As cybersecurity threats continue to evolve and become more sophisticated, you may have heard more and more about XDR (extended detection & response) as a cybersecurity solution. But it can be difficult to pin down exactly what XDR does and why it’s such a powerful tool for housing providers to use, particularly alongside a managed…
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Littlefish
Assess your Microsoft environment to target security risks
The housing sector is a tempting target for cyber criminals. With an estimated 2.4 million homes under management in the UK, we know that housing providers hold a wealth of confidential and sensitive data of the sort that is stolen in droves every year, such as phone numbers, bank details, addresses and other personally-identifiable information…
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Housing and the ever-evolving workplace
There’s a difference between what we might call contemporary or trendy workplaces (perhaps the sorts with casual, open-plan offices, games rooms and nap pods) and what we mean when we refer to the modern workplace, although, of course, the two aren’t mutually exclusive. The term ‘modern workplace’ refers more to a set of technological, physical…
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Cyber-security challenges in housing
Housing providers have suffered a spate of cyber-attacks in recent years, some of which have been high-profile, headline-making cases. Cyber criminals target our sector attempting to pillage the vast amounts of personal data held by housing providers and, in some cases, have held the housing provider to ransom. The most common cyber attacks Since June…
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Outsourcing and ‘the great resignation’
In the wake of the pandemic, a new phenomenon has manifested as people reassess their work/life balance, dubbed by the media as ‘the great resignation’. With many employees choosing to resign from their jobs, the great resignation means that businesses are experiencing a significant skills shortage. A recent survey suggested that almost a third of…
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IT service desks & operational efficiency
From PCs and laptops to cloud computing and smart devices in everyone’s pocket, it’s impossible to imagine any successful organisation running smoothly without technology. Unfortunately, without a strong, reliable IT service desk, you’re likely to consume a lot of vital resources just to maintain your IT operations at their current level (let alone improve efficiency…
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