Understanding, Acknowledging, and Celebrating Neurodiversity in the Workplace Neurodiversity Week is a time to celebrate and embrace the unique ways in which different minds work. It’s an opportunity to recognise the value of diverse neurological conditions, including autism, ADHD, dyslexia,...
Build Layered Security & Proactively Manage Threat Detection Cyber threats can be categorised into opportunistic, material, and targeted attacks, each requiring different levels of preparedness. Opportunistic Attacks Random, large-scale attacks such as phishing emails that aim to exploit vulnerabilities without...
The extent to which we understand ourselves—and, more importantly, our adversaries—has become increasingly critical, as cyber threats are no longer a matter of ‘if’ but ‘when.’ This discourse ventures into the realm of cyber security, focusing on the tangible and...
Earlier this week, National Technology News released an article highlighting the urgency on Financial Services to adopt AI, and the rapid advancements that prominent Institutions are making in the AI space. Acora’s Group CISO Darren Humphries agrees with the direction...
Following on from our CISO Predictions released in December, our Director of Cyber Security Sales, James Fernley, shares what is on his mind ahead of 2025. From Insider Threats, to the prevalence of Ransomware, to the evolving role of a...
Could Your AI Model Be Your Biggest Security Risk? Our Group CTO Richard Conway shares his own AI predictions for the year ahead. As businesses rapidly understand how they can adopt AI, the risk of intellectual property theft is skyrocketing....
As we reach the end of 2024 and look ahead, we’ve come to that magical time of year when the internet lights up with everyone suddenly becoming a Nostradamus of cyber, throwing out predictions left, right and centre. This year,...
Identity has become a primary target, with 𝟴𝟮% of data breaches and ransomware attacks being tied to compromised credentials. In today’s hybrid environments, legacy systems and IT infrastructure struggle to support modern security controls such as Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) and...
Meet our new Group CTO, Richard Conway! In this video, Richard shares his vision for the future, insights on leadership, and his plans to drive innovation across Acora and our customer base. Join our Insights platform today to watch the...
We believe it is time for radical change. We as an industry, and you as customers, have never seriously questioned the SLA and its role. Until now. Introducing Experience 360™ from Acora – a game-changing new service that sits above your traditional managed IT service and conventional SLAs.
As we explained in our first guide, there’s a growing awareness in our industry about the importance of the employee experience. Having looked at the ‘why’ of improving your people’s IT experience, this follow-up paper gets into the ‘how’, introducing new technology, metrics, people and thinking to create our Experience 360™ service.
In our previous guides, we’ve set out the background to creating a step change in your people’s IT experience. This third and final guide offers a glimpse into what living and working with h Experience 360™ looks like in practice, what differences you can expect to see from day one, and where the experience journey can take you over time.
Acora's Head of Enterprise Security, Simon Crumplin and Head of Cyber Services, James Fernley, recently sat down with Citreno's Founder & CEO, Svetla Yankova, to explore what it really takes to build and manage a modern-day SOC.
GenAI is the game-changer that’s not just knocking on the door—it’s kicking it wide open. As disruptive technologies step in to automate the repetitive, transform industries, redefine workflows, and offer massive advantages for companies that dare to embrace its potential, what does the future hold? Dive in and discover how this disruptive technology is reshaping the landscape of knowledge work.
Since OpenAI launched ChatGPT in 2022, a wave of AI startups has emerged, each offering tools that promise to simplify processes and boost productivity. But how effective is Generative AI really in the workplace? Our Chief AI Officer highlights the top tools that make a real difference in daily work, while also pointing out which ones are simply riding the AI trend without adding much value.
Data is transforming the way businesses operate, offering new avenues for growth. And the integration of data engineering and AI has become not just a competitive edge but a necessity. In this guide, we explore four customer projects where we’ve applied our expertise to drive innovation and deliver tangible business value.
Cyber Security and IT projects often fail due to unclear objectives, unrealistic schedules, inadequate resources, poor project management, and stakeholder disengagement. With 75% of business and IT executives thinking their software projects will fail, we dissect why so many projects are at risk of failing and how to overcome these alarmingly high stats.
All too often, we see CISOs taking a ‘product-centric’ approach to cyber security. By that we mean identifying a need, then simply buying the most expensive, best-in-class solution – often precisely because it’s the latest-and-greatest. Except that’s not true. There is no one solution that suits everyone. Instead, we want to introduce and encourage a risk based, right-sizing approach to cyber security.
77% of businesses in the UK are investing in advanced technologies like the cloud and AI – cloud vendors are rapidly integrating more AI services, including cloud-based AI chatbots. In our Managed Cloud Guide, we unpack what solutions are out there and how to assess what your organisation needs for immediate and future needs.
70% of medium-sized businesses reported breaches or attempted cyber-attacks within the last 12 months. In the UK, the total annual cost of cybercrimes for businesses is £21 million. You can’t hide from those numbers, so how can a best-of-breed Managed SOC play a part in reducing them?
Prepare for DORA compliance! The enforcement date for DORA regulation is fast approaching – January 17, 2025. Financial institutions across the EU must be prepared for the upcoming changes, using tools like a DORA compliance checklist, as the act seeks to improve the digital resilience of financial entities against cyber threats.
An Experience Led Approach is one of the IT industry’s hottest topics – and one we’ve been talking about here at Acora for longer than most. In this guide, we’ve set out some of the background to the XLA, how it differs from and adds to SLA metrics and adoption dimensions of our own Experience Led Approach™, built in by design.
As CIOs and IT and Security leaders’ roles rapidly become more diverse, evidence from our report expressed that cutting through the noise is a shared challenge for many professionals in the IT and Cyber space. Continuing to build on the priorities and shared challenges of the UK mid-market, explore our yearly report below.
Ever-growing cyber threats are a concern for everyone. But for IT leaders, the pressure has been ramped up to a new level. Tackling this can feel overwhelming, but it doesn’t need to be. Let’s go back to basics and start with endpoint protection.
Implementing applications can be daunting, but it doesn’t have to be. Working with trusted partners to plan, deliver and maintain business solutions is the practical way forward. Evolve your decision making by using data intelligence.
Building on the success of the 2021 survey, we reached out to CIOs and other IT leaders in organisations across the UK to get a sense of the challenges they’re facing such as hybrid working, and how they see things developing over the coming months.
Building on the success of 2020’s inaugural survey and Covid-19 naturally shaping both our survey questions and the results, we’ve attempted to look beyond the pandemic at the longer-term changes that will affect the CIO role in the future.
Most research indicates that only 50% of M&A deals actually result in an increase in overall shareholder value. Having assisted organisations with this challenge over the years, we’ve put together 10 top tips to highlight some of the key areas to consider in order to make any merger or acquisition IT project a success.
Deciding whether to outsource all or part of the IT support function, such as the IT service desk, is a common consideration amongst organisations of all sizes. In our outsourcing considerations, we’ve highlighted some of the key areas to consider when evaluating the option of service desk outsourcing.
Welcome to Acora’s first CIO Report! We wanted to understand what the key priorities are for today’s CIOs, how CIOs view the biggest technology concerns of the day, and how organisations are spending their technology budgets.