Anti-trust: OpenAI And Microsoft – The Latest

Following the recent boardroom power struggle that led to the sacking and reinstatement of OpenAI boss Sam Altman, Microsoft’s relationship with OpenAI is now under US and UK antitrust scrutiny.  What Happened?  A recent boardroom battle at OpenAI (ChatGPT’s creator and working partner of Microsoft), led to the rapid ousting of OpenAI’s boss Sam Altman […]

Microsoft Launches New AI Content Safety Service

Microsoft has announced the launch of Azure AI Content Safety, a new content moderation service that uses AI to detect and filter out offensive, harmful, or inappropriate user and AI-generated text or image content.  What Kind of Harmful Content?  The type of content Microsoft’s developed Azure AI Content Safety to filter out includes anything that’s […]

Safety Considerations Around ChatGPT Image Uploads

With one of ChatGPT’s latest features being the ability to upload images to help get answers to queries, here we look at why there have been security concerns about releasing the feature.  Update To ChatGPT  The new ‘Image input’ which will soon be generally available to Plus users on all platforms, has just been announced […]

Navigating the Cybersecurity Landscape: A Guide for Insurance Companies

Introduction The insurance sector is built on the foundation of trust and the secure handling of sensitive data. However, the increasing frequency of cyberattacks poses a significant threat to these foundations. In this blog, Astec aims to identify the critical cybersecurity pain points specific to insurance companies and offer actionable solutions. Data Privacy and Protection […]

The Imperative of Cybersecurity in the Financial Sector: Addressing Key Pain Points

Introduction In an era where data is the new gold, the financial sector remains a prime target for cybercriminals. With the increasing digitisation of financial services, cybersecurity is not just an IT issue but a core business concern for financial institutions. In this blog, we at Astec aim to shed light on the key pain […]

Top Technologies to support Working from Home

The growth of COVID-19 is motivating an increasing number of companies to allow workers to work from home. Have they, however, equipped their workforce to do so? Modern businesses are jam-packed with technology and infrastructure that allows people to work, yet most households lack even a portion of such assistance. The global economy is changing, […]

IT Roadmap | We Would Love to Help Your Business

Please find enclosed a link below, where we have prepared a quick and easy questionnaire. This will help Astec IT to provide suggestions on technologies that will help your company to work securely and effectively. These recommendations will be present to you as part of an IT roadmap. We can help your employees work more efficiently, collaboratively, and creatively […]

Working From Home | Remote Working in a Connected World

Working from home is a blessing in normal circumstances – waking up later, eating a good breakfast every morning, no daily commute to and from the office – the benefits are numerous. But the practicalities of working from home are far from straight-forward. The recent lockdown has meant that all those that can work from […]

IT Support Under Pressure | IT Support Post-Lockdown

– To Support or not to support – that is the question!  ‘Whether ‘tis nobler to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous business circumstance, or take up arms with high level IT support, and by opposing end them.’ Businesses are coming under increasing pressure to get back to work, and back into the office. […]

IT Downtime | The True Cost of IT Downtime

Astec IT is a specialist IT support provider, and our clients’ IT needs are all different and reflects the diverse range of sectors and products that they provide. There is one factor that unites them all. This is the question of IT downtime, and the true cost to their business.  Downtime can be represented in […]