Lockdown started my first week in the job!

By Abbey Wright Business Administration apprentice Abbey Wright started work as a Business Administration apprentice the week lockdown was imposed. She met her work colleagues briefly in March and hasn’t seen them since. Here she talks about the challenges she’s facing. What’s it like working from home? It can be quite a struggle working from …

Business continuity during Covid 19 crisis

We’d like to reassure clients that our Cyber Essentials Level 1 assessment service will be maintained throughout the current crisis. We will follow Government advice, as and when it is announced, and where possible, conduct Cyber Essentials Plus assessments remotely should a site visit be impossible. Indelible Data is well prepared to deal with the …

Microsoft

Countdown to Windows 7 end of life

By Jason McNicholas On 22nd October 2009 Microsoft released Windows 7, one of the most widely used and successful operating systems ever created, vastly improving on the flaws of its predecessor, Windows Vista. Even 10 years later, and multiple newer Windows Operating Systems, as of September 2019 it is estimated that around 30% of systems …

Former apprentice celebrates cyber success

Jason McNicholas from Workington is celebrating passing his Cyber Security apprenticeship at Indelible Data. The 21-year-old seemed destined for a career in information technology after getting his first computer aged just four. Jason said: “I didn’t want to go to university and found out about the Cyber Security Technologist Apprenticeship at Energus on Facebook. “I’d …

Swinging through the trees to build our team

By Tony Wilson So, does a day out in the wilds “team building” actually add any value to the to the team that you are trying to build in the office?   After a morning at Go Ape at Whinlatter Forest park in Cumbria – followed by an afternoon Segway riding through the woods, I’m …

Ready to help! Staff become Mental Health First Aiders

It can be easy to spot the signs of someone struggling mentally but knowing how and when to help can be a much tougher challenge. Two members of staff at Indelible Data have become Mental Health First Aiders, accredited by Mental First Aid England following a two-day course organised by Britain’s Energy Coast Business Cluster. …

Fighting back for internet privacy

By Jason McNicholas Cyber Security Apprentice For years, governments and companies have slowly, but surely,  attempted to stamp out internet anonymity for users, from legislation to small print on Terms and Conditions, data is constantly being gathered on everyone. Within the last few years, VPN (Virtual Private Network) usage, to disguise the user’s IP address …

Cyber secure our future!

Malware and hackers might be the two biggest challenges facing Cyber Security but a skills shortage means the industry is struggling to keep pace. A recent study by the University of Roehampton has found that fewer 16-year-olds in England are getting a computing qualification. It also found that schools were cutting back on the hours …

Some of the known tools developed by Julian Assange

By Jason McNicholas Cyber Security Apprentice With the news of Julian Assange being arrested in the Ecuadorian Embassy, people may be wondering why he is charged with hacking by the United States government as many people only see Assange as a journalist and not a hacker. The centre of the hacking allegation stems from the …