vXtream Insights - The latest general, service & product news from vXtream

May 24

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Not preparing for a cyber attack is the real crime

At an average $780K per demand, who says that Crime doesn’t pay? In our last insights piece, we focused on the Colonial Pipeline ransomware cyber attack which resulted in the shutting down of over 5,500-miles (8,900km) of fuel supply to the US East Coast. Last week Joseph Blount, CEO admitted... read more →

May 12

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Ransomware attack fuels US petrol buying frenzy

Following a ransomware cyber-attack on Friday which forced Colonial Pipeline to shut down the main part of its network, US citizens have been urged not to panic buy and hoard petrol. Colonial Pipeline which operates over 5,500-mile (8,900km) network has taken itself offline and does not expect normal operations to... read more →

May 06

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Hybrid Cloud meet Hybrid Working

This week Google confirmed it expects around 20 percent of its employees to work from home, with 60 percent meeting their teams in the office a few days a week, validating the view that the new ‘norm’ for working post pandemic will be a hybrid home/office model. This is further... read more →

Apr 30

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This town is coming like a Ghost Town

Next month marks the 40th anniversary of the release of one of the classic songs of the 1980s - ‘Ghost Town’ by The Specials. The single, the last released by the band, reached number one in the UK singles charts in June 1981 and stayed there for 3 weeks. Set... read more →

30 April 2021
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Apr 15

We’ve got the Power

There really was only one story in 2020 – COVID-19. During the past twelve months, the news has almost entirely focused on the major disruption that the pandemic has caused to our daily working lives and the impact that the ‘new norm’ will have on us in 2021 and beyond.... read more →

15 April 2021
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Mar 23

Happy Hosting

The evolution of Switzerland as a Safe Hosting Haven We have become so accustomed to gloomy news this past year that any headline containing the word 'happiest' is bound to grab attention. One such Timeout headline caught our eye this week: Switzerland has just been ranked the third happiest country... read more →

23 March 2021
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Mar 15

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Up in Smoke – Harsh Lessons in Disaster Recovery

If the Covid-19 pandemic has taught us anything these past 12 months, its that you must be prepared for unexpected. And being prepared means having an updated risk register, a disaster recovery plan, and a robust process in place to regularly review and test both. Let’s be honest, how many... read more →

15 March 2021
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Mar 04

You’re not bloody blowing these off!

vXtream teams up with Meesons to enhance access security. Its March 2021. A stroll through any town or city centre now, will leave you feeling rather melancholy and nostalgic, remembering the freedoms that you enjoyed a mere 13 months ago, as you reflect on the changes forced upon our daily... read more →

4 March 2021
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Feb 23

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Heartbreak or Healing Hotel?

As one hotel type has struggled through the pandemic so another has thrived. After several false dawns, we may finally have light at the end of very long and dark tunnel. On Monday 22nd February UK Prime Minister laid out his cautious plans for taking England out of lock down... read more →

23 February 2021
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