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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...

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...

Ransomware attacks may have been around a while, but they’re still just as damaging – becoming increasingly sophisticated, and unfortunately, increasingly common. Further Education institutions are worryingly over-exposed to ransomware attacks. Although heavily reliant on data, including employee and student information, payment details and even course material, stretched budgets and a focus on student safety...

Ransomware has emerged in recent years as one of the most common forms of cybercrime – and one of the most dangerous. More than ever before, businesses and organisations are finding themselves locked out of their most important databases and systems, where cybercriminals are holding their data and access hostage in exchange for their demands....

SCC has been named FY23 Partner of the Year for UK&I by Veritas. The award was presented at the annual Veritas UKI Awards, and separately at the Veritas EMEAI Awards where SCC was named FY23 Top Partner – UK&I Region. SCC and Veritas have worked in partnership for more than 20 years, delivering innovative cloud...

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,...

SCC, Europe’s biggest independent IT solutions provider, has been named overall “EMEAI Partner of the Year” by Veritas Technologies. SCC received the award following an exceptional year of working together with Veritas. This included notable new-business growth, where SCC doubled its sales of the Veritas portfolio year-over-year to become the vendor’s highest-billing reseller in the...

New research from multi-cloud data management firm Vertias Technologies has suggested a lack of trust in businesses’ ability to protect data, and that consumers will penalise those who fail. The statistics are taken from Veritas’ Global Data Privacy Consumer Study, which reveals insights from 12,500 consumers across 14 countries, including 1,000 consumers from the UK....