So, the future is here. We now have access to a magic box that can do all sorts of tricks. However, the question we're now being asked increasingly often (and also ask ourselves) is "Now what"? How exactly do I use this thing to help me with my work? As you can probably imagine, there's not a one-size-fits-all answer.

You may have seen in the news recently that a new AI tool called "Mythos" has been made available to various large organsations following the revelation that it had found hundreds of critical security issues in every single one of the systems we use every day (Windows, MacOS, iOS, Chrome and everything else besides). What are the implications of this?

We have mentioned either directly or in passing in previous analysis blogs that we're always on the lookout for opportunities to harness the latest AI tools within our systems and see how they shape up. We've made a big change to our own internal CRM along these lines. Here's what we've learnt so far.

Enough work to pay the bills, hopefully! But beyond that, if you have been paying attention to previous blogs or IT news in general, you can't have missed that AI is massively changing how one of the core services we provide clients works. Anyone can code now, right? Well, sort of...

Our experience of using AI to assist with some of our day-to-day tasks has been pretty positive. These systems are particularly suited to helping with the "rules" based industry we belong to, especially on the code side. However, that doesn't mean there's no risks here, and those risks aren't necessarily the obvious ones...

We've now been living with ChatGPT et al for a year or two, and statistics would suggest that most people reading this will have used these systems to some degree in that time. It's pretty clear they are amazing at a lot of things things, but there's plenty of reasons to always be wary...

You may or may not be aware that the deadline for websites to comply with the UK Online Safety Act has now passed. This means that if they include any adult content (even if that's not their primary purpose), they need properly enforced age checks. Naturally, this isn't going exactly how the government planned...

Ransomware attacks continue to evolve, targeting not just your primary data but also your backups. As more businesses rely heavily on backups for disaster recovery, attackers are focusing on these critical safety nets to maximise their impact. So, how can you ensure your backups remain safe and effective in the face of these threats?