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26 Jul 2024
Generative AI a top priority for Amazon QuickSight
By Eric AvidonThough the BI platform already enables users to analyze data and develop data products using natural language, AWS plans to do more to aid insight generation and user efficiency.
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26 Jul 2024
CrowdStrike outage underscores software testing dilemmas
By Beth PariseauExperts say efforts to avoid incidents such as last week's CrowdStrike outage will face time-honored tradeoffs between velocity, stability, access and security.
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26 Jul 2024
OpenAI takes on Google with new SearchGPT prototype
By Esther AjaoThe AI engine will provide users with information from the web. The AI vendor is working with publishers such as Newsmax. It will incorporate some features in ChatGPT.
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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.
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10 Jan 2024
Windows Kerberos, Hyper-V vulns among January Patch Tuesday bugs
By Alex ScroxtonMicrosoft starts 2024 right with another slimline Patch Tuesday drop, but there are some critical vulns to be alert to, including a number of man-in-the-middle attack vectors
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10 Jan 2024
SEC social media hack highlights value of MFA
By Alex ScroxtonThe US SEC briefly appeared to approve new bitcoin trading rules after a social media account was targeted by troublemakers, proving the value of MFA once again
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10 Jan 2024
Scotland ‘sleepwalking’ to mass surveillance with DPDI Bill
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonThe independent checks and balances over biometrics and biometric-enabled surveillance must be strengthened to prevent Scotland from sliding into a surveillance state along with the rest of the UK
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09 Jan 2024
Microsoft starts year with a subdued January Patch Tuesday
By Tom WalatFor the second month in a row, Microsoft had no zero-days and relatively few vulnerabilities for administrators to address.
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09 Jan 2024
Amsterdam arrest leads to Babuk Tortilla ransomware decryptor
By Arielle WaldmanA joint effort by Cisco Talos, Avast and Dutch law enforcement results in an all-encompassing Babuk ransomware recovery key and the arrest of a threat actor.
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09 Jan 2024
Account hijacking, cryptocurrency scams spread on X
By Alexander CulafiOne company that had its account stolen and used for cryptocurrency scams, CertiK, said it was hacked through a phishing attack from a journalist's compromised account.
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09 Jan 2024
Babuk Tortilla ransomware decryptor made available
By Alex ScroxtonA joint effort between Cisco Talos, Avast and the Dutch police will bring relief to many victims of a variant of the Babuk ransomware known as Tortilla
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09 Jan 2024
Study reveals cyber risks to US elections
By Alex ScroxtonWith the 2024 US presidential election cycle beginning, a study produced by Arctic Wolf has highlighted big gaps in preparedness and resourcing at government bodies across the US
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08 Jan 2024
British Library ransomware attack could cost up to £7m
By Alex ScroxtonThe cost of recovering the British Library’s ransomware-stricken IT systems could be up to £7m, it has emerged
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08 Jan 2024
Inside the Met Police’s investigation into EncroChat crime gangs
By Bill GoodwinThe Met’s senior investigating officer responsible for investigating criminals using the EncroChat encrypted phone network tells the inside story of the UK’s biggest organised crime bust in a BBC podcast series released this week
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04 Jan 2024
December ransomware attacks disrupt healthcare organizations
By Arielle WaldmanTwo attacks last month exposed the sensitive information of more than 3 million individuals as ransomware attacks continued to disrupt networks and expose private data.
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04 Jan 2024
Celona and Palo Alto partner to enhance private 5G network security
By Alex ScroxtonWireless services specialist Celona and security firm Palo Alto Networks are coming together to enhance device protection for organisations operating private mobile networks
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03 Jan 2024
Dutch working to promote cooperation in Europe to keep internet safe
By Kim LoohuisA Dutch cooperative approach offers national and international cooperation opportunities for ISPs to guard against DDoS attacks, lawful interception and detect abuse in networks
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03 Jan 2024
SonicWall adds more zero trust depth with Banyan buy
By Simon QuickeSecurity player dips back into the M&A market to add more zero trust and SSE coverage
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03 Jan 2024
SonicWall acquires Banyan to boost zero-trust, SSE offerings
By Arielle WaldmanWith its second acquisition in two months, SonicWall aims to help enterprises with growing remote workforces through zero-trust network and security service edge offerings.
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03 Jan 2024
Fighting money laundering with AI
By Aaron TanMike Foster, CEO of SymphonyAI Sensa-NetReveal, talks up how AI can be used to fight financial crime and how the company’s technology can augment existing AML investments
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02 Jan 2024
China’s UNC4841 pivots to new Barracuda ESG zero-day
By Alex ScroxtonThe Chinese state threat actor behind a series of cyber attacks on Barracuda Networks customers embarked on a campaign targeting the supplier’s email security products in the run-up to Christmas
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02 Jan 2024
Cloudflare eyes GenAI workloads with Workers AI
By Aaron TanCloudflare’s Workers developer platform is touted to make it easier for organisations to deploy GenAI capabilities at the edge to speed up inferencing
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29 Dec 2023
Top 10 India IT stories of 2023
By Aaron TanWe recap the year’s top 10 stories in India, including the country’s datacentre boom and innovations in space and agriculture technologies
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29 Dec 2023
Top 10 AI regulation stories of 2023
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonFrom the UK government’s publication of its long-awaited AI whitepaper to its convening of the world’s first AI Safety Summit, here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 AI regulation stories of 2023
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28 Dec 2023
Top 10 technology and ethics stories of 2023
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonHere are Computer Weekly’s top 10 technology and ethics stories of 2023
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27 Dec 2023
Another Barracuda ESG zero-day flaw exploited in the wild
By Arielle WaldmanOn Christmas Eve, Barracuda disclosed that a China-nexus threat actor had resumed attacks against its Email Security Gateway appliance using a new zero-day vulnerability.
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27 Dec 2023
Top 10 police technology stories of 2023
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonHere are Computer Weekly’s top 10 police technology stories of 2023
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27 Dec 2023
Top 10 ASEAN IT stories of 2023
By Aaron TanOrganisations across the region have continued to shore up their cyber security posture while investing in infrastructure to pave the way for emerging technologies like GenAI
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22 Dec 2023
Top 10 government IT stories of 2023
By Lis EvenstadIn the year that gave life to four new government departments, Whitehall bosses have continued to fly the flag for technology, with mixed results and success. Here are the stories that made waves in 2023
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21 Dec 2023
10 of the biggest ransomware attacks in 2023
By Arielle WaldmanRansomware attacks against U.S. organizations hit record levels this year as threat actors stepped up extortion tactics and took shaming victims to new levels.
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21 Dec 2023
Cisco Security Cloud adds Isovalent for multi-cloud networks
By Beth PariseauThe commercial backer of open source networking and security projects Cilium and Tetragon comes under Cisco's control for cloud-native network security.
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21 Dec 2023
Top 10 cyber crime stories of 2023
By Alex ScroxtonRansomware gangs dominated the cyber criminal underworld in 2023, a year that will prove notable for significant evolutionary trends in their tactics
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21 Dec 2023
Top 10 storage stories of 2023
By Antony AdsheadIn this 2023 review, we consider if flash will thrash disk, what the Toyota outage shows about capacity planning, how to achieve green storage, the backup and compliance risks of AI, the lowdown on DPUs, and more
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21 Dec 2023
Top 10 storage supplier strategy stories of 2023
By Antony AdsheadIn 2023, we looked at the top storage suppliers, their market share and how they set themselves for a future of hybrid cloud, containerisation and consumption models of purchasing
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20 Dec 2023
ALPHV/BlackCat operation down, but maybe not out
By Alex ScroxtonMultinational law enforcement has targeted the operations of the notorious ALPHV/BlackCat cyber extortion gang, but the group’s members appear to remain defiant
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20 Dec 2023
Top 10 NHS IT stories of 2023
By Lis EvenstadIn the year we said goodbye to NHS Digital, the NHS has made some serious strides in digitising the health service, but many challenges remain. We look back at the stories that made the headlines in 2023
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19 Dec 2023
U.S.-China relations will affect businesses in 2024
By Makenzie HollandU.S.-China relations will affect U.S. businesses in 2024, whether it's through more export controls or building alliances with other countries on technology.
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19 Dec 2023
FBI leads Alphv/BlackCat takedown, decrypts victims' data
By Arielle WaldmanThe latest law enforcement effort to halt the surge of ransomware attacks was successful in disrupting one of the most active ransomware-as-a-service groups.
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19 Dec 2023
Top 10 cyber security stories of 2023
By Alex ScroxtonThe past 12 months have seen the security agenda dominated by the usual round of vulnerabilities, concerns over supply chain security and more besides, but it was the chaotic state of global geopolitics that really made an impact
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18 Dec 2023
Akamai discloses zero-click exploit for Microsoft Outlook
By Arielle WaldmanDuring research into an older Microsoft Outlook privilege escalation vulnerability, Akamai discovered two new flaws that can be chained for a zero-click RCE exploit.
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18 Dec 2023
How threat intelligence is applied in DNS security
By Aaron TanInfoblox’s director of security architecture explains how the company leverages its threat intelligence capabilities to help organisations stay ahead of DNS security threats
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15 Dec 2023
DOJ's long-term goals in Google antitrust case unclear
By Makenzie HollandThe DOJ faced off against Google this year in an antitrust trial, claiming that Google maintained an illegal monopoly over the online search and search advertising markets.
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15 Dec 2023
Police defend facial recognition target selection to Lords
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonSenior police officers confirm to Lords committee that facial recognition watchlist image selection is based on crime categories attached to people’s photos, rather than a context-specific assessment of the threat presented by a given individual
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14 Dec 2023
Russian APT exploiting JetBrains TeamCity vulnerability
By Arielle WaldmanThe Russian hackers behind the SolarWinds attacks are the latest nation-state group to exploit a critical TeamCity vulnerability to gain initial access to victims' servers.
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14 Dec 2023
Technology inflation rate edges up for storage, IT services
By John MoorePrice hikes persist for professional services and cloud, while an increase in storage costs could reflect a return toward more typical pricing levels after a period of decline.
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14 Dec 2023
Government plans to regulate to tackle datacentre threats
By Alex ScroxtonDSIT outlines a range of proposals designed to protect data storage facilities from cyber attacks, as well as physical threats and the effects of climate breakdown
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14 Dec 2023
Splunk: AI isn't making spear phishing more effective
By Arielle WaldmanWhile new research shows AI tools won't make it easier for adversaries to conduct successful phishing attacks, social engineering awareness should remain a priority.
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14 Dec 2023
The Security Interviews: Talking identity with Microsoft’s Joy Chik
By Alex ScroxtonMicrosoft’s president of identity and network access, Joy Chik, joins Computer Weekly to discuss the evolving threat landscape in identity security, using innovations in artificial intelligence to stay ahead, and advocating for the coming passwordless future
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14 Dec 2023
NCSC CEO Lindy Cameron to step down in 2024
By Alex ScroxtonNCSC chief exec Lindy Cameron, who helped lead and elevate the national dialogue on cyber security through major events such as Covid-19, SolarWinds Sunburst and Colonial Pipeline, is to step down in the New Year
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14 Dec 2023
ICO complaint seeks answers from prosecutors over deleted Assange emails
By Bill GoodwinAn Italian journalist has complained to the data protection watchdog after the Crown Prosecution Service gave conflicting explanations over its deletion of key emails on WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange
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14 Dec 2023
Cisco eyes opportunities in AI, sustainability in Australia
By Stephen WithersCisco is looking to tap opportunities in sustainability, AI and cyber security as it navigates Australia’s economic headwinds
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13 Dec 2023
Malwarebytes enhances MSP offering as DataSolutions looks for vendor growth
By Simon QuickeCyber security firm enhances MSP offering after reporting strong demand for the services, while elsewhere, distributor reveals intention to grow its vendor portfolio
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13 Dec 2023
How ransomware gangs use the tech media against their victims
By Alex ScroxtonRansomware gangs are increasingly media-savvy operators, and this means incident response plans now need to account for communications and PR strategies too
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13 Dec 2023
Microsoft’s Christmas present for cyber teams: no zero-days
By Alex ScroxtonBarely 30 vulnerabilities, and no zero-days, have been fixed in the final Patch Tuesday drop of 2023
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13 Dec 2023
How ransomware gangs are engaging -- and using -- the media
By Arielle WaldmanNew Sophos research shows that ransomware groups are not only attacking technical systems, but taking advantage of information systems as well to pressure victims into paying.
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13 Dec 2023
Critical UK infrastructure a ‘hostage of fortune’ to ransomware
By Alex ScroxtonA lack of ransomware planning and preparedness at the highest levels of government is leaving UK operators or critical national infrastructure dangerously exposed, according to a Joint Committee report
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13 Dec 2023
Inside the Singapore government’s cloud journey
By Aaron TanThe Smart Nation Group’s chief digital technology officer outlines the government’s cloud journey, including its approach to cloud migration and how it came to host mission-critical workloads on AWS
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12 Dec 2023
Microsoft delivers light December Patch Tuesday for admins
By Tom WalatIT operations teams should prioritize deploying the Windows cumulative update to dispatch a critical MSHTML bug affecting Microsoft Outlook.
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12 Dec 2023
MoD fined after breach of Afghan staffers’ data put lives at risk
By Alex ScroxtonThe MoD has been fined £350,000 by the ICO after an email blunder exposed data on Afghan nationals who had worked with British forces and were at risk of Taliban reprisals
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12 Dec 2023
IBM engineers hatch Linux Foundation HashiCorp Vault fork
By Beth PariseauIBM engineers working on Open Horizon within the Linux Foundation begin a Vault fork as challenges continue for HashiCorp, which also addressed Terraform Cloud pricing angst.
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12 Dec 2023
Outdated data protection practice key factor in PSNI data breach
By Alex ScroxtonThe August 2023 data breach at the Police Service of Northern Ireland arose chiefly from an outdated approach to data protection and compliance at the force, according to an independent review
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12 Dec 2023
Top IT predictions in APAC in 2024
By Aaron TanGenerative AI will continue to leave its mark on many areas in business and IT, along with other trends such as sustainability, cyber security and smart factories that are expected to shape the region’s technology landscape in 2024
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11 Dec 2023
Nordic governments join forces to protect data transfers
By Gerard O'DwyerNordic countries deepen their cooperation over cyber security amid heightened threat from neighbouring Russia
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08 Dec 2023
Fancy Bear targets Nato entities via critical Outlook flaw
By Alex ScroxtonA vulnerability patched in March has likely been exploited by the Russian state actor Fancy Bear, for over two years, according to the latest intelligence
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07 Dec 2023
UK names Russian FSB agents behind political hacking campaign
By Bill GoodwinRussian hacking group, Star Blizzard, was part of a Russian intelligence operation aimed at interfering with UK politics and the democratic process, says government.
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07 Dec 2023
Distology shines light on OT security
By Simon QuickeDistributor steps up partner education around OT security to ensure the opportunity is grasped