The return of office work could bring about a perfect storm of cyber security dangers, some experts have warned.
With many of Britain’s workers gearing up to head back to the office, businesses have been urged to make sure their defences are up to scratch, to combat the myriad threats that could be brought into the office on returning staff devices.
Should governments make it illegal to pay ransomware demands? That’s the question being asked on a global scale, following a series of high-profile hacks that have impacted businesses, governments and organisations alike.
The benefits of connecting to public WiFi hotspots could be significantly outweighed by the inherent dangers, if they’ve not been sufficiently protected.
This is a warning sounded by IT security firm Akita, which has urged anyone connecting to public WiFi to proceed with real caution.
UK businesses have been urged to follow Ireland’s lead, and give staff members the ‘right to disconnect’.
The marked increase in home working that has come about as a result of the coronavirus pandemic has improved the work-life balance for countless Brits. However, it’s not been so straightforward for all – with some reporting burnout from working longer hours at home than they would in the office.
Microsoft Word has been part of the enterprise world for long enough for most of us to feel comfortable using it. However, there’s a whole world beyond the basics you can see from the ‘Home’ tab. Here are five tools you can use to turn your word processing from good to great.
Microsoft has rolled out Dynamic View to Teams – giving both presenters and participants an improved meeting experience.
Facebook has tried to downplay a data leak that saw information from 533 million people in 106 countries published on a hacking forum.
If you’ve ever pulled data into Excel from multiple sources, you’ll probably have had to deal with lots of minor discrepancies. It could be differences in how information is collated, varying ways of presenting the data, or simple spelling errors – but all of this can make it difficult to scrutinize large amounts of data, or to give accurate results based upon it.
Microsoft has retired Cortana for mobile users, moving instead towards productivity assistance for Windows 10, Outlook and Teams.
Hackers have found a new way to put pressure on businesses that have been subject to a data breach – enlisting their own customers to call for a ransom to be paid.
