The pandemic has changed the world of work for many. While some have found themselves adapting to working from home, others have fallen on more difficult times. According to ONS figures, the number of payroll employees has fallen by 819,000 since February 2020, as roles and business alike have succumbed to the effects that Covid-19 has had on the economy. With 16- to 24-year-olds disproportionately affected, the UK is at risk of entering 2021 with a generation of people lacking the skills they need to survive in an increasingly digitally centred workplace. Reskill in cyber? Despite a government-backed 'reskill in cyber' ad going viral in October after becoming the subject of political…
What a week for Garmin. If you’ve been following the news, you’ll know that on Thursday 23rd July several of its services became unavailable as a result of a rumoured ransomware attack by Russian hackers Evil Corp. Whilst Garmin has been selective in the information it’s shared about the attack, the majority of its platforms and services are…
Yesterday, several high-profile Twitter accounts were accessed by hackers and used as part of a bitcoin scam. Barack Obama, Elon Musk, Uber and Apple were amongst those targeted by the attackers, who posted scam links promising that donations made to a bitcoin wallet would be doubled by the account holder. The…
