Tag Archives: Covid-19

Data protection laws still apply during the shift to remote working, warns Brigantia

rob hall brigantia Data protection laws still apply during the shift to remote working, warns Brigantia

Brigantia’s Product Marketing Manager Rob Hall discusses why GDPR is important amid the current COVID-19 crisis. The ICO has recently released some guidance about how organisations should continue to abide by the Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA 2018) commonly referred to simply as GDPR (as it is the UK’s enactment …

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BullGuard offers free Small Office Security to businesses disrupted by Coronavirus

bullgaurd small office security BullGuard offers free Small Office Security to businesses disrupted by Coronavirus

BullGuard has announced the availability of a free, three-month minimum BullGuard Small Office Security license for small businesses that need assistance managing their cybersecurity in the wake of the disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic and the subsequent sudden mass migration of millions of employees who are now working from home. The free, three-month minimum license of BullGuard Small …

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Zyxel offers tech help to those working from home

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With more people staying home as cities and countries go into lockdown to stop the spread of COVID-19, Zyxel Networks has launched an online service to field questions from users worldwide who are running into trouble working remotely. The Zyxel Networking Ally Help Centre, part of its support forum, is staffed …

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UK monitor sales almost double as employees are urged to work from home

monitor sales up screen graph UK monitor sales almost double as employees are urged to work from home

With the UK government urging everyone to work from home if they are able to do so, British consumers almost doubled the number of IT monitors bought during the week ending 14th March compared to the week before, reporting to new stats from GfK. In contrast to the same period …

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Brigantia’s Iain Shaw on how businesses can avoid being a soft target during the COVID-19 crisis

iain shaw brigantia headshot 2020 Brigantia's Iain Shaw on how businesses can avoid being a soft target during the COVID-19 crisis

Following on from BullGuard CEO Paul Lipman’s article earlier this week in which he highlighted how important cybersecurity is during the COVID-19 crisis, here, Brigantia Partners Commercial Director Iain Shaw​ outlines what your organisation do to avoid being a soft target. I have just read Paul Lipman’s PCR article about …

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BullGuard’s Paul Lipman: “Security is imperative as Coronavirus-themed malware rises”

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Paul Lipman, CEO at cybersecurity company BullGuard, looks at the current rise in Coronavirus-theme malware and why businesses of all sizes need to ensure their staff’s devices are safe when working remotely. In this time of uncertainty change is rapid. Small and medium-sized businesses up and down the country are …

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Target Components Open Day cancelled

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IT distributor Target Components has announced that its annual Open Day, set to take place in September, has been cancelled due to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis. Target’s full statement is below: In the light of the current coronavirus crisis, we have taken the decision to cancel this years’ Open Day. …

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Covid-19: Ten steps retailers, importers and delivery companies can take to reduce its impact

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ParcelHero has studied the impact of the new coronavirus on the retail supply chains worldwide to create ten steps to mitigate the effect of Covid-19 on international trade and logistics, as outlined by Head of Consumer Research, David Jinks MILT. The sudden spread of Covid-19, the new coronavirus, has created …

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