Why We Should All Invest In Penetration Testing
Penetration testing is a phrase that is used a lot in the current climate, especially with regards to web applications. There have been occasions where I have come across people who still do not see the value in cyber security services, particularly regarding a full penetration test. Vulnerability scanners - software either run locally or [...]
We’ve been recertified again – and why we’re proud of it
Blue Sky Hosting have renewed our certification for ISO9001, ISO27001, Cyber Essentials and Investors in People. It might seem like a collection of acronyms. It may also seem like a lot of work. At Blue Sky we see these as critical components of the value we deliver for our clients. We have an eye for [...]
How To Avoid Trouble At the Front Taking Down Your HQ
As a director of both www.bluesky.co.uk and https://psyphr.com I interact with businesses of all shapes and sizes and business people at every level - from developers to CEO’s, finance directors to marketers. This has led me to develop some thoughts about business in general, how businesses feel about technology and how it helps (and sometimes [...]
Backup Backup Backup
This is a short list of natural disasters that damaged businesses in 2017: Hurricane Maria – This Hurricane devastated the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico, virtually wiping out many businesses. It caused billions of dollars in infrastructure damage that will take years to repair. Earthquake in Mexico City – A magnitude 7.1 earthquake shattered Mexico [...]
AWsome Day – London 2018
Despite having a title which provokes an uncomfortable feeling for anyone this side of the pond we had an interesting and dare I say entertaining time. But was it AWesome? In parts yes; it's not exactly new but the concept of auto scaling and AWS' implementation of it is great. Budget holders might not want [...]
Domino Jam 2025
On January 12th, selected customers and business partner were invited by IBM to contribute ideas and suggestions for the roadmap for IBM Notes/Domino. The #domino2025 jam session, held at IBM'S South Bank offices, was the latest in a series of global events both live and virtual. As vastly experienced IBM (and Lotus) business partners [...]
Meltdown & Spectre
As an IT Professional for 20+ years, always with a keen interest in security the ‘Meltdown’ and ‘Spectre’ vulnerabilities aren’t exactly a surprise; it’s business as usual albeit with a wide reaching impact. Unless you’ve gone off-grid, shunning all computing equipment, you need to make sure you're patched. What has surprised me is how very [...]
Meet Our Team:Luke
These are exciting times to be joining Blue Sky and I am in the privileged position of being involved in the expansion of our cyber security services division. We live in a time that requires us to direct a lot of resources towards protecting our connected devices from attack on many fronts. But often businesses [...]