PRACTICAL SECURITY FOR SMBs Business Technology Leader CISOs know that cybersecurity is a delicate balancing act between ensuring security, functionality and cost efficiency. Strategic CISOs understand this and work with…

WHAT IS A CISO? Security engineers focus is on identifying and fixing vulnerabilities others can’t see. A CISO from Business Technology Leaders translates the problems that security engineers find into…

WHAT IS RANSOMWARE? Ransomware is a type of computer virus that scrambles files. The criminal gang deploying the virus contacts the victim and demands payment in return for unscrambling the…

IT SCARED AWAY POTENTIAL COMPANY BUYERS  Wiggle was considered an example of e-commerce done well and thoughtfully.  But parent company Signa Sports United (SSU) hit trouble in 2023 and was…

UNLOCKING EUROPE’S POTENTIAL Despite a challenging landscape across Europe, there is cause for optimism. As well as looking at FDI  (foreign direct investment) numbers, 72% of business leaders said they…

EUROPE FACES CHALLENGES WHILE TECH AND FINANCE BOOST THE U.K.In 2023, Europe experienced slow economic growth, soaring inflation, rising energy costs, and a precarious geopolitical landscape. Foreign investment is essential…

U.K. IS BUCKING THE TREND AS EUROPE BLEEDS FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT In a surprising turn of events, the U.K. emerged from recession with 0.6% growth in the first quarter of…

PRIVATE EQUITY CHANGING BUSINESS MODEL Higher interest rates and a still sluggish new listings markets have made it harder to sell holdings and return cash to investors.  Higher interest rates…

PRIVATE EQUITY SHARED OWNERSHIP INITIATIVES Higher interest rates and a still sluggish new listings markets have made it harder to sell holdings and return cash to investors. That in turn…

WORKERS LOSING LAPTOPS ARE A BIGGER THREAT TO COMPANIES THAN HACKERS UK Businesses have been fined £26m after employees mislaid their work-issued laptops and phones.  Laptops lost by remote workers…