Earlier this week, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) released the worrying statistic that a massive 40 per cent of the UK population using home Wi-Fi, have no awareness when it comes to security settings. The survey, which was carried out by YouGov, identified that 16 per cent of people with home Wi-Fi were either unsure [...]

February’s Round Table sessions have kicked off to a great start, with two industry debates having already taken place this month; things can only get bigger and better. UKFast was privileged enough to be joined by six social media experts from around the country, who provided us with a lively debate, unearthing useful advice for [...]

According to research by recruitment firm Monster.co.uk, most IT professionals are unhappy in their current roles and are thinking of changing jobs. The study found that only 30 per cent of the 228 UK IT staff surveyed are satisfied with their current employment, with 92 per cent of these people considering a change. At UKFast [...]

Today UKFast is celebrating Data Privacy Day. Sponsored by Intel, Microsoft and Visa, the aim is to raise awareness of increasing and intruding threats to your businesses data resources. In the wake of Hacktivists preying on credit card merchants like Visa and Barclaycard, there’s no stopping anyone from knocking down a small scale business’s protection [...]

As mentioned in the previous post on this month’s security bulletin releases, there are now confirmed to be 17 security bulletins, addressing 40 vulnerabilities.

This ‘Patch Tuesday’ for December 2010, sees the release of 17 bulletins addressing 40 vulnerabilities.

13 bulletins directly affect Windows; only 2 bulletins are considered Critical severity rating.

The business environment is forever evolving, changing naturally and organically over the years. There are many factors that influence this evolution like strategic decisions but also external factors such as: politics, the economy, social factors, technological advancements, the environment and legislation… The role of brand identity is to reflect this, to communicate the company’s personality, [...]

This week marks a momentous occasion for us with the launch of UKFast Energy’s three step plan that sees in-house generation of clean energy through the production of hydro-power plants in Wales and Scotland. Our three step plan consists of: Beginning work on a 10 Hydro electric power plants Becoming 100% carbon neutral both at [...]

Yesterday, UKFast visited Salford University to talk to graduates about job opportunities in the North West. The session came at the end of a five day workshop about employability. With our overview of the business scene we were asked to present to the students about finding your perfect employer, approaching them, preparing for interview and [...]

Environmental ministers have this week announced their latest eco-initiative to cut carbon emissions across Europe by 30 per cent, adding further weight to the global push for a greener future. David Porter from the Association of Electricity producers has cautioned however, that private investments are absolutely essential if this goal is to be met. He [...]