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Keeping your eyes on the horizon and your ear to the ground can be tricky to do all at once, so we're doing it for you. Check out the latest tech news and our own blogs below to keep up to speed with everything you need to know regarding your business IT, communications, and cyber security.
“Hack-Proof” NordVPN Confirms Attack
When the news broke on Monday 21st October that self-proclaimed “hack-proof” VPN service NordVPN was the victim of a hack in March 2018, we were su...
Why did 1/3 of UK businesses suffer an IT breach in 2019?
1/3 of UK businesses suffered IT breaches in 2019, even though 70% have IT security. 32% of all UK businesses identified IT security breaches in th...
Edinburgh IT firm hopes its eerie “ghost office” will never be needed – unless disaster strikes
Consider IT creates a sleek office suite for disaster recovery in Edinburgh A DYNAMIC IT support firm has created a stunning 18-desk office in a...
CEO Fraud: The latest email scam costing businesses billions
Picture this: you receive an email from your company chief executive informing you that a previously agreed deal is finalised and you are now requi...
Microsoft pulling the plug from Skype for Business Online
Come September, onboarding of new Office 365 users will automatically include Teams as the new normal. The consumer version of Skype is not affecte...
A WhatsApp call can hack your phone – update now
It has been confirmed today that hackers were able to remotely install software on phones and other devices using a major vulnerability in messagin...
Cyber Essentials £1000 Voucher Scheme
UPDATE: As of 27th February 2020, the Scottish Enterprise funding has been depleted and the voucher scheme is no longer taking applications. Buildi...
Vodafone confirms backdoors in Huawei equipment
For a long time now, Huawei Technologies Co. have been accused of planting backdoors into their equipment to enable them to steal trade secrets fro...
Consider IT joins SBRC Trusted Partner scheme
Consider IT is proud to announce that we have been accepted to join the Scottish Business Resilience Centre‘s (SBRC) Trusted Partners scheme. Trust...
