Why hybrid working needs better consolidation of IT [Q&A]
As the pandemic forced many businesses to adopt remote work, IT departments had to quickly adapt to new infrastructures and tools to support their employees from a distance.
But as hybrid working starts to become permanent businesses are reviewing their tech investments and seeking to provide a better remote user experience.
Only 18 percent of staff think hybrid working has improved productivity
New research, from UK-based IT consultancy and services provider Doherty Associates, finds that only 18 percent of workers in two key sectors think that hybrid working has substantially improved productivity.
The survey of 889 employees working in the UK capital markets and legal industries looked to uncover how the working-from-home revolution and subsequent technological adoption have impacted productivity.
The NSA has some tips about how to secure your home network -- sensible, blindingly obvious and paranoid in equal measure
Being a government agency concerned with security, it is perhaps not particularly surprising that the NSA has some advice for locking down networks. The National Security Agency has issued a series of tips designed to help secure home networks, and while home workers and remote workers are mentioned, the tips apply to just about everyone.
While much of the advice is fairly obvious, the list of "best practices" serves as a helpful reminder about the steps that need to be taken to avoid cyber-attacks. Some advice, however, suggests a level of paranoia that is not necessarily appropriate for most people.