Cyber incident that closed British Museum was inside job
A disgruntled insider appears to have been behind a security incident at the British Museum, which forced the 270-year-old institution to partially close its doors…
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Oxford-Cambridge Arc gets government support
Secretary of state for science, innovation and technology Peter Kyle has confirmed the government’s commitment to supporting the Oxford-Cambridge Arc, a region that is home…
VMware backup: Key decision points if you migrate away from VMware
Broadcom’s 2023 acquisition of VMware for US$69bn led to disruptive changes in the virtualisation provider’s pricing. Key here is a move from perpetual licences to…
Public cloud: Data sovereignty and data security in the UK
The UK government’s decision to designate datacentres as critical national infrastructure (CNI) in September 2024 signalled its ambition to build a digital economy that is…
US indicts five in fake North Korean IT contractor scandal
The United States Department of Justice (DoJ) has announced the indictment of five men – two North Koreans, a Mexican and two American citizens –…
MPs and peers start inquiry into Russian and Chinese sabotage threats to subsea internet cables
MPs and peers have launched an inquiry into the UK’s ability to protect undersea internet cables that link the country with the rest of the…
DC01UK’s plan to build ‘Europe’s biggest AI datacentre’ wins local council approval
A plan to build a £3.75bn hyperscale datacentre on a plot of green belt land neighbouring the South Mimms Service Station in Hertfordshire has secured…
Loan Charge under review: MPs brand latest independent inquiry into controversial policy ‘a farce’
A cross-party group of MPs has branded the government’s newly announced independent review of HM Treasury’s controversial Loan Charge policy a “farce”, now details of…
High Court: Sky Betting ‘parasitic’ in targeting problem gambler
A recovering gambling addict has won his case against Sky Betting & Gaming (SBG) in the UK High Court, which ruled the online gambling provider…
Review of legal rule on computer evidence long overdue, say Post Office scandal victims
Nearly 1,000 people were wrongly convicted of crimes based on flawed evidence from a computer system used in Post Offices, and now that this is…
Teachers to use AI for lesson planning and marking
Using artificial intelligence (AI) for marking and lesson planning will give teachers more time with students, according to the UK’s education secretary, Bridget Phillipson. Labelling…
CISOs boost board presence by 77% over two years
In a global study of the goals, priorities and strategies of chief information security officers (CISOs), security analytics and observability supplier Splunk and economic advisory…