Ransomware attacks dropped by a third last month
High-profile ransomware incidents affecting leading UK retailers continue to grab headlines, but in the background, total ransomware attack volumes appear to have eased off over…
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Retail cyber attacks hit food distributor Peter Green Chilled
Peter Green Chilled, a major distributor of chilled and fresh products to British supermarkets, has reportedly fallen victim to a ransomware attack orchestrated by an…
Hacking contest exposes VMware security
The cyber security team at Broadcom has acknowledged that during the Pwn2Own hacking contest in Berlin in March, there were three successful attacks on the…
Botched Post Office IT projects continue to drain public purse
As the government hands the Post Office £400m in public funds to replace its controversial Horizon system, details emerge of millions more wasted as a…
Ireland sets out chip plan
The Irish government has unveiled a semiconductor strategy in alignment with the European Chip Act. Silicon island: A national semiconductor strategy sets out a clear…
Interview: Driving tech innovation at the BBC
The BBC’s research and development (R&D) arm serves a public purpose, which, according to the department’s director Jatin Aythora, is to make some of the…
Build 2025: Microsoft opens up Windows machine learning
Microsoft’s annual developer conference, Build 2025, has given a strong indication of how artificial intelligence (AI) is being fully integrated into the Windows operating system.…
Microsoft’s wartime pact with the EU rings hollow – and could spell trouble for UK IT buyers
Microsoft has moved to re-assure governments across the European Union (EU) that it will fight any move by President Trump to interrupt services, should relations…
Tackling the UK’s cyber threats
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Chinese cyber spooks lure laid-off US government workers
A Washington DC-based think tank claims it has discovered evidence of a covert network of digital front companies operated by the Chinese intelligence services that are…
Trump visit bolsters Saudi AI
Saudi Arabia’s artificial intelligence (AI) ambitions were boosted following US president Donald Trump’s recent trip to the Middle East. The Trump administration’s import tariffs and…
Legal Aid Agency breach may encompass millions of people
The Legal Aid Agency (LAA), a Ministry of Justice-backed civil and criminal legal aid and advice service covering England and Wales, has fallen victim to…