Businesses are taking cybersecurity more seriously than ever. In 2021, executives ramped up their cybersecurity spending in response to the explosion of cyber-attacks exploiting lockdown remote working. Despite this, the frequency and severity of security breaches has only increased, with small to medium businesses in the UK subject to an astonishing average of 10,000 attempted cyber-attacks a day. Successful attacks breach sensitive data, and recovery can result in severe financial losses, sometimes millions of pounds, for affected businesses. So, what is going wrong? Before we discuss...
Since launching its Surprise Supplies initiative in May, RGB Building Supplies has donated building materials to support businesses that had to close for large parts of the pandemic, groups that went above and beyond to support members of their communities in the past 18 months, and charities who had struggled to complete projects without extra help.
For its last giveaway of the current campaign, RGB is inviting schools, colleges, community groups, care homes, charities and community interest companies to get in touch and explain how a donation of £1,000 worth of building...
Digital marketing is on the rise. With a lot of benefits, it has become an important targeting and engaging tool for your prospective and current customers. Effective digital marketing will help to interact with your audience and solve a lot of issues. Digital marketing options promise wider opportunities. To find the most relevant option for your business needs you will need to partner with a digital marketing agency London. Agencies like Focus On Digital will offer the best solutions to target high-quality traffic and boost your brand success.
Real Estate Investments warrant strict checks and while it has always been tricky, the inclination of people towards investing in Real Estate refuses to die down. With the world now being a global village, the investments keep flowing in.
Like the rest of the technological landscape, the property investments portfolio is also seeing huge changes as the need for making informed decisions is increasing more than ever before.
The rapidly evolving world and technology have given birth to intricate methods that help evaluate property holding companies and organizations. The...
Stagecoach drivers and RMT union representatives across Exeter recently organised a collection, seeing a fantastic £1100 donated to local charity Hospiscare, topped up by their Stagecoach MD.
RMT union reps Matt Hackett, Jamie Nickles and Ian Hodge hit upon the idea initially for a very different reason.
Several weeks ago, saw the company and union in pay talks, with local strike action planned for Monday 18th October. As the union were preparing for the proposed strikes, they realised that some drivers may be out of pocket if they took part in the action, so they...
In a call to arms on behalf of the environment, a small, independent Devon-based charity is taking on the might of international solar farm developers - by legally challenging a council's decision to allow an industrial-scale solar array to be built on 28 fields at Pyworthy in northwest Devon. Devon CPRE is fighting its biggest battle yet to save prime farmland that’s vital for food production and is one of the greatest ‘carbon capture’ resources we possess.
The charity is mounting a High Court challenge along with Pyworthy residents, including the actor John Nettles OBE who...
More than £1 billion has been recovered from the proceeds of crime and tax offenders since the formation of a specialist HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) fraud squad five years ago.
Launched in April 2016, the department’s Fraud Investigation Service (FIS) has now recovered assets equivalent to funding around 20,000 NHS nurses for an entire year.
FIS has been proactively pursuing the suspected proceeds of crime using enforcement powers, both criminal and civil, to disrupt the movement of cash and assets. Since 2016, more than 1,200 seizures of cash and assets have been made...
As residents in Devon admire their collection of Christmas cards on window sills and shelves, many will be hoping to do their bit for the environment, after Twelfth Night, by putting them in recycling bins.
But most councils in the county are warning people to think twice before disposing of cards, as many of them may not be recyclable.
One local authority has even said it won’t accept any Christmas cards at all in its green bins.
The problem is that many Christmas cards are made of more than just paper.
Simple cards without glitter or foil can be put...
Music remains a huge part of many people’s lives, and there are so many ways to keep making money from this source, depending on your understanding of the right approach to take to ensure success while making a living out of what you love doing. Whether it's a full-time or half-time job, there are various creative funding options to get the most out of for your music in 2022. Perhaps considering the way things went, the previous year's experiences might not have been fair enough, but here is another new year that requires embracing with optimism. You made it through a global pandemic, and...
The South West's largest housebuilder is delivering all Christmas gifts received from suppliers to local foodbanks in Somerset, Devon and Cornwall this week, along with a financial donation.
Barratt Homes and David Wilson Homes' Exeter team will be dropping off items including food, toiletries and children's toys and books to The Lord's Larder in Chard which supports the community around Blackdown Heights , Chard; Crediton Foodbank, on the outskirts of Exeter and near Victoria Heights , Alphington, and Launceston Foodbank, near to the new community of Chapel Gate .
