In the last year, global e-commerce has jumped to over $26.7 trillion, accelerated by COVID-19 according to United Nations UN News. It all sounds like great news for the economy, however fraudsters are following this upward trend and adapting their scams.

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As the risks associated with cyberattacks and data breaches continue to increase, information security has become a critical issue for every organisation. An effective approach should help defend against both external attacks and common internal threats such as accidental breaches and human error.

ISO 27001 is the international standard that provides the specification for an information security management system (ISMS). This is a systematic approach consisting of people, processes and technology that helps you protect and manage all your organisations information through risk management.

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Starting a new job can be one of the most stressful situations we encounter as adults.

When you throw starting your very first job after leaving education into the mix, whilst in the middle of a pandemic, it is a hard call over whether the interview process or the first day was the most nerve-wracking.

Way back in 2007, while presenting a seminar in Prague, someone asked me for my prediction on when SS7 would no longer be in use. My answer was suitably vague, but something on the lines of, “at least 10 to 15 years.” Ten years on, I wasn’t wrong. Still, I may not be right. SS7 is showing its age, but it’s not about to draw its pension just yet.

You might think that fax would be as extinct as the Martinique Parrot. That parrot vanished in the 17th Century. Fax was invented two hundred years later, by the Scottish clockmaker, Alexander Bain. It took a while though, until the late 20th Century, for facsimile machines to become popular. However, if the lack of commentary by the majority of today’s technology observers is anything to go by, you’d be forgiven for thinking it too had died out. The truth is that it remains extant, and it shows little sign of going the way of the Martinique.

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    Having access to quality, and trust-worthy digital communication platforms is essential in the contemporary business world. That’s why here at Aculab, we have employed the use of React Native – integrated into the WebRTC browser interface, we provide bespoke, human-centered, voice and video communication options

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  • 3 Ways Cloud Voice & Messaging Save a Business Time

    When we think of business voice call technology, we often imagine traditional phone calls, placed by a person with hundreds of calls on their list. Advancements in voice technology, particularly driven by the cloud, have changed the way we approach such situations.

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  • 4 Uses of CPaaS to improve Healthcare services

    The healthcare industry is a constantly shifting marketplace, with new technologies evolving on a regular basis. However these changes tend to be behind the scenes; until the COVID-19 pandemic very little had changed in terms of how doctors and medical staff interact with patients. Now healthcare providers are playing catch up to create pandemic and futureproof communication models. For many, a CPaaS solution is their salvation.

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  • 3 Ways to Reduce Carbon Emissions with Cloud Communications

    As traditional communication solutions, which have a large energy footprint, fall short with sustainability, could cloud-based communications be the answer?

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  • Reminder: The world is reopening (again)

    Appointment reminders provide a crucial service in the healthcare industry, find out how Aculab Cloud can help alleviate stress and take your communication to another level.

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