Ethical Hacking – What is it? Ethical hacking – how can something bad be ethical? If IT was a John Wayne film, hackers would be the bad guys in black hats. Hackers cause immense harm to public confidence in data security and e-commerce. They also force organisations to spend large sums of money on IT […]
GDPR – A Practical Guide
GDPR is coming and the simple fact is that most of us are ignoring it. Some hoped that BREXIT would save us or that it would just go away. Well I am sorry, but it won’t, and the deadline is the 25th of May 2018. It’s time to take GDPR seriously. This is the first […]
Diversity and computing – we have a problem
Does IT have a diversity problem? Diversity is an issue that goes straight to the bottom line. The IT industry uniquely can do something about diversity, and turn it to it’s advantage. Most IT employers complain about a shortage of qualified staff and employers in Northern Ireland aren’t any different. A few weeks ago, I […]
Business Culture and Processes – Change is Coming
Over the last few weeks we have been forced to change the way that we work, but will this lead to a permanent change in business culture and processes? Many organisations have adopted technologies they thought only existed in Star Trek (am I giving away my age?). Suddenly, businesses of all shapes and sizes are […]