Housing providers have long been enthusiastic adopters of digital transformation strategies. As the pandemic unfolded, third-party property management platforms became essential in ensuring service continuity and maintaining tenant engagement. However, interconnectedness with third parties increases cybersecurity risk; we may have an effective cybersecurity strategy within our own housing organisations, but do we know about the…
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Book now: #HousingTechLive – Cybersecurity in Housing 2022 with Sophos
We will be hosting a free live event, Cybersecurity in Housing 2022, on Tuesday 14th June with Sophos. Jonathan Lee (Public Sector Director) and Kostandino Kustas (Senior Engineer) from Sophos will be discussing how your organisation can continue the digital transformation momentum while staying protected using the latest cybersecurity solutions in 2022. You will also get…
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Cyber attacks – Bridging the skills gap
Without the rapid adoption of digital strategies, it’s difficult to imagine how housing providers would have coped during the pandemic. In a matter of weeks, committed and passionate IT teams rose to the challenge of accelerating the pace of digital transformation across estates, enabling remote working and expanding online service delivery. Unfortunately though, as I…
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Join us at our next online event | Cybersecurity in Housing 2022 with Sophos
We will be hosting a free live event, Cybersecurity in Housing 2022, on Tuesday 2nd November with Sophos. Jonathan Lee (Public Sector Director) and Kostandino Kustas (Senior Engineer) from Sophos will be discussing how your organisation can continue the digital transformation momentum while staying protected using the latest cybersecurity solutions in 2022. You will also…
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Responding to a cyberbreach – What should you do?
In the last edition of Housing Technology, we looked at the growing threat of ransomware to housing providers, the importance of preparing for a breach and why paying a ransom isn’t the answer. Following best practice and maintaining good cyber-hygiene is critical to reducing your ‘attack surface’. Yet frustratingly, even if an organisation has these…
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Sophos whitepaper on cyber-security in housing
Sophos has just published a whitepaper, ‘Housing-sector cybersecurity: How to build strong security foundations & respond to cyber incidents in 2021’. The whitepaper profiles three housing providers, Action Housing & Support, Futures Housing and Williamsburgh Housing, and looks at how they have developed their own solutions to the problems of cybersecurity risk, limited budgets and…
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