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Microsoft and NHS England have agreed to a new 5-year health deal for centrally provided licensing. ‘NHS23’ will enable all NHS organisations across England to utilise Microsoft 365 security tools and solutions to protect their people, data and assets. In 2020, Microsoft Teams was first rolled out across the NHS. Since then, it is estimated that NHS...

Data is the core of modern-day policing in many ways. With easy, fast and ethical access to important information, police forces can improve their operational efficiencies, and get the outcomes they want and that the public expect. However, this efficiency has to be balanced with the strongest possible security. That’s because police forces naturally possess...

Randori helps you achieve real-time visibility with continuous mapping of your entire external perimeter, including shadow IT. Remove blind spots from your environment and prioritise vulnerabilities based on real-world attack scenarios and temptation scores. Request a free attack surface review now. Uncover visibility gaps and see the blind spots that hackers are most likely to...

With over 250,000 outpatient appointments each day across 1,229 hospitals in the UK, alongside everything from procurement receipts to HR documents, it’s safe to say that the NHS deals with a serious amount of data across its interconnected tech and systems. So what happens when a hacker decides to breach and seize that data? The...

Understand how to improve your security posture with an SCC delivered Threat Protection Engagement using Microsoft tools

Colocation from SCC enables you to reduce costs, mitigate risk and minimise your environmental impact. Unlike many others we’re not a property company. We are proud to be Europe’s largest independent IT company. We continue to invest in the specialist skills and expertise which are essential to operating and maintaining data centres, as well as...

Why organisations must go beyond data backup in a hybrid working world Performing data backups will be a regular occurrence for most IT teams, ensuring crucial data is safe and can be called upon in an emergency. But from here, you may feel like you’ve done your bit to minimise the risk of business disruption,...

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The Cybersecurity threats, and ongoing risks facing the NHS are increasingly complex and sophisticated. Sadly, this complexity can increase with every solution and innovation being deployed to deliver improvements to care or increase efficiencies. In this landscape, already served by a myriad of technical tools and an ever increasing number of alerts, prioritisation becomes key....

SCC, Europe’s biggest independent IT services firm, has further enhanced its global cybersecurity credentials by being awarded the Top Breakthrough Partner in EMEA by Tenable. Tenable, the Cyber Exposure company, works with approximately 40,000 organisations around the globe, helping them understand and reduce cyber risk. Its Cyber Exposure Platform gives customers all the insight, research,...

With organisations settled into hybrid working and enabling free movement between home and the office, now is time to ensure long-term cyber and information security and enable your business to thrive again. The Covid-19 pandemic triggered a rethinking of investment priorities for organisations around the globe, forcing IT decision-makers to make critical decisions about whether...

Apache Log4j (also known as Log4shell) is a Java-based component used in many thousands of applications and technologies. On December 10th 2021, a new vulnerability was identified, allowing for remote code execution on servers or clients running vulnerable versions by manipulating log messages. The exploit code is accessible online and is rated a 10.0 CVSS...