Introduction If you were to look at any organisation, small or large, you would expect to see some degree of Cyber Defence or Cyber Security capability – whether that be Malware prevention on a collection of laptops for a small business or a fully-fledged 24×7 Cyber Operation for a multi-site Enterprise business. If you were Read more ›
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This week the BBC News reported “40 million T-Mobile customers hit by US data breach”; this follows their 15m customers affected by a security breach in 2015. Online data theft is becoming all-too-common, and one wonders if we risk becoming complacent by this ever-common threat to the safety of our personal data. Remember Facebook, BA? Read more ›
Focusing on Social Value requires a change in mindset. In previous years, the bottom line drove all activity for many businesses across the world, and though that’s not quite the case anymore, shifting perspectives to looking outside of an organisation instead of inwards can take some getting used to. A concept we often discuss with Read more ›
Much effort has been made, and is being made, to improve accessibility and inclusivity for people with disabilities and health challenges within the workplace. Yet, this was always going to be a long journey of learning and understanding, and there’s still a long way to go and much to do. It’s a truth that too Read more ›
The effects of the global pandemic have been devastating for communities across the world, and as we work to rebuild, we’re presented with an opportunity for growth as well as recovery. Social Value – also known as corporate social responsibility, creating shared value and/or social responsibility – is a growing priority for every organisation. The Read more ›
Business and industry have come far in recent decades, yet I still see room for change. Social Value can no longer be purely a gesture or a ‘nice to have’. There’s growing evidence to show both businesses and customers putting far more importance on environmental and social credentials, especially within the last 18 months. Back Read more ›
Yes, that’s right, over 10 million people in the UK have now had their vaccine jab! What a fantastic achievement. Each and every day we are hearing more good news about vaccines and progress against Covid19, yet where did this success begin? With technology, perhaps just pencil and paper, in a Lab in the middle Read more ›
At the beginning of the year, most firms operated with some degree of remote working. Then came COVID-19 and everything changed. Firms around the globe rushed to embrace the new normal. The running joke is, “it wasn’t your CIO that delivered your digital transformation, it was COVID-19!” However, without the foundations that your IT teams Read more ›
Pretty much everyone is currently talking about Cyber Security – and that’s great because we’ve been doing exactly that for years; so it’s brilliant that it’s now on all our agendas. And yet… As you read the press it’s such a huge topic, hard and expensive. Enterprise and business customers just want it to work; Read more ›
At Accordant we have a simple three pillar approach: Cyber Security; Transformation Economics; and Service Delivery. Put that another way… Do things securely. Do it beneficially. Do it brilliantly! Our Cyber Security teams are second to none; understanding requirements from the kit deployed, to the policies and people you need in order to operate and Read more ›