Mar132026
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Secure AI: Strategies for Tomorrow – Why Leadership, Not Technology, Will Define Resilience in the Age of Intelligent Automation

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Cyber Scotland Week has become a cornerstone of Scotland’s efforts to build a more cyber‑resilient nation. Each year it brings organisations, communities, and sectors together to share practical knowledge and strengthen collective awareness. The 2026 theme, “Can’t Hack it?!”, reinforces a simple truth: cyber resilience isn’t reserved for specialists. It’s something everyone can influence -…

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Mar52025
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Enhancing Productivity and Security with Microsoft 365 Copilot

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Enhancing Productivity and Security with Microsoft 365 Copilot During our event AI and Cyber Security Strategies with Microsoft Copilot for CyberScotland Week 2025, various aspects of Microsoft 365 Copilot were discussed, highlighting its potential to enhance productivity and security within organisations. This article summarises the key points and insights shared during the meeting, providing a comprehensive…

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Mar162024
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Cyber Security: Why Senior Leaders Need to Take Charge in 2024

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Only 21% of organisations are very confident in their organisation’s current approach to cyber security, according to data gathered during a recent ICAS (Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland) webinar co-hosted by Lugo and Mitigo during CyberScotland Week 2024. The webinar (which you can view here: https://tinyurl.com/LugoICAS) which attracted around 100 attendees, also revealed that…

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Sep172021
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6 Steps to Boost your IT Strategy for Accountants

Research, Cyber, Economy, ICAS, Microsoft

Many longer-term plans for your IT have been fast-tracked over the past 16 months. As more organisations start to return to the office, business owners face many decisions about their IT strategy moving forward. Typically, many accountancy firm’s technology choices have been driven by the products they’ve chosen over the years, perhaps by the relationship…

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Apr62021
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Taking on Technology Training

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ICAS and Lugo both conducted independent research projects last year on the risks and opportunities presented by technology for the Accountancy profession. In this article, we look at technology training, sharing insights from both studies. The two most common concerns highlighted in the ICAS study were: Cyber-attack, especially in the light of the increasing use…

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Nov52020
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Lugo Research on IT in Accountancy

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During August and September 2020, we video interviewed a variety of accountancy firms across Scotland to discuss their views on IT for Accountants. These firms are not existing customers of Lugo and the people interviewed were in a leadership role and responsible for the firm’s IT. The findings of the interviews have been collated and…

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