May 2025

When Cybersecurity and Motorsport Combine This past weekend’s Formula 1 race showcased not only raw driver talent but the strategic excellence of engineering teams. Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris clinched first and second for McLaren, while Alex Albon’s impressive 5th place finish for Williams Racing drew attention beyond the track. Behind that performance is a relentless focus on data integrity, secure communication, and controlled system access – enabled by Keeper Security. In motorsport, milliseconds and megabytes are equally important. A single breach in data confidentiality or a delay in system access can mean the difference between podium and the pit lane. That’s why Keeper Security’s partnership with Williams Racing isn’t just symbolic – it’s operationally essential. Why Keeper Security Powers F1-Level Protection Keeper Security delivers zero-trust, zero-knowledge architecture, offering enterprise-grade protection for credentials, secrets, and infrastructure access. For Williams Racing, this translates to: Protection of proprietary strategy models and telemetry data Secure credential access across international engineering teams Defence against phishing, ransomware, and credential compromise With solutions like KeeperPAM®, Secrets Manager, and real-time threat intelligence, Keeper ensures uninterrupted, secure collaboration from garage to grid. Keeper’s technology goes beyond passwords. It includes: Privileged Session Management for auditing sensitive actions Secure File Sharing across global operations Passwordless and SSO integrations that streamline access while preserving control Just as pit crews operate with precision and clarity, Keeper equips cybersecurity teams with the visibility and governance to act with speed and certainty. What Businesses Can Learn from the Track Formula 1 is a masterclass in systems integration and situational awareness. Every subsystem – brakes, aerodynamics, engine performance – feeds into real-time strategic decisions. Likewise, businesses rely on efficient yet secure system access. Keeper enables: Secrets Management for DevOps to secure credentials in CI/CD environments SSH Key and Remote Database Access without exposing credentials Automated Password Rotation for critical infrastructure Whether you’re running retail operations, financial systems, or cloud-native deployments – your architecture deserves the same discipline and protection. Trusted Globally – And Locally As Williams Racing’s cybersecurity partner, Keeper is trusted at the highest level of competitive performance. But the same tools that power elite motorsport teams are available for businesses across the UK. Keeper helps you: Prevent breaches caused by compromised credentials Maintain compliance with standards like GDPR, ISO 27001, and Cyber Essentials Gain full control over infrastructure access without sacrificing speed In fact, 81% of UK businesses experienced cyber incidents in the past 12 months – many from common vectors like email compromise and poor credential hygiene. Want F1-Level Cyber Control in Your Organisation? From passwordless authentication to privileged access auditing, Keeper Security delivers the same technologies trusted in Formula 1 to protect your business. Whether you’re managing five users or five thousand, your access control deserves the same precision as a race-winning pit stop.

Gift Aid Simply put, Gift Aid is a form of tax relief.  This allows charities to receive up to 25% more income from a donation made by a UK taxpayer. Once a donation has been made, a charity is able to claim back the basic rate of tax from it from the government CAF Cirrus has developed a paperless Gift Aid system, that also has Point of Sale (POS) stock control and can link into accounting systems specifically for charities.  Your all-in-one system for charity led retail is now available.  To help here are a few essential Q&A’s Q:  Can we just use the Gift Aid standalone, without the POS? – YES.  The system is modular so we can turn this on or off as needed Q: Does the system allow multiple items as part of a single gift (Perhaps a bag of clothes or box of books)? – YES.  Each item can be individually tracked, priced and sold Q:  Does the system capture details and report on them in-line with HMRC guidelines? – YES.  We have back office reporting that tracks each person who gifts and each item they have gifted, been sold or held in stock Q: Can the system remember people who gift on a regular basis and save their information for speedy drop-off? – YES.  Our system securely records the contact details and can issue a membership style system.  These frequent drops off are also recorded for HMRC requirements Q: Can we set prices and calculate profit? – YES.  Our production valuation screen lets you set this per item and print the necessary labels POS Our cloud based POS system is perfect for retail, bars & restaurants, builders merchants, Garden Centres, Visitor Attractions and more. The system integrates with a number of handheld payment terminals and accounting systems for real end to end record keeping too. At Cirrus we strive to be your technology partner of choice.  In the case of Gift Aid we listened to our clients, developed a system and put it into use in their locations, saving them not only in tax but also the efficiencies the business realized in the process. Get in Touch If you are in need of a partner to manage your IT, drive change &  improve operations perhaps you should #ThinkCirrus. For Consulting, Design, Delivery and Managed Service…. #ThinkCirrus Call us on 033013 130966 or book an appointment here : Time to #ThinkCirrus   #Giftaid #Manageditservices #POS #ukwide