Hotel Booking Firm Leaks Data on Millions of Guests
A hotel software provider has exposed the personal data of millions of guests around the world after misconfiguring an AWS bucket, according to a new report from Website Planet. The tech site’s security team discovered an exposed cloud database belonging to Spanish developer Prestige Software, whose platform enables hotels to automate their availability on booking […]
The 5 Biggest Cloud Computing Trends In 2021
The events of 2020 have turned most predictions for 2021 on their head. Top trends such as artificial intelligence (AI) and the internet of things (IoT) will still define the ways in which tech reshapes our lives in the next year. However, the most significant use cases now involve helping us to adapt and survive […]
Cybersecurity: One in three attacks are coronavirus-related
The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) is ‘stepping up support’ for the National Health Service to help protect UK hospitals and other healthcare organisations against cyberattacks. The NCSC’s Annual Review 2020 reveals that the cyber arm of GCHQ has handled more 200 cyber incidents related to coronavirus during the course of this year – almost a […]
Microsoft Teams to get multi-account sign-in support in December
Microsoft Teams is finally slated to get multi-account sign-in as of December 2020, according to a new addition to its Microsoft 365 roadmap. But it turns out it’s for a single person and work account, not multiple work accounts. Microsoft has added to its Microsoft 365 roadmap a much-requested Teams feature:Â the ability to add multiple […]
Remote Working Exposing Businesses to Unforeseen Threats
The sudden shift to remote working this year as a result of COVID-19 has left businesses at far higher risk of cyber-attacks, largely due to their corporate infrastructure being exposed to attack vectors and threats that would not have been considered a year ago. This is according to Bitdefender’s The ‘New Normal’ State of Cybersecurity report, which showed […]
Two-Thirds of Financial Services Firms Suffered Cyber-Attack in the Past Year
Almost two-thirds (65%) of large financial services companies have suffered a cyber-attack in the past year, while 45% have experienced a rise in attack attempts since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. This is according to new research from HelpSystems, which surveyed 250 CISOs and CIOs in global financial services firms about the impact of the […]
Rise to your compliance challenges: How to sufficiently secure data
As we explored in our last article, IT and especially cyber security defences form an integral part of your compliance best practice, while also protecting your organisation from disruption, costs and reputational damage from potential loss or theft. In this article, we will look at the practical steps you must implement to achieve the requirement […]
Rise to your compliance challenges: What do they mean for your IT?
With a vast array of compliance obligations across all areas within your organisation, it can be difficult to keep track of all legislative guidelines and what they mean for your business. Within this article, we have broken down the individual pieces of legislation that we believe are most relevant to the processing of personal data […]
Identifying your compliance obligations: Rise to your compliance challenges
It is rare for a sector to evade the reach of regulatory compliance these days, however, few have the complexity and broad range of legislation as healthcare. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) as the industry watchdog undertakes the majority of that regulatory oversight. The CQC carries a vital role in working to ensure that providers […]
The Exi-Go approach to Managed IT
We’re Exi-Go, Business IT Solution provider At Exi-Go we believe in all-encompassing, comprehensive IT support that covers all bases. Our Watford and Manchester-based teams have the skills and knowledge to launch and administer all aspects of your business’ IT; from preventative maintenance, help desk support and advice to Cloud services, online security and communication solutions […]