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24 Dec 2024
Top 10 police technology stories of 2024
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonHere are Computer Weekly’s top 10 police technology stories of 2024
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24 Dec 2024
Top 10 EMEA stories of 2024
By Karl FlindersHere are Computer Weekly’s top 10 Europe, Middle East and Africa stories of 2024
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23 Dec 2024
Telehealth, hospital-at-home waivers extended for 90 days
By Anuja VaidyaTelehealth and AHCAH waivers have been extended through March 2025, but the lack of a long-term solution has prompted calls for permanent virtual care reforms.
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12 Feb 2024
Businesses brace for FCC's ban on AI robocalls
By Makenzie HollandThe FCC's ban on AI-generated robocalls comes in response to growing concern about bad actors using AI to mimic someone's likeness and voice to spread misinformation.
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12 Feb 2024
US works to develop AI standards while California legislates
By Makenzie HollandCalifornia has proposed AI regulation as the U.S. works to develop AI standards by bringing together companies such as Apple, Amazon, Google and Microsoft.
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09 Feb 2024
Amazon defends facial-recognition tech sale to FBI despite moratorium
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonThe FBI has confirmed it is using Amazon’s Rekognition image and video analysis software, but Amazon says it is ‘false’ to suggest this violates the company’s self-imposed moratorium on selling facial-recognition technology to US police
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09 Feb 2024
MoD ethical hacking programme expands after initial success
By Alex ScroxtonThe Ministry of Defence has expanded the scope of its defensive security partnership with HackerOne
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09 Feb 2024
Cohesity pitches Veritas buy as channel positive
By Simon QuickeDeal will give combined channel base opportunity to sell more cloud, security and AI products
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08 Feb 2024
Amazon weighs in on AI regulation
By Makenzie HollandAmazon supports a risk-based approach to artificial intelligence regulation, which means focusing on regulating harmful uses of AI.
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08 Feb 2024
NCC Group records the most ransomware victims ever in 2023
By Arielle WaldmanEnterprises faced an alarming number of ransomware attacks as gangs targeted supply chains and took advantage of zero-day vulnerabilities and organizations' patching struggles.
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08 Feb 2024
Why open data is needed in the battle to address homelessness
By Cliff SaranCentrepoint needed to send FOIs to more than 300 local authorities in England to access required information
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08 Feb 2024
CIO interview: Sandy Venugopal, SentinelOne
By Cliff SaranWe speak to the former CIO of Uber and LinkedIn, current CIO of SentinelOne, about how artificial intelligence should be deployed in business
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08 Feb 2024
Executive alleged to be behind EncroChat encrypted phone network arrested
By Bill GoodwinA businessman allegedly behind EncroChat, an encrypted phone network that was used by organised crime groups, has been extradited from the Dominican Republic to France
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07 Feb 2024
CISA: Volt Typhoon had access to some U.S. targets for 5 years
By Arielle WaldmanA joint cybersecurity advisory expanded on the Volt Typhoon threat Wednesday, confirming attackers maintained prolonged persistent access to critical infrastructure targets.
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07 Feb 2024
NCSC warns CNI operators over ‘living-off-the-land’ attacks
By Alex ScroxtonMalicious, state-backed actors may well be lurking in the UK’s most critical networks right now, and their operators may not even know until it is too late, warn the NCSC and its partners
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07 Feb 2024
Chainalysis: 2023 a 'watershed' year for ransomware
By Alexander CulafiChainalysis said ransomware payments ballooned to reach $1.1 billion in 2023, marking a complete reversal from the decline in ransomware payments seen the year prior.
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07 Feb 2024
Dozens of surveillance companies are supplying spyware to governments, says Google
By Bill GoodwinGoogle’s Threat Analysis Group has identified 40 companies involved in selling and supplying security exploits and spyware services to governments
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07 Feb 2024
How Iranian cyber ops pivoted to target Israel after 7 October attacks
By Alex ScroxtonMicrosoft has shared new intelligence on how Iranian government-aligned threat actors have turned their fire on Israel over the past four months
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07 Feb 2024
South Staffs Water faces group action over Clop ransomware attack
By Alex ScroxtonSouth Staffordshire Plc, the parent company of South Staffordshire and Cambridge Water, is facing legal action from customers whose data was compromised in a 2022 Clop ransomware attack
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07 Feb 2024
AI ID specialist Onfido in talks to be bought by Entrust
By Alex ScroxtonUK-based cyber unicorn Onfido agrees to enter talks to be acquired by Entrust
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06 Feb 2024
UK’s McPartland Cyber Review to probe trust in technology
By Alex ScroxtonThe UK government has launched a cyber security review that will investigate how best to give businesses the confidence they need to use new technologies
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06 Feb 2024
Google: Spyware vendors are driving zero-day exploitation
By Arielle WaldmanGoogle's Threat Analysis Group urged further government action against commercial surveillance vendors that let customers abuse spyware products with impunity.
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06 Feb 2024
Linux group announces Post-Quantum Cryptography Alliance
By Alexander CulafiThe Post-Quantum Cryptography Alliance aims to 'drive the advancement and adoption of post-quantum cryptography' and respond to security threats introduced by the emerging tech.
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06 Feb 2024
Inquiry to explore cyber risk to Sunak-Starmer showdown
By Alex ScroxtonThe UK’s Joint Committee on National Security Strategy is opening an inquiry into securing the democratic process ahead of the next general election
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06 Feb 2024
UK and France push for international agreement on spyware
By Bill GoodwinThe UK and France are hosting diplomats, big tech companies and civil society groups, in a two-day conference in London targeting the proliferation of spyware tools and ‘hackers for hire’
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05 Feb 2024
AnyDesk hacked, details unclear
By Alexander CulafiOf the hack, AnyDesk said it found 'no evidence that any end-user devices have been affected.' But researchers said they saw AnyDesk customer credentials for sale on the dark web.
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05 Feb 2024
Blackbaud blasted for failing to prevent customer breaches
By Alex ScroxtonA supply chain attack at software supplier Blackbaud in 2020 saw data on multiple UK organisations compromised. The US authorities are now taking steps to ensure it can’t happen again
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05 Feb 2024
US sanctions Iranians behind CNI cyber attacks
By Alex ScroxtonUS government issues new sanctions against six Iranians suspected of being behind a series of cyber attacks targeting critical national infrastructure, notably water supply systems
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02 Feb 2024
Cloudflare discloses breach related to stolen Okta data
By Rob WrightCloudflare initially believed it contained an attempted cyberattack last October by a threat actor using an access token stolen in a breach of Okta's customer support system.
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01 Feb 2024
AI: House of Lords focuses on copyright and transparency
By Cliff SaranLarge language models promise to boost UK productivity, but the tech needs greater scrutiny and questions remain over intellectual property
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01 Feb 2024
Critical infrastructure hacks raise alarms on Chinese threats
By Alexander CulafiFBI Director Christopher Wray and CISA Director Jen Easterly warned that China was targeting critical infrastructure for possible destructive attacks in the event of a conflict with the United States.
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01 Feb 2024
CISA deputy director touts progress, anti-ransomware efforts
By Alexander CulafiIn this Q&A, CISA Deputy Director Nitin Natarajan shares his thoughts on scaling up to meet high demand, the agency's new initiative to address ransomware and more.
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01 Feb 2024
US government disrupts Chinese botnet containing hundreds of end-of-life Cisco and Netgear routers
By Caroline DonnellyThe US government has succeeded in halting a botnet comprised of hundreds of end-of-life routers that posed a threat to critical national infrastructure (CNI) organisations in multiple countries
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01 Feb 2024
Welsh workers’ AI experiences shaped by uneven power dynamics
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonWorkers in Wales are being negatively affected by the unregulated introduction of artificial intelligence into workplaces due to asymmetric power dynamics
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01 Feb 2024
NIS2 seen as a channel opportunity
By Simon QuickeWestcon-Comstor uncovers channel hopes that security compliance directive will spark user interest in products and services
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31 Jan 2024
Ivanti discloses new zero-day flaw, releases delayed patches
By Arielle WaldmanWhile Ivanti customers can start patching two previously disclosed vulnerabilities, they must also address two new flaws for the same product.
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30 Jan 2024
Corvus: 2023 was a 'record-breaking' ransomware year
By Arielle WaldmanThe insurance company analyzed claims data and ransomware gangs' data leak sites, which suggests as many as 7,600 organizations across the globe were attacked in 2023.
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30 Jan 2024
GFT Technologies and NMi Group engaging in M&A
By Simon QuickeChannel consolidation continues with deals struck to add geographical coverage and market expertise
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30 Jan 2024
TD Synnex, Westcon-Comstor and Infinigate expand portfolios
By Simon QuickeDistributors are making moves to ensure they have a mix of products and services that appeal to their channel partner bases
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30 Jan 2024
We need backup! Pennsylvania police data loss shows why
By Antony AdsheadPolice evidence systems data was lost during ‘routine maintenance’, with human error blamed – the case clearly illustrates why data protection can’t be left to chance
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29 Jan 2024
Citizen Lab details ongoing battle against spyware vendors
By Arielle WaldmanAt the SANS Cyber Threat Intelligence Summit, Citizen Lab researcher Bill Marczak discusses spyware proliferation from commercial vendors such as NSO Group, Cytrox and Quadream.
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29 Jan 2024
Lords question legality of police facial recognition
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonLords committee ‘deeply concerned’ about the rapid expansion of live facial recognition by UK police, which it says is progressing without any real oversight or accountability
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26 Jan 2024
Microsoft: Legacy account hacked by Russian APT had no MFA
By Alexander CulafiMicrosoft has begun notifying other organizations that have been targeted in recent attacks by Midnight Blizzard, a Russian nation-state actor also known as Cozy Bear and APT29.
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26 Jan 2024
Akira ransomware gang claims Lush cyber attack
By Alex ScroxtonThe Akira ransomware gang claims to have stolen over 100GB of data from cosmetics manufacturer and retailer Lush
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26 Jan 2024
UK government consults on age verification tech in alcohol sales
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonThe government has said it wants to allow the use of digital identities and various age-verification technologies in alcohol sales
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25 Jan 2024
HPE breached by Russian APT behind Microsoft hack
By Alexander CulafiHPE suspects that Cozy Bear, a Russian state-sponsored threat actor also known as Midnight Blizzard and Nobelium, breached its network twice in 2020.
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25 Jan 2024
Bugcrowd sees surge in vulnerability submissions, led by public sector
By Alex ScroxtonCrowdsourced vulnerability disclosure and bug bounty platform Bugcrowd says it saw a 151% uptick in submissions related to government and public sector organisations in 2023
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24 Jan 2024
NCSC says AI will increase ransomware, cyberthreats
By Arielle WaldmanWhile other threats are likely to increase as well, the U.K.'s National Cyber Security Centre warns that threat actors will use AI to continue the influx of ransomware attacks.
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24 Jan 2024
WebKit vulnerability sparks Apple’s first major security update of 2024
By Alex ScroxtonA zero-day in the open source WebKit browser engine that powers Safari has sparked Apple’s first major patch roll-out of the new year
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24 Jan 2024
Southern Water confirms cyber attack after Black Basta claims
By Alex ScroxtonSouthern Water, which supplies millions of customers in southeast England, has confirmed it has fallen victim to a cyber attack, although its services appear to be running normally
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24 Jan 2024
Inside Cisco’s security platform strategy
By Aaron TanRaj Chopra, senior vice-president of Cisco’s security business, outlines the company’s security platform strategy and how it brought different products together into a single platform
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24 Jan 2024
SCC joins Microsoft Intelligent Security Association
By Simon QuickeChannel player becomes member of a select group of managed service players helping to shape the response to growing security threats
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24 Jan 2024
Critical vulnerability exposes Fortra GoAnywhere users
By Alex ScroxtonFortra GoAnywhere MFT users must take steps to address a newly disclosed zero-day vulnerability without delay
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24 Jan 2024
AI will heighten global ransomware threat, says NCSC
By Alex ScroxtonThe benefits of artificial intelligence to cyber criminals being well-known, the NCSC now assesses it’s likely AI will soon be widely used to enhance ransomware attacks
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24 Jan 2024
Salesforce’s bug bounty programme paid out $3m in 2023
By Alex ScroxtonEthical hackers disclosed more than 4,000 vulnerabilities to Salesforce last year through its bug bounty programme, and received over $3m in rewards
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23 Jan 2024
Attacks begin on critical Atlassian Confluence vulnerability
By Arielle WaldmanExploitation activity for CVE-2023-22527 marks the third time in four months that a critical Atlassian Confluence flaw has gained threat actors' attention.
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23 Jan 2024
Treat cyber risk like financial or legal issue, says UK government
By Alex ScroxtonUK government and NCSC launch proposed code of practice on cyber security governance to help directors and business leaders toughen their defences
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23 Jan 2024
Leak of 26 billion records may prove to be ‘mother of all breaches’
By Alex ScroxtonThe discovery of a dataset comprising 26 billion stolen records may prove to be record-breaking in both its size and the danger it poses to ordinary people
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23 Jan 2024
SEC bitcoin hack was result of SIM-swapping
By Alex ScroxtonA cyber attack on the US financial regulator earlier in January 2024 occurred after hackers took over one of its mobile phone accounts in a so-called SIM-swapping attack
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23 Jan 2024
Exclusive Networks maintaining supplier expansion strategy
By Simon QuickeDistributor has track record of widening existing relationships to benefit UK resellers and will continue that strategy
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22 Jan 2024
Microsoft breached by Russian APT behind SolarWinds attack
By Alexander CulafiSeveral email accounts belonging to Microsoft senior leadership were accessed as part of the breach, though Microsoft found 'no evidence' of customer environments being accessed.
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22 Jan 2024
SolarWinds hackers attack Microsoft in apparent recon mission
By Alex ScroxtonRussian-backed threat actor behind infamous 2020 SolarWinds Sunburst intrusion hacked into Microsoft’s systems, apparently in an attempt to get hold of intel on themselves
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22 Jan 2024
PAC calls on MoD to fix inventory management IT
By Lis EvenstadThe Public Accounts Committee is concerned that the ageing and fragmented IT systems used in the MoD’s inventory management puts front-line forces at significant risk
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22 Jan 2024
Chat control: Tech companies warn ministers over EU encryption plans
By Bill GoodwinTech companies have written to EU ministers to urge them to back the European Parliament, rather than the European Commission, over proposed regulations to police child abuse
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19 Jan 2024
Chinese threat group exploited VMware vulnerability in 2021
By Arielle WaldmanAfter VMware confirmed that CVE-2023-34048 had been exploited, Mandiant attributed the activity to a China-nexus threat group and revealed that exploitation began in late 2021.
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19 Jan 2024
Competition, cooperation will define U.S.-China relations
By Makenzie HollandBusiness leaders will need to take steps over the next decade to prepare for U.S., China relations largely defined by competition and how policymakers approach cooperation.
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19 Jan 2024
ICO prompts confusion over police cloud legality
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonThe UK data regulator has suggested that, despite major data protection concerns, it is likely to greenlight police cloud deployments because of an information-sharing agreement with the US government
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19 Jan 2024
Democratizing machine learning hits cultural, tech snags
By John MooreForrester Consulting-Capital One study points to organizational silos, disconnect between line-of-business and data managers, and hard-to-use machine learning tools as challenges.
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19 Jan 2024
Capable security partners succeeding with Cisco
By Simon QuickeVendor’s security lead comments on the progress made by those able to understand the technology and bring their own value into play
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19 Jan 2024
Neighbouring Kent councils hit by simultaneous cyber attacks
By Alex ScroxtonCanterbury, Dover and Thanet Councils in Kent have all been struck by simultaneous cyber attacks knocking systems offline, with indications of a link between all three
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18 Jan 2024
CISA posts incident response guide for water utilities
By Alexander CulafiIn its guide, CISA urged water and wastewater sector utility operators to harden their security posture, increase information sharing and build incident response plans.
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18 Jan 2024
Chainalysis observes decrease in cryptocurrency crime in 2023
By Arielle WaldmanDuring 2023, Chainalysis tracked a decrease in the total value and volume of illicit cryptocurrency transactions. But it is unclear if the downward trend will continue.
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18 Jan 2024
Cyber non-profit enlists ex-NCSC head as technical chair
By Alex ScroxtonFounding NCSC chief exec Ciaran Martin is to join the newly launched Cyber Monitoring Centre non-profit as chair of its technical committee
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17 Jan 2024
New zero-days in Citrix NetScaler ADC, Gateway under attack
By Rob WrightThe new vulnerabilities come four months after a variety of threat actors exploited the 'Citrix Bleed' zero-day flaw in NetScaler ADC and Gateway products.
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17 Jan 2024
Google, researchers in dispute over account hijacking attacks
By Alexander CulafiGoogle disputes aspects of threat research that CloudSEK published last month claiming threat actors are maintaining persistence after hijacking Google user accounts.
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17 Jan 2024
NCSC invites security pros to join the big leagues
By Alex ScroxtonThe NCSC is inviting security pros from across the UK to sign up to work with its experts on an intelligence-sharing initiative
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17 Jan 2024
The Security Interviews: Rebecca Taylor, SecureWorks Counter Threat Unit
By Alex ScroxtonIn October 2023, Rebecca Taylor of the SecureWorks Counter Threat Unit was recognised at the annual Security Serious Unsung Heroes Awards for her work. Computer Weekly caught up with her to talk mentoring, cyber career development and diversity
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17 Jan 2024
D&H strategy illustrates distributor priorities
By Simon QuickeFirm shares its views around areas of interest, with many echoing the thoughts and experiences of their counterparts in the UK
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17 Jan 2024
Victims of 2023 Capita data breaches head to High Court
By Alex ScroxtonMore than 5,000 people impacted by data breaches arising from two cyber incidents affecting outsourcer Capita have joined a group action lawsuit
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17 Jan 2024
Singapore proposes governance framework for generative AI
By Aaron TanAI Verify Foundation and Infocomm Media Development Authority have proposed a governance framework for generative AI to address the risks and concerns about the emerging technology
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16 Jan 2024
Former GOP candidate's AI chatbot fielded policy questions
By Makenzie HollandFormer presidential candidate Asa Hutchinson used an AI chatbot to provide insight on his policy stances, a development that both impresses and worries tech and media experts.
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16 Jan 2024
Ivanti zero-day flaws under 'widespread' exploitation
By Arielle WaldmanVolexity confirmed that multiple threat actors have exploited two critical Ivanti zero-day vulnerabilities, with 1,700 devices compromised so far.
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16 Jan 2024
FCC adopts lead generation rules to protect consumer privacy
By Mary ReinesThe new rules aim to protect consumers from scam communications perpetuated by robocalls and robotexts and give consumers the ability to choose which companies can contact them.
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16 Jan 2024
Prices rise as IT spending trends upward for servers, storage
By John MooreIT prices increased in December across four key commodities -- a pattern that coincides with a revival in demand for servers and storage following a 2023 drop.
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16 Jan 2024
Kaspersky shares Pegasus spyware-hunting tool
By Alex ScroxtonKaspersky has developed a way of easily exposing the presence of Pegasus spyware on iOS devices and believes its methodology may also help users identify other such surveillance malware
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16 Jan 2024
Republic of Ireland publishes progress update on digital strategy
By Lis EvenstadUpdate reveals 2.3 million people in Ireland now have MyGovID accounts, and the Irish government plans to launch a new digital portal for businesses, as well as establishing an AI advisory council imminently
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15 Jan 2024
British Library catalogues back online after ransomware attack
By Alex ScroxtonThe British Library has restored online access to its main catalogue of nearly 40 million items on a limited basis as it continues the long and arduous process of recovering from a ransomware attack
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15 Jan 2024
Cosmetics retailer Lush dealing with mystery cyber incident
By Alex ScroxtonCosmetics retailer Lush confirms it’s investigating a cyber attack of an undisclosed nature, but key public-facing systems appear to be unaffected
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15 Jan 2024
Russia hacked ex-MI6 chief’s emails – what they reveal is more Dad’s Army than deep state
By Sophie HillA Russian hacking group that published emails of ex-MI6 chief Richard Dearlove claimed to have uncovered a conspiracy, but it was more Dad’s Army than the ‘deep state’, Computer Weekly and Byline Times reveal
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15 Jan 2024
How legal disclosure failures disrupted the Post Office Horizon inquiry
By Martin NikelFrom overly narrow search terms, overzealous deduplication of documents and failed email migrations, poor management of legal discovery has delayed justice for postmasters in the Horizon inquiry
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15 Jan 2024
SMEs turning to the channel to fend off rising security threats
By Simon QuickeResearch from Context has highlighted several factors that will make 2024 different to the preceding year when it comes to data protection
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15 Jan 2024
IT failure caused weekend chaos at Sussex hospitals
By Lis EvenstadThe critical incident at University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust, caused by IT issues on Sunday night, has now been resolved
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15 Jan 2024
NCA director sacked after WhatsApp and email security breaches
By Bill GoodwinNikki Holland, former director of investigations at the NCA, was sacked for “misconduct” after sending sensitive NCA information over personal email and WhatsApp
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12 Jan 2024
Big tech reps call for U.S. data privacy law at CES 2024
By Makenzie HollandCorporate data privacy advocates said that a federal law could provide businesses with consistency and facilitate future regulation for artificial intelligence.
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12 Jan 2024
Logicalis CEO identifies reasons to be optimistic about 2024
By Simon QuickeChannel player’s boss outlines areas where customers are looking to make investments as the market picks up
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12 Jan 2024
UK government seeks public views on impacts of AI-generated porn
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonThe government’s Pornography Review will look in part at the use of AI throughout the industry to generate sexually explicit content without people’s consent
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11 Jan 2024
Ivanti confirms 2 zero-day vulnerabilities are under attack
By Arielle WaldmanVolexity reported the vulnerabilities to Ivanti after discovering that suspected Chinese nation-state threat actors created an exploit chain to achieve remote code execution.
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11 Jan 2024
Apple, Google face tumultuous legal year ahead
By Makenzie HollandGoogle has agreed to make changes to its app store, while Apple has remained largely unscathed after antitrust trials challenged both companies' app store operating models.
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11 Jan 2024
Channel facing a delicate AI pitch into SMEs
By Simon QuickeThere is a clear appetite for artificial intelligence technology, but there is a gap in perceptions of its purpose between those buying the tech and those using it
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11 Jan 2024
Cisco fixes high-impact flaw in unified comms platform
By Alex ScroxtonCisco unified comms customers are urged to patch a critical vulnerability in Unity Connection, a messaging and voicemail product
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10 Jan 2024
Ransomware prevention a focus for storage stewards in 2024
By Tim McCarthyIn 2024, generative AI and machine learning, along with employee education, are important tools to prevent the spread of ransomware throughout the enterprise.
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10 Jan 2024
Davos 2024: AI-generated disinformation poses threat to elections, says World Economic Forum
By Bill GoodwinDisinformation and misinformation are the top risks facing businesses, governments and the public over the next two years
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10 Jan 2024
China claims it cracked Apple's AirDrop, can track senders
By Alexander CulafiThe flaw used by Chinese researchers to crack Apple's AirDrop encryption was reported to the company in 2019 by researchers at German university TU Darmstadt.