stomach complaints in the privacy of their homes. Patients awaiting an endoscopy (a procedure whereby a camera is fed into the bowel …

BT Wholesale is Europe’s largest wholesale telecoms provider, with a range of services including voice, broadband, data, hosted communication, managed networks and IT. Here Michelle Winny, editor of PCR caught up with Gavin Jones, Director of Channel at BT Wholesale to find out about how the channel has been impacted …