Business

The Average “Cyber Breach” Costs Business £5,220 Says this Gov’t Report: Is It Badly Wrong?

A recent government-commissioned report claims that the average cost of a cyber-breach for medium to large UK businesses and charities…

“Chameleon” Fraudsters Exploiting Companies House: Are New ID Proposals the Answer?

The government is consulting on proposals that would require all of the UK’s existing 6.7 million company directors – as…

Office for National Statistics Wants to Turn a Big Data Eye on Company Ownership, Balance Sheets

The UK’s Office for National Statistics (ONS) is seeking a partner to provide it with “timely and detailed information” on…

Kronos Announces IBM Watson Partnership and AI to Track Your Hourly Workers

IBM has announced that it will partner with Kronos to bring its Watson AI platform to the latter’s workforce management…

Microsoft: Companies “Hesitant” to Form AI Strategy But Say They Have One Anyway

Many organisations who claim to have an AI strategy in place are in reality still working on one. That’s according…

Sales Tech “The X-Factor” for Closing Deals, But Don’t Underestimate Human Contact

Businesses are increasingly investing in sales technology, according to a new report from LinkedIn, to help their staff close deals,…

How to Get Your Business AI-Ready

Whether you work in retail, banking, transport or the public sector, AI will be an integral part of the way…

Beware of Business Ambulance Chasers: It’s Time to Bust some GDPR Myths

Here’s how most articles about GDPR start … "Have you heard of GDPR? Do you know that it’s coming into…

Cybersecurity fears not matched with risk management strategy

While it is encouraging that businesses are increasingly aware of cybersecurity risks, a shockingly low percentage of them are implementing…

Change your mind in 2018 – it’ll change your business

“Progress is impossible without change; and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.” This famous quote from George…