Pro Drive IT recently ran a roundtable exercise titled “How to avoid cyber annihilation of your firm”, which as the name suggest was designed to educate the attendees on the cyber security risks to their business and to give them some practical advice and tips on how to respond if (when!) an incident occurs [...]
If you are a regular follower of this blog or our newsletters, you will have noticed that we have published a lot of content on Microsoft Copilot and more generally on generative AI over the past 12 months. So why are we so excited about Copilot? Well, generative AI as a whole makes the [...]
We recently wrote about the danger of impersonation scams and highlighted how generative AI is making these scams more convincing, in particular ‘Vishing’ which usually centres around telephone based scams. A more recent development, particularly worrying for professional and financial services firms, is voice cloning. This might sound like something from the Terminator but [...]
The last couple of years have seen a significant increase in digital impersonation scams specifically targeting professional services, accountancy, and law firms, and their clients. These scams exploit human error and IT related vulnerabilities, and their impacts can be devastating, ranging from financial loss to reputational damage. Why Law and Accountancy Firms Are Prime [...]
Legal and Accountancy firms faced with difficulties in recruiting enough staff are increasing turning to technology to find efficiency and reduce the burden of their workload. Microsoft 365 Copilot, Microsoft’s AI assistant tool, has been seen significant interest as its incorporated across the Microsoft office suite. With almost all workers using these applications, there [...]
Lawyers are trusted by their clients to protect a significant amount of their most confidential information. From negligence claims to custody battles, a huge amount of personal data is stored by law firms in the management of legal cases: not just personal identifying information but medical records, detailed information about clients’ family disputes, wills, [...]
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has a huge number of applications for law firms. From help with drafting emails and letters to support with managing documents and legal compliance tasks, AI can revolutionise lawyer’s case management methods and productivity and can level up the way law firms operate. Read on to discover the top AI tools [...]
In the face of a startling increase in the sophistication and frequency of cyberattacks in the UK, especially against essential everyday services including water, energy, and transport, the UK government has confirmed their plans to strengthen the Network and Information Systems (NIS) Regulations to protect these essential and digital services from cyber threats. What [...]
What is Cloud Computing? Cloud computing refers to the on-demand availability of computing resources, such as storage and infrastructure, as services over the internet. This eliminates the need for businesses to manage physical resources and means they are only required to pay for what they use. Cloud computing is based on the concept of [...]
Microsoft 365 Copilot, released early in 2024, is already transforming the way businesses are using the Microsoft 365 apps, vastly increasing productivity and collaboration and bringing new skills to the workforce. The biggest impact so far has been in Microsoft Teams and in Teams meetings. Copilot has completely changed the way meetings are run, [...]
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