Can WEEE Legislation Help Businesses Solve the E-waste Crisis?
71% of the world’s population is governed by e-waste legislation, yet the latest figures from the UN report that globally, only 17% of our electrical and electronic devices were recycled in 2019. At June’s G7 summit, world leaders were met by Mount Recyclemore. A vast...
Should Your Fridge Form Part of Your Cybersecurity Strategy?
Meeting the new challenges presented by the Internet of Things. It wasn’t so long ago that ‘personal data security’ meant shredding financial information and memorising your PIN. Fast-forward a decade and it has become necessary to share our sensitive data far and...
Can the Circular Economy Reboot the Technology Industry?
The environmental, social & economic benefits of reducing our e-waste. In 2020, the world generated a record 53.6 million metric tonnes (mT) of e-waste – in just 12 months. Weighing more than all the commercial airliners ever built, that waste had an...
Responding to the Global Computer Chip Shortage.
How Green IT can help beat rising costs and supply issues. Our digital devices are a central part of life, even more so in the last year. They’ve kept us connected and helped millions of businesses diversify their operations to stay afloat. Most would agree that our...
5 steps to Take in the Immediate Aftermath of a Cyber-attack?
Whether for substantial financial gain or to create social or political disorder, cyber-attacks are increasing in prevalence, severity and disruption. According to the Bitdefenders’ 2020 Threat Landscape Report, the total number of global ransomware reports increased...
Implementing a Multifaceted Enterprise Cybersecurity Strategy | EOL IT
Responding to the challenges of data governance posed by the modern IT network. Cybersecurity has changed exponentially in recent years, leaving CIO’s, CISO’s and their teams in very different waters, with the sudden shift to remote working last year only compounding...
OS updates: The Things We Should All Know Before Clicking ‘Snooze’.
Ask people why they should update their computers operating system, and most, if not all, will reply, ‘to keep the bad guys out and your sensitive data safe’. Although surprisingly, 40% of adults fail to update their computer or smartphones at all. We know that OS...
How Can You Ensure a Safe Transition Back to the Workplace?
5 Practical Steps to Help Businesses Reopen Securely. The UK Government’s roadmap out of lockdown has paved the way for businesses to start to think about reopening their doors to their employees. However, it is crucial that we stop to consider that we may also be...