Procuring tech for your organisation? Here are three top issues to consider.

Procuring technology for your organisation? The factors that count

Tech procurementThe procurement of technology for any enterprise is no minor matter

Especially when cyber breaches cost UK organisations an incredible £34 billion last year

Under pressurePaper reduction targets in the public sector & an increasingly mobile, millennial workforce are two more pressures

Products for the future need to reduce documentation, support data security and increase innovation

SecurityCyber breaches are on the increase & UK companies are paying a hefty price

The UK had the biggest increase in credit card fraud of all European countries in 2015

Data breaches and fraudulent online transactions led to an 18% increase in & £88 million worth of credit card losses

Big business is affected

Even the largest organisations are vulnerable

At the end of 2015 it was confirmed that the names, birth dates and pictures of millions of children had been hacked from a well known toy manufacturer

Security products

Taking a holistic approach and having an end-to-end plan for data security across an organisation is vital

Encrypted storage devices with hack-resistant passwords are essential

Consider devices certified to FIPS, tested by a government approved laboratory and offering military level security.

Shred itLook at cross cut shredders, including ones for desk side use by those handling confidential data

CCTV cameras installed in financial & other business sensitive areas could also be invaluable

Multiple locations

Working at home, from a cafe or in the office is now the norm for millions of UK workers

Office for National Statistics reports that number of people working remotely is at highest level since records began

13.7% of employees working away from their employer's building

Off-site security

Security issues need to be addressed, e.g.

Privacy filters for screens

Encrypted storage devices

Wireless technology that securely uploads work to the cloud rather than to print

Paperless officesThe paperless office is yet to become a reality

But targets are there

UK government wants healthcare organisations to become paperless by 2020

Now revised to being paperless at the point of care, following concerns about meeting the target in the timescales

Digitisation

Scanning and storing essential documents to the cloud or a server, has led to an increase in scanner sales

Smaller scanners with compact footprints that can be located next to users who scan frequently are proving popular

Particularly models that enable users to load paper in batches for duplex scanning

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