The UK's cyber security sector is worth over £6bn, growing three times as fast as our overall economy and earning £1 in every £5 from the internet. But can the sector truly stand up to the rising threat of advanced hackers Queue David Cameron, Barack Obama and their new joint effort to combat cyber threats.
In 2014, Britain’s creative industries took centre stage with DMCS figures highlighting the major contribution they make to the UK economy – a staggering £8m per hour. This year will be no different.
Historically, leaders were associated with men who were tall, strong, well-educated and power oriented. So is the age old adage "great leaders are born, not made", true
According to the World Economic Forum, not one country has closed the income gap between men and women. And no woman, no matter how rich, has been excluded from this fact. Arguably, it's rare to have clear evidence that the pay gap exists, but the recent Sony hacks reveal just how big the gender bias is.
Following the recent onslaught of attacks on Sony, Daisy Group data expert Walter Rossi explains that hackers are becoming increasingly sophisticated. It's time that UK businesses finally acknowledged it, or face the consequences.
UK SMEs are expanding their tentacles once more, hoping to achieve success overseas. With a whopping 83 per cent of SMEs saying they felt confident about Britain's economic climate, it's no wonder that they are now set on increasing their international activity in the coming year.
Despite the progress Britain may have made in terms of women in senior management, against a global average of 24 per cent the UK still places in the bottom ten countries for women in the boardroom.
It has been revealed that online greetings card company Moonpig.com has taken an API, a tool used for transferring data between software, offline as a flaw was enabling orders to be placed on customer accounts by hackers. A flaw which they knew of way in advance and did nothing about.
Creditsafe research revealed the most searched for companies of 2014. Surprisingly, this cohort was led by Travis Perkins, Britain’s biggest builders’ merchant.
In June 2014, the Chancellor George Osborne set out plans to make a “Northern powerhouse”. This was in part due to the latest Autumn Statement revealing that employment in the three months to September in northern regions increased by 2.6 per cent, 0.3 per cent higher than the national average. This spoke volumes about the north being one of the centres driving economic growth.
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