Integrating the longer-term home office into your hybrid workplace

This new approach will require a further change in mindset and network infrastructure. If organizations wish to enable their employees to successfully work from home in the long-term without impact or risk, their remote foundations need to be as strong as possible – before they even start thinking about the physical office. Here are three things they must consider.

‘Passwords must be changed frequently in a given time frame’ – Cloud Box Executive on World Password Day

On the occasion of World Password Day, Avinash Gujje, Practice Head – Infrastructure, Cloud Box Technologies, had a one-on-one conversation with TECHx Editor Rabab Zehra. Avinash discussed password-free innovations, threats associated with an organization’s IT security, and how password security can be preserved.

Reimagining the physical office and its connectivity needs

With office spaces sitting empty for most of 2020, many organizations have recognized the opportunity to significantly downsize and save on real estate costs. I believe this will be a great thing for employees. Because at the same time, organizations are also transforming the way space is used, bringing it into better alignment.

1-in-5 workers consider themselves digital technology experts since COVID-19

The Gartner survey found that digital workers increased their reliance on portable devices during 2020. Workers reported an 11% increase in the proportion of their work time spent on laptops, smartphones or tablets.

Ransomware recovery cost in the UAE is US $517,961 in 2021, reveals Sophos

The average ransom paid is $170,404. The global findings also show that only 8% of organizations managed to get back all of their data after paying a ransom, with 29% getting back no more than half of their data.