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Are you looking for easy-to-understand yet empowering insight into the world of IT and digital technology? Our cyber blog covers comprehensive guides, in-depth discussions and detailed reports into the essential IT topics your business needs to know about. From cyber security and digital threats to executing IT strategy and digital transformation plans, our blog is your user-friendly window into the ever-changing world of business IT.

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GDPR fines for SMEs
Cyber Security

GDPR Fines for Small Businesses

May 2018 saw the European Union adopt a new set of data protection laws called the General Data Protection Regulation — now ominously known as the GDPR. Since its inception, the UK government body responsible for cracking down on GDPR breaches, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), has been busy.

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Supply chain cyber attacks, data rich organisations beware
Cyber Security

Supply Chain Cyber Attacks

With regulation authorities focusing on operational resilience, it’s never been more important for organisations to demonstrate how quickly they can recover from operational disruption. Even if your business is well protected from Cyber-attacks the same can’t always be said for your suppliers. Discover our top 4 tips for a robust supplier management strategy and how to manage Cyber risk to improve Cyber resilience documented in the Allianz 2020 Business Risk Barometer.

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Are you underestimating your Shadow IT problem?
Cyber Security

What Is Shadow IT?

What exactly is Shadow IT? Shadow IT is hardware or software that is predominately cloud-based and used by staff without IT’s knowledge, with no testing or approval given by IT or compliance.

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