The UK is heading towards a "catastrophic" digital skills shortage "disaster", a think tank has warned. The Learning & Work Institute says the number of young people taking IT subjects at GCSE has dropped 40% since 2015. Meanwhile, consulting giant Accenture says demand for AI, cloud and...
It’s time to kill off the VPN, before its shortcoming cause serious harm to businesses The year 2020 was branded unprecedented as we navigated unknown situations and moved to the "new normal". Of course, IT teams couldn’t have predicted a pandemic, global lockdowns and the total...
The four-step roadmap to “freedom day” on June 21 has now been laid out by the UK government. Despite a clear, data-driven end in sight for the social restrictions coronavirus has inflicted upon us, there is no doubt in leadership discussions worldwide that there will...
Ransomware surged by 150% in 2020 with the average extortion amount doubling, according to a new report from Group-IB. The Singapore-based security firm analyzed over 500 attacks last year to compile its Ransomware Uncovered 2020-2021 report, which maps for the first time the most common tactics, techniques and procedures...
Employees’ reluctance to return to full-time commuting after a year of Covid means change is afoot for companies Susanna* has spent most of lockdown in back-to-back Zoom meetings. It is a major change for the senior banker, who used to commute to London from her home...
A new government report shows that the UK's growing cyber industry attracted record investment last year, despite the global pandemic. The UK’s growing cyber industry attracted record investment last year despite the global pandemic, according to a new government report. With Covid-19 forcing more business and social...
The Microsoft Surface Duo will get an update to Android 11 sometime in the middle of 2021, according to reports from German outlet Dr Windows. The news has since been corroborated by Windows Central, and coincides with the imminent release of the dual-screen phone in the...
2020 transport-technology research and innovation grant (T-TRIG) winners announced. talented transport tech start-ups given government funding to support COVID-19 recovery and decarbonisation as we build back better from the pandemic projects could improve ventilation systems on trains, create safer environments for the visually impaired and lead to...
Coronavirus caused radical and uneven disruption to work and people’s personal lives around the world. The question for businesses, policymakers and employees today is how remote working evolves in the longer term and whether they can harness its benefits. When Covid-19 struck, decision makers needed to...
Working as a team is integral to ensuring you make of the most of the limited hours in the workday. Teamwork, or collaboration, ensures that the most productive ideas make their way to the forefront and actually have a chance to benefit the business. With Covid-19...