#All of my days changing faces software#

#All of my days changing faces software#

Tony Newcome is the CTO of ActiveCampaign, a US marketing software company that established a European headquarters in Ireland in 2019. ‘Now we’re kind of emerging post-apocalypse here and moving towards the new reality where I think offices become more hybrid in their functionality’ It came as Ireland’s National Cyber Security Centre and the Garda National Cyber Crime Bureau warned that ransomware groups are increasingly targeting SMEs. A recent survey from technology services provider Datapac suggested that 83pc of SME owners in Ireland plan to increase the level of IT services they outsource in the next year. The strain can also be difficult for smaller companies. Combined with a rise in cybercriminal activity, IT and security teams face a lot of pressure to keep their organisations secure. While some changes were temporary during lockdowns, remote and hybrid working look set to continue in some form into the future. The Covid-19 pandemic and the mass shift to remote working has altered the cybersecurity landscape, creating new challenges for IT departments ActiveCampaign’s Tony Newcome and John Lamphiere discuss the rise of VPNs, the security challenges of remote working and the importance of staff flexibility for the future.