Latitude IT

To all our incredible Clients, Candidates, and our amazing Team — that’s a wrap for 2024! 🎉 Thank you for making this year so rewarding and memorable. Your trust, hard work, and collaboration have been the foundation of everything we’ve achieved together. Enjoy a well-deserved break, recharge, and let’s make 2025 even bigger and brighter! 🌟 Wishing you a fantastic holiday season and an incredible New Year ahead! 🎄✨

 🎄✨Merry Christmas from all of us at Latitude! 🎉 We are officially logging off today for the year and will return on the 9th of January 2025! As the year comes to a close, we want to take a moment to reflect on everything we’ve achieved together in 2024. None of it would have been possible without the trust of our incredible clients and candidates who partnered with us to reach new heights — and the hard work, passion, and resilience of our amazing Latitude team. To everyone who’s been part of our journey this year, thank you for inspiring us and giving us the opportunity to do what we love every day. We couldn’t be prouder of our Latitude family and all we’ve accomplished together. Wishing you and your loved ones a joyful holiday season and an even brighter 2025! 🌟

🎄 Cheers to good company, great memories, and the holiday spirit! Our Christmas party was the perfect way to wrap up an amazing year. Here’s to celebrating together and an even brighter 2025 ahead! 🎅✨ Latitude IT UnicornX

Secret Santa in the office never gets old 💚❤️🎄

Chatgpt Down ❌ Pub Visitors 📈

Can Active Directory Be Trusted? In this episode of Cyber People Podcast, Will, Sara Nemer & CISO Kim Valois dives into the reliability of Active Directory, a cornerstone of many enterprise IT infrastructures. Can it be trusted in today’s complex environments, including both IT and OT? Kim discusses the challenges of ensuring its security, mapping vulnerabilities in cloud services and third-party dependencies, and the hurdles of meeting global ISO standards. Plus, learn how to craft a cybersecurity strategy that not only protects your organisation's systems but also safeguards its reputation. Tune in for insights you can’t afford to miss. Check the comments below to watch and find out!

🎉 Happy Birthday to our incredible Senior Consultant, Gavin Murphy! 🎂 Your dedication, expertise,Irish charm and sense of humour make every day in the office brighter. We’re so lucky to have you as part of the team, Gavin—here’s to celebrating you today and wishing you another fantastic year ahead!

Big Pay checks, No Proof, The rise of Ghost Engineer's 🧑💻👻 A bold tweet from researcher Denisov-Blanch is shaking up the world of silicon valley. His team’s algorithmic analysis of internal code bases found that 9.5% of software engineers contribute less than 10% of the median productivity. -The Rise of the 'Ghost Engineer' Denisov-Blanch’s research delves deep into internal Git repositories, leveraging algorithms to: • Assess code complexity and time-to-implement estimates. • Measure code maintainability and structural quality. • Detect meaningless commits (think: empty lines or trivial changes). Tens of thousands of engineers at major tech companies are identified as barely contributing. Some companies even admitted surprise when low-key investigations confirmed the findings. - AI and Tracking Tools The demand for accountability has fuelled a boom in surveillance tools. Some companies are tracking: • Idle desktop time down to 30-60 seconds. • “Productivity graphs” based on keystrokes and mouse movement. While these tools promise insight, they risk creating a toxic, low-trust work environment. -The Future of Accountability Denisov-Blanch imagines a future where software engineering mirrors sales, with: • Clear metrics for performance. • Merit-based rewards. • Transparency about contributions. But challenges remain: • How do you measure non-code contributions? • Can AI tools avoid biases and fairly assess engineers? What’s your take on this? • Are algorithms the key to fixing productivity blind spots? • Or do they risk creating a surveillance culture where innovation is stifled? • Is this an issue of management's lack of insight and understanding of a engineering role? Credit to 404 Media for all the info, check out the full article in the comments below ⬇️

Cybersecurity in 2024: The Numbers You Can't Ignore 🚨 The threat landscape is shifting faster than ever. Check out the stats below.

Let’s celebrate Brenton M. —the creative mind behind the design and marketing of CCX and our other back-office innovations. Your work doesn’t just make our platforms functional—it makes them beautiful, engaging, and user-friendly. The seamless experience candidates and clients have with CCX is a testament to your dedication and creativity. This Best Back Office win is a reflection of your commitment to delivering excellence in every detail. Thank you for bringing the heart of our vision to life!