Utility companies and IoT: Securing the future today
Connected appliances and devices are revolutionising the nation’s homes, but what does this mean for the utility companies responsible for powering them? How can they ensure cyber security in the age of IoT?.
Is the UK’s electric future grid-locked?
What is causing the UK’s electric future to remain grid-locked? Here, Matthew Walters, Head of Consultancy and Customer Data Services at LeasePlan UK, outlines the biggest barriers facing the industry today.
What is happening to prisoners in South Sudan?
Six prisoners in South Sudan should be unconditionally released after being unlawfully detained without trial since November 2018, say Human Rights Watch.
Millions at risk of identify theft when using free public Wi-Fi
New research of 2,000 Brits has revealed that 79% of public Wi-Fi users take significant risks when choosing hotspots.
Which cyber security trends should organisations adopt in 2019?
With cyber crime on a meteoric rise, organisations in 2019 have to pay extra attention to cyber security trends such as increased cloud security, vulnerable Internet of Things networks, and phishing practices.
How can the energy efficiency of solar cells be increased?
Researchers found that the energy efficiency of solar cells and light-sensing tech can be improved by taking advantage of an unusual property caused by deformations and structural defects.
#NotYourPorn: UK companies profit from ‘Revenge Porn’
In this article, #NotYourPorn Founder Kate Isaacs discusses the holes in the UK’s current Revenge Porn laws, and how the announced legal reform doesn’t address the porn industry.
Is the UK’s telecoms infrastructure fit for emergency alerts?
Javier Colado, SVP of International Sales at Everbridge discusses how the UK is under pressure to ensure its telecoms infrastructure is fit to enable the transmission of emergency alerts to mobile phones.
PM Boris Johnson creates new Office for Veterans’ Affairs
Minister for the Cabinet Office Oliver Dowden and MoD and Cabinet Office Minister Johnny Mercer will oversee a new Office for Veterans’ Affairs to provide lifelong support to military personnel.
US should give Syrian people the right to stay says United Nations
President Trump should renew the grant of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to almost 7,000 Syrians living in the United States, who have the legal right to stay under US law.
Board announced for new UK Council for Internet Safety
The Government has today announced the organisations that will sit on the Executive Board of the new UK Council for Internet Safety.
UK councils are failing to improve productivity through automated workflows
A Freedom of Information request finds that local councils are not realising productivity improvements through automated workflows.
What causes the powerful reasoning abilities of humans?
Research found neurological activity happening in the resting human brain that may explain our powerful reasoning abilities.
International Women’s Day: Women and HIV awareness
In this article, HIV activist Philip Baldwin illuminates issues surrounding women and HIV for International Women's Day 2019.
NHS promises to lead global elimination of hepatitis C
The NHS will find and cure tens of thousands more people with hepatitis C as part of a ground-breaking deal that could help England become the first country in the world to eliminate the deadly virus and lead a global elimination.
Plastic in the oceans: Five steps to reduce marine litter
Maria Spyraki MEP from the European Parliament explains the five necessary steps to reduce marine litter – Engagement, Education, Empowerment, Engineering, and Enforcement – in light of the problem of plastics ending up in the oceans of the world.
University of Cambridge will have no carbon emissions by 2048
Cambridge is the first university globally to announce that it has adopted a 1.5 degrees Science Based Target for carbon reduction, committing itself to having no energy-related carbon emissions by 2048.
Fighting burnout in the workplace
Paul Friday, Director of Strategic Relationships at MHR explores how HR can help protect employees from stress before it spirals into burnout in the workplace.
How is software design digitising the world?
Scott Brothers, Group Chief Operating Officer at ONVU Technology discusses how software design is digitising the world with a focus on the influence it has had on modern-day technologies such as virtual and augmented realities.
Is CBD oil safe and what are the benefits?
Here, experts from Charlotte's Web discuss everything you need to know about the effectiveness, safety and benefits of CBD oil.