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David Armstrong: Tis the most vulnerable time of the year, online
WITH the holiday season just around the corner, businesses across Northern Ireland are no doubt preparing for some well-deserved down time.
David Armstrong: Urgency increasing on copper switch off
BACK in September, I wrote about the impending ‘Copper Switch Off’ – that is, the plans to shut down the entire copper broadband and telephone line network across the UK in favour of fibre.
DAVID ARMSTRONG: Are you ready for ‘the copper switch off’?
YOU will no doubt have read some stories, or at least seen the headlines, over recent days about plans by BT to upgrade landlines across Northern Ireland to digital technology.
Embracing new ways of communicating is simply better for business
LAST month, I wrote about the now 30-years old birth of the internet that heralded the beginning of a period of incredible advancement in technology and communications.
Time to reflect on a tech sector to be proud of
GO back 30 or even 15 years and it’s safe to say Northern Ireland would not be considered a mecca for the global tech industry.
Businesses must ready themselves to benefit from telecoms investment
THE UK government recently announced plans to pump millions of pounds worth of investment into creating “world class digital infrastructure” that it said would pave the way for a “better, more secure, more prosperous future”.
TikTok congress hearing raises important cyber security concerns
IF you took even a cursory glance at social media over the past week or two, you couldn’t fail to have seen coverage of the TikTok chief executive’s now infamous appearance before a United States Congressional committee hearing.
Why a career in telecoms is now so much more
ASK any young person considering what their future career might be and you’ll no doubt get a plethora of answers ranging from the sensible to the sublime.
Heading into 2023, many firms are still not fully backing hybrid working
ALMOST three years on from the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, its impact on the way businesses operate continues to be felt across numerous sectors.
Cyber-attacks on councils highlight ever-present risk for businesses
CYBER crime is on the rise, with recent figures indicating that UK local authorities have paid out £10 million over the past five years alone due to cyber-attacks.