New data from cybersecurity provider Heimdal Security shows that 85% of its customers have already applied patches to address the Microsoft Exchange vulnerabilities, through the use of automated vulnerability management and deployment. A further 13% have the update in their manual update queues, with deployment expected within 24-48 hours. Heimdal …

Steve White, Target Components’ CTO gives his take on the five eclectic pieces of standout tech in his life. The Transistor I studied electronics at college and then worked in the electronics industry for 10 years designing circuit boards, before making the move into IT. Transistors are at the heart …

ESET  Research has discovered that more than ten different advanced persistent threat (APT) groups are exploiting the recent Microsoft Exchange vulnerabilities to compromise email servers. ESET has identified more than 5,000 email servers that have been affected by malicious activity related to the incident. The servers belong to organisations – …

Iain Shaw, MD (Commercial, Innovation and Products) at Brigantia Partners Limited, on the MS Exchange hack situation. Have you ever felt that sometimes the world changes so quickly that one day, you may not keep up? The world has changed yet again. Small to medium size businesses which have been …

New research from SingleStore shows that the vast majority (82%) of IT professionals admit that they manage different versions of the same database, and nearly three-quarters (74.4%) said that they run into issues with their current data warehouses.  More than half of those surveyed said that hiring and retaining IT professionals to …

Exertis Cloud has launched its Smarter SaaS service, software asset management tool, in partnership with The Business Software Centre (TBSC). Exertis is offering Smarter SaaS free of charge to resellers who sign up to the service before the end of March. Smarter SaaS for Microsoft 365 is a cloud-based Software …

Kramer has launched two new hybrid education solutions designed to help teachers get back to the classroom. Kramer EDU-Hybrid-ZR is a Zoom Rooms solution that starts lessons at the touch of a button with no personal device needed. Kramer EDU-Hybrid-1 is a software agnostic wireless presentation and collaboration solution. It …

ProvisionPoint’s relaunch of its Partner Program enables channel partners to bring ProvisionPoint 365, the governance tool for Microsoft 365, to its customers using Microsoft Teams, SharePoint Online, Microsoft 365 Groups, Yammer Communities, and more. With ProvisionPoint 365, partners can support their customers in managing Microsoft 365 governance across the stack, …

Node4 has acquired Starcom Technologies Limited, the MSP division of K3 Business Technologies Group (K3). The acquisition will see Starcom Technologies become part of Node4’s comprehensive portfolio of services, further adding to its capability of delivering enhanced cloud managed services throughout the UK. It also expands the company’s operational presence with …

Content+Cloud, has acquired Sipcom. UK-headquartered, but with global reach, Sipcom provides Content+Cloud with its first presence in the US, and the ability to deliver Microsoft Teams and other unified communications and collaboration services on a global basis. Daniel Allen, CEO, Sipcom, said: “Sipcom has always punched above its weight as a …