TECH TALK: It’s time to pull out those contingency plans, says BILL MAGEE A commercially challenging and highly-volatile era of internet-based economic warfare is upon us, prompting Harvard Business Review (HBR) to call on companies, of all sizes, to re-evaluate their “cyber posture”. HBR adds that the Russia-Ukraine conflict presents “perhaps the most acute cyber […]
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Image recognition extends the ID frontier
TECH TALK: Facial recognition technology has its doubters, but it can be a force for good, says BILL MAGEE Let’s face it, the cyber jury remains out on surveillance systems based on digital image recognition, with its lack of regulation, business and personal security issues as well as fears over mass invasion of privacy. Bottom line: […]
Unlocking the power of data in the cloud
TECH TALK: NEIL CAMPBELL Data is a major driving force in today’s economy and, correctly used, fuels innovation in businesses. We are seeing a fundamental shift in the use of data as organisations strive to use the power of cloud for data management, while remaining compliant with legislative and sectoral rules. It is also the […]
After the fall, Omega believes it will rise again
AS I SEE IT: Investors may be too hasty in writing off the health tech firm’s prospects, says TERRY MURDEN Just a year ago Omega Diagnostics was deemed a rising star of the Scottish health technology sector, its shares soaring from penny stock to more than 100p. Last week they plummeted back to earth, selling […]
Give your business a digital booster shot
TECH TALK: BILL MAGEE A disaster recovery plan sounds like something out of a Holywood action movie. DRP is proving vital for business continuity, especially now we’re all hoping to power back commercially on all cyber-cylinders. Yes, we might be getting ever-closer to the COVID recovery ward exit sign, well out of pandemic intensive care […]