Category: ComputerWeekly

Microsoft to offer Oracle cloud database on Azure
15
Sep
2023

Microsoft to offer Oracle cloud database on Azure

Ahead of next week’s Oracle CloudWorld in Las Vegas, Oracle and Microsoft have announced Oracle Database@Azure. This is said to…

TikTok fined €345m under GDPR for failing to protect children’s privacy
15
Sep
2023

TikTok fined €345m under GDPR for failing to protect children’s privacy

TikTok, the video-sharing social medial platform, is to be fined €345m for failing to protect children’s privacy. Ireland’s Data Protection…

Number of UK contactless payments rose by 30% last year
15
Sep
2023

Number of UK contactless payments rose by 30% last year

Some 17 billion contactless payments were made in the UK last year, a 30% increase on the previous year, with…

Las Vegas mainstay Ceasars Palace likely paid off ransomware crew
15
Sep
2023

Las Vegas mainstay Ceasars Palace likely paid off ransomware crew

Ceasars Entertainment, operator of the venerable Las Vegas casino Ceasars Palace, has revealed that it paid a significant sum of…

Dunelm's journey to micro front ends
15
Sep
2023

Dunelm’s journey to micro front ends

Software engineering covers all of Dunelm’s business domains. Over the past few years, the retailer has updated its IT infrastructure…

Manchester police data breach a classic supply chain incident
15
Sep
2023

Manchester police data breach a classic supply chain incident

A ransomware attack on Digital ID, a Stockport-based supplier of identity and access cards, is developing into a serious supply…

Splunk .conf23: The dangers of party planning as a woman in tech
14
Sep
2023

More than 60% of firms have lost diverse tech talent

A large number of firms are struggling to keep diverse talent, with more than half saying it isn’t easy to…

Downstream breaches of Capita customers spreading
14
Sep
2023

Data on over 3,000 Airbus suppliers leaked after breach

A threat actor and alleged ransomware operator going by the alias USDoD has leaked data on over 3,000 suppliers of…

BlackCat on the hook for cyber attack that crippled Vegas casinos
14
Sep
2023

BlackCat on the hook for cyber attack that crippled Vegas casinos

The ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware operation appears to be behind the ongoing cyber attack on US hospitality and leisure operator MGM Resorts,…

Bristol Uni to host one of Europe’s most power supercomputer clusters
14
Sep
2023

Bristol Uni to host one of Europe’s most power supercomputer clusters

One of Europe’s most powerful supercomputers is being built in Bristol to provide a national resource for researchers and industry…

CIO interview: Petra Tesch, Vizrt
14
Sep
2023

CIO interview: Petra Tesch, Vizrt

Six months into her role at real-time Norwegian graphics and live production service provider Vizrt, Petra Tesch is enjoying challenges…

As vehicle safety regulations loom, carmakers fret over cyber risks
14
Sep
2023

As vehicle safety regulations loom, carmakers fret over cyber risks

Automotive industry leaders are struggling with competing cyber risk and security priorities, and as such, many are increasingly concerned that…