Hospitality Trends In 2022
New year, new trends? It seems that way… with 2021 setting the tone for what customers expect from restaurants, what can they expect from you this year? Let’s take a look at what trends are taking the industry by storm and how you can incorporate them into your venue. Digitalising the experience A study shows […]
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What Is ‘Surveillance for Hire’?
After Meta (Facebook) recently reported alerting 50,000 people that it believed were being targeted by “surveillance-for-hire” entities, we take a look are who these entities are and what they do. Meta’s Report Following months of investigation, Meta recently informed 50,000 people that they were being targeted by seven “surveillance-for-hire” entities / “cyber mercenaries” who were targeting people in […]
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Google : ‘No Jab, No Job’
CNBC recently reported that it had viewed a Google memo, circulated to employees, that they would lose pay, and eventually be sacked if they didn’t comply with the company’s Covid-19 vaccination policy. Until Dec 3 To Declare Status, And Until Jan 18 To Comply According to CNBC, the document circulated by Google’s leadership warned employees that […]
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‘Anti 5G’ Radiation-Emitting Jewellery Banned
A recent study has led to a warning from the Dutch authorities to anti-5G merchandise wearers that a list of ‘negative ion’ jewellery items should not be worn because they emit ionizing radiation. What Is Negative-Ion Jewellery? Negative ion jewellery describes jewellery items (e.g. bracelets and pendants) which have a small quantity of ion-generating minerals […]
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Is Artificial Intelligence Taking Over The World Of Fitness?
A gym owner’s favorite rise in cases is the January gym sign-up surge, and it is creeping up on us… With less than two weeks to go until the new year, let’s look at what’s in store for the world of gym and fitness in 2022. Most of us would have heard the term artificial […]
Read moreAstaris’ Past, Present & Secure Future
From ‘break-fix’ IT to fully managed IT services, Astaris’ IT director Ivan Spencer-Phillips talks all things VPN, cyber-security & ransomware in this Privacy News Online interview. To read the full interview click here.
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A Business Continuity Plan : The Essentials
In this article, we take a look at what a Business Continuity Plan is, what it should contain, and why it’s such an important document. Preparing Accepting that the unexpected and disasters will happen (and that you can plan how to maintain business continuity while you deal with them) is an important step in safeguarding […]
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Email Security
In this tech insight, we take a look at the many threats to email security that businesses face and what businesses can do to mitigate them, together with what help is available to help tackle those threats effectively. Email Accounts For Most Security Breaches Prioritising email security is important because most cyber-security breaches involve email, […]
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World’s First “Living Robots” Can Now Reproduce
US-based scientists have reported creating “living robots” that can now re-produce. Next Step From Last Year Last year, a team of US scientists reported creating ‘living robots’ which were actually bundles of stem cells from African clawed frogs. The researchers discovered that they could ‘program’ these cells to accomplish certain tasks, hence the robot comparison. […]
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Is Your Domestic WiFi Offering Enough Security?
“You get what you pay for” often rings true, and you can’t put a price on security. Taking a look at some of the issues that come with domestic-style WiFi and routers, and why it’s a bad idea for businesses. Breaking news? Earlier this month, news broke that one of the UK’s biggest household WiFi […]
Read morePesky Pop-Ups!
Pop Up Ads Pop-up (adverts) refer to online advertising that takes the form of an interruptive graphical user interface display area that suddenly appears in the foreground and is used to drive traffic to (e.g., a website) with a view to generating enquiries and sales. Pop up adverts have been used extensively in online marketing […]
Read moreElon Musk : ‘Twick’ or Tweet?
Who Is Elon Musk? South African-born, business magnate Elon Musk, is the CEO, early investor and Product Architect of Tesla Inc, and Chief Engineer at SpaceX, as well as co-founder of Neuralink, and OpenAI. Musk formed bank X.com, which merged with Confinity in 2000 to create PayPal which was bought by eBay in 2002 for $1.5 billion. Musk also […]
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