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Summer economy worth £3.15 billion as Brits continue their love affair with staycations

Ahead of the last Bank Holiday of the year, new research from Three Business reveals the huge contribution that the Summer Economy makes to the UK economy. The research shows coastal small and medium businesses (SMEs) contribute £3.15 billion in Gross Value Added (GVA) to the UK economy,...


90% of IT professionals have experienced a cybersecurity breach

Skyhigh Security has released The Data Dilemma: Cloud Adoption and Risk Report, focusing on the prevailing problem of how to protect data that is used, shared and stored in today’s hybrid and cloud-first enterprise environments. The report finds that, on average, organisations...


New survey by HID reveals five pressing themes reshaping the security industry

Sustainability, mobile IDs and a changing workforce continue to be among top concerns for the industry according to HID’s State of the Security Industry Report. HID, a worldwide leader in trusted identity and physical security solutions, has announced its inaugural State of the Security...


The cloud is a growing target for cyberattacks

Sophos, a global leader in innovating and delivering cybersecurity as a service, has published findings of a new survey, The Reality of SMB Cloud Security in 2022. The survey found that, among Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) users, 56% experienced an increase in the volume of attacks on their...


Majority of workers enjoy collaboration in the workplace and would like to do it more  

New research has found that despite 75% of businesses reviewing their structure to adapt to new ways of working, less than half of workers believe their organisation will change its approach to collaboration. A further 28% feel their organisation should change the way it collaborates but do not...


Consumers want more transparency on how businesses handle their data 

Cisco published its 2022 Consumer Privacy Survey – an annual global review of consumers’ perceptions and behaviours on data privacy. This year’s survey highlights the critical need for further transparency as consumers say their top priority is for organisations to be more...


Resilient SMEs target turnover growth 

Resilient UK SMEs are expecting to grow or maintain turnover over the next 12 months despite the emerging economic challenges and cost increases, new research from Paragon Bank has found.   A survey of over 1,000 SMEs, conducted by Opinium on behalf of Paragon, has found that despite...


86% of HR managers think their training provisions could be improved 

New research among HR managers and ‘deskless’ workers, including those in the hospitality, retail and construction industries, has revealed that 86% of HR heads and 69% of employees believe there is room for improvement when it comes to their employer’s approach to training and...


Entrepreneurs encouraged to share working realities on social media 

Following the rise in popularity of ‘expectations versus reality’ social media hashtags which have been used 255,000 times on Instagram and received 1.1 billion views on TikTok, The Accountancy Partnership is challenging SME owners to join in and share their experiences of...


Three in five marketers in MEA lack confidence in their data 

To spot sudden, disruptive changes in customer and market behaviour, modern marketers need high-velocity data marketing, according to a new report by the Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) Council and GfK. These data systems need to be agile and adaptable with the ability to acquire real-time,...


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