Category: ComputerWeekly

Cisco snaps up Splunk in $28bn application observability deal
21
Sep
2023

Cisco snaps up Splunk in $28bn application observability deal

Cisco has announced its intention to acquire IT firm Splunk for $28bn, in a deal the company hopes will bolster…

Bumbling IT security analyst convicted of blackmail offences
21
Sep
2023

Poor digital experience a blocker for cyber resilience

Organisations that neglect the so-called digital employee experience (DEX) are exposing themselves to a litany of risk, from employees quitting…

NCSC warns over ‘enduring’ LockBit threat
21
Sep
2023

‘Top’ ransomware gangs favour smaller businesses

In search of the easiest route to a quick pay-off, ransomware gangs in 2023 have been increasingly targeting small and…

Toyota car plant outage shows database capacity planning is vital
20
Sep
2023

Toyota car plant outage shows database capacity planning is vital

Insufficient disk space on database servers was the cause of Toyota car production grinding to a halt for 36 hours…

Prime minister Rishi Sunak faces pressure from banks to force tech firms to pay for online fraud
20
Sep
2023

Rishi Sunak under fire from UK tech stakeholders over revision of net-zero policies

Prime minister Rishi Sunak is putting the UK’s position as a potential leader in the clean tech space at serious…

Biometrics and surveillance camera commissioner resigns
20
Sep
2023

Parliament passes sweeping Online Safety Bill, tech companies still concerned over encryption

The Online Safety Bill is set to become law after peers passed the controversial legislation which places new duties on…

Datacentre operators ‘hesitant’ over how to proceed with server farm builds as AI hype builds
20
Sep
2023

Datacentre operators ‘hesitant’ over how to proceed with server farm builds as AI hype builds

With operators in some of the major European colocation hubs struggling to meet the demand for datacentre capacity amid space…

Ransomware-stricken Capita to run Action Fraud successor
20
Sep
2023

Organisations failing to proactively address insider cyber risk

With the cost of insider risk the highest it’s ever been, cyber leaders are failing to direct their budgets towards…

Oracle CloudWorld 2023: Ellison heralds dawn of generative AI era
20
Sep
2023

Oracle CloudWorld 2023: Ellison heralds dawn of generative AI era

Oracle chief technology officer and founder Larry Ellison endorsed a radical vision of what generative artificial intelligence (AI) could achieve…

Malicious URL volumes soar as cyber criminals pull on Threads
19
Sep
2023

Braverman puts pressure on Meta to pause end-to-end encryption plans

Home secretary Suella Braverman is stepping up pressure on Meta over its plans to roll out end-to-end encrypted message services…

New revelations from the Snowden archive surface
19
Sep
2023

New revelations from the Snowden archive surface

He risked his neck. When Edward Snowden chose to expose the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA)’s mass surveillance Leviathan, and…

Post Office lawyer bragged how team ‘destroyed attack on the Horizon system’ and put woman in prison
19
Sep
2023

Post Office employee changed story for witness statement used to destroy subpostmaster

Shocking new details have emerged of the legal tactics used by the Post Office to defeat a subpostmaster when he…