Posts by Mike Knight
Online Ad Updates March 2019
The news this week finds Twitter launching a new paid ads podcast, Google and Facebook making changes to their ad platforms whilst HM Government are set to explore the dominance of Google and Facebook on the paid ads marketplace … Chancellor Announces Watchdog Study on Facebook/Google’s Online Ad Dominance Philip Hammond, the Chancellor of the…
Read MorePaid Online Ad Updates
We are steaming ahead into a New Year and January is already in full-swing for many. However, this is a great moment for digital advertising specialists and marketers to take stock and evaluate the digital marketing landscape in 2019. As always, ongoing disruption will make it a challenging year. We’ve put together a handy summary…
Read MorePaid Online Ad Updates – December 2018
The news this week finds Google creating a new resource to create the best ad ever while Google (and Facebook) have included new language support to help drive multi-market sales. Looking for a new marketing platform in 2019 in addition to Bing, Yahoo or Google … what about AdRoll? Need Help Writing The ‘Best Google…
Read MoreSecurity Updates 26th October 2018
The latest news from the sector sees Cathay Pacific hack affect 10 million customers, Facebook gets slammed with a £500,000 fine from the ICO, IT Governance provides a useful check-list for SMEs looking to protect themselves against data breach regulatory headaches and more… Cathay Pacific Hack Affects 10 Million Passengers Worldwide The personal identifiable information…
Read MoreIT Security Updates 31.08.18
Hi again and welcome to our latest ‘Essential IT Security Updates’ newsletter : essential reading for IT security and data protection leaders like you wanting to stay ahead of developments and news in this ever-changing sector. Feel free to use this content in your marketing or simply to keep abreast for yourself and your team.…
Read MoreWelcome to our new ‘Essential IT Security Updates’ newsletter.
Welcome to our new ‘Essential IT Security Updates’ newsletter. This is essential reading for IT security and data protection leaders wanting to stay ahead of developments and news in this ever-changing sector. This inaugural issue features news that the ICO have fined BT for a 5 million customer email ‘spam’ campaign that was found…
Read MoreContactless ‘Pay to Pray’
The Church of England has announced that it will be able to accept contactless card payment for donations at 16,000 churches, cathedrals and religious sites. Why? The Church of England raises a whopping £580m every year in donations, but in today’s society, particularly among young people, cash is carried less often, and there is a…
Read More£870 Million Super-Cyber-Crook Captured
The suspected leader of the criminal gang behind the Cobalt and Carbanak malware campaigns that targeted banks and netted £870 Million has been arrested in Spain. The Carbanak & Cobalt Malware Attacks Cobalt and Carbanak are names of the different generations of malware, increasing in sophistication – 3 were used in all – which the…
Read MoreFacebook Revamps Privacy Settings
In a move that Facebook says was due to happen before the recent personal data harvesting scandal, the social media giant has updated its privacy tools to make users more informed and in control. 50 Million Profiles Harvested The high-profile outcry that followed revelations over data from 50 million profiles that were harvested for use…
Read MoreHuge UK Increase In Demand For AI Professionals
A study by job website ‘Indeed’ based on job postings on its site since 2015 has found that demand for skills in AI and machine learning has almost tripled in 3 years. Demand – AI Boom With the Artificial Intelligence (AI) sector booming in the UK, and with the pace of growth in demand for…
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