The overly optimistic amongst us may be thinking that returning to conventional working will be easy. But the situation we’re in, truly is unprecedented.

Perhaps surprisingly, a huge number of companies have adapted to the changes necessitated by the threat of Covid-19 and have recognised some of the benefits of a flexible workforce.

While Covid has put the brakes on a lot of things – normal schooling, visiting family and friends, holidays and music festivals, commuting and meetings in the office, it has enabled and accelerated the uptake and development of a number of other trends.

IoT ecosystems are underpinning more and more services across the UK. Before we look at cyber security in an IoT context, it’s worth recounting how we arrived in a connected world.

Since IoT is the acquisition, transfer, analysis and monetization of data via connected devices, it is clearly ripe for the UK rail sector.

Critical infrastructure in the UK has been severely tested by the current pandemic. As life changed in an instant for many our service industries had to respond.

Capita's Wasif Afghan discusses six steps to unleash the true potential of cloud.

While many of us have effectively transitioned to at-home working, for some industries, like construction and infrastructure, that’s completely impossible.

As insurance and pension providers and government agencies send their employees home to avoid contact with the Coronavirus, many cyber-security teams are facing the unenviable challenge of securing sprawling, vulnerable networks.

Ricky Alfred, Capita Customer Management’s Head of Responsible Business, reflects on the need to support vulnerable customers - and how organisations, customer service agents and Capita can all make a difference.