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ICO — news and blogs reports that Economy Minister Dr Caoimhe Archibald has encouraged small businesses and sole traders in Northern Ireland to take up new free data protection training from the Information Commissioner’s Office. According to ICO — news and blogs, the aim is to help smaller organisations build their data protection skills. Steve Burns, EAC Network Solutions: Although this particular scheme is aimed at businesses in Northern Ireland, the gap it is trying to close exists in firms of every size across the Thames Valley too. Accountants, advisers and law firms often rely on one or two people picking up

TechCrunch reports that an AI-driven legal services firm called Crosby has bid to acquire parts of the well-known Wall Street firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges, which it describes as a firm in difficulty. According to TechCrunch, the story has drawn wide attention across the legal industry as a sign of AI-based competitors moving directly against established practices rather than simply selling tools to them. Ben Hammond, EAC Network Solutions: This is a story about a large US firm, so the direct read-across to a 20 to 150 user practice in the Thames Valley is limited. What it does signal, plainly, is that

The Manufacturer reports that the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill is currently progressing through the House of Lords. According to the publication, the Bill is intended to strengthen cyber security requirements for organisations providing essential services and digital services. , EAC Network Solutions: Most manufacturers in the 20 to 150 user range will not be the Bill’s primary target, but many sit in the supply chain of businesses that are, and larger customers are increasingly passing security expectations down to their suppliers regardless of what the law formally requires. Rather than waiting to see whether the final legislation applies directly, firms in