The Department for Education (DfE) overhauled its security investment in the most recent financial year (FY 20-21), by increasing security courses on offer to staff from four to 44. Additionally, course participants surged from just under 7,000 in FY 19-20,…
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Nearly half of remote employees engage in risky password behaviour
LastPass by LogMeIn has released findings of its fourth Psychology of Passwords global report, which revealed that while 92% of people know that using the same password or a variation is a risk, 65% still re-use passwords across accounts, drastically…
Keeping supply chains connected
Just a year ago, finding a packet of toilet paper on your local supermarket’s shelves was like striking gold. The past year has taught us the value of a steady supply chain, and just how quickly an unexpected event can…
How robotics and automation are creating jobs in manufacturing
SME manufacturers adopting robotics and automation are creating hundreds of new and upskilled jobs, with the support of Made Smarter. Since 2019 the North West Adoption Programme, a collaboration between UK government and industry designed to support the increased use…
5G: Deployment status, industry challenges, and market outlook
5G is paving the way for a fully digitalised and connected world. The past two years have seen many new field trials and an accelerating number of commercial rollouts. Moreover, 5G is starting to be adopted in a wide range…
How connected technology can help property developers reach future net zero
The UK aims to bring all greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050. To help achieve this goal, the government has announced that all new homes will be banned from installing gas and oil boilers by 2025. Instead, they…
What does the future hold for digital twins and smart buildings?
Smart lighting and building software expert, amBX, has interviewed Dogu Taskiran, a software developer, a smart city thought leader and the CEO of Stambol Studios, based in Canada. He has previously worked for Microsoft and has shared his thoughts on digital…
Being the change in global healthcare
The global health IT and medical technology conference held by the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) is a key date in the calendar of any healthcare professional. With the COVID-19 pandemic and the pressures faced by healthcare organisations…
Smart Factory: What it is and the solutions you need to build one
There are already many articles on the topic of smart factory. In this article, I will try to simplify it a little bit, starting off with a brief overview of the history of industrial revolutions, introduction of what smart factory…
ETSI releases specifications boosting trustful end-to-end network and service automation
ETSI has announced the release of three major specifications and report developed by its Zero-touch network and Service Management (ZSM) group. ETSI GS ZSM 003, defines end-to-end network slicing management and orchestration architecture blueprint and solutions, and ETSI GS ZSM 009-1 specifies the…
