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Cloud-based multi-factor authentication: the starting point for security, compliance and user experience

Published in Datacentre + Network Security Device Security Identity/Access Management Security + Compliance

Banks and businesses are constantly under pressure to keep their data, customers, and employees secure. This has heightened in the last few months, as the global pandemic has seen cybercriminals ramp up activity. The number of phishing websites increasing by 350% since the start of the year, and...

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A moment of reflection: A CIO’s perspective on the remote working transition

Published in Datacentre + Network Security Device Security Digital Business

The coronavirus crisis has forced many companies to push ahead with digital transformation at high speed, causing many challenges for IT and security teams. Challenges include the need for extensive hardware purchases and new processes for home office work, but also connecting to the company’s...

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WAN Confusion: Why WAN Data Acceleration isn’t

Published in DC Facilities + Colo Infrastructure Infrastructure + Hardware Networking Networks + Telecoms

WAN optimisation or SD-WAN WAN optimisation and SD-WAN vendors tend to talk about cost-efficiencies, scalability, virtual flexibility, their ability to accelerate any application despite the limitations of TCP/IP, being cloud-ready, industry-leading. In addition, it’s about being able to...

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The new world order of working from home

Published in Design + Optimisation Digital Business Hosting + Colocation

At the end of April 2020, it was estimated by the Office of National Statistics (ONS) that 49% of the UK adult workforce were working from home full time. This equates to approximately 16 million people up from just 1.5 million a decade ago. Although it is hoped that many will return to offices...