News for: Digital and Media

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has published new guidance to make it easier for consumers to identify paid advertising and endorsements on social media. Working alongside the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), Ofcom, social media companies and content creators, the CMA has … [Read more...]

Mastercall, a Stockport based social enterprise providing out-of-hospital healthcare services in the borough and across the North West, has unveiled its new-look website. The new website represents a complete overhaul for Mastercall's online presence, and aims to showcase the organisation's … [Read more...]

The UK government has set out plans for the trading documents used by businesses moving goods around the world to be made digital. The Electronic Trade Documents Bill, introduced in Parliament on 12th October, is set to allow businesses to choose digital documentation alongside paper-based hard … [Read more...]

The first ever Manchester Tech Festival begins on Monday 17 October, celebrating the diversity and innovations of the industry across Greater Manchester. The Manchester Tech Festival is a space for software engineers, start-ups and scaleups, investors and tech professionals to come together from … [Read more...]

The UK government has opened bidding for £200,000 of funding to research whether popular smart devices used by businesses up and down the country have robust enough security. With thousands of businesses reliant on enterprise Internet of Things (IoT) technologies, such as printers and scanners, … [Read more...]

Stockport town centre based cybersecurity software distributor, Distology, has announced the acquisition of German firm, Squareball. Already working with two of Distology’s core vendors, Okta and Auth0, the new partnership will naturally bolster Distology’s European proposition thanks to … [Read more...]

Applications have opened for early stage cybersecurity start ups in Greater Manchester to join a new accelerator programme from the city-region's Digital Security Hub (DiSH). DiSH launched in June 2022 as a collaboration by Barclays, Lancaster University, University of Manchester and Plexal, and … [Read more...]

SMEs from across Greater Manchester are to be able to access more affordable cybersecurity solutions, following a new partnership by Siemens and software company Awen Collective. The project has the backing of North West-based organisations including the University of Manchester, the University … [Read more...]