Category: ComputerWeekly

St Helens Council in Merseyside hit by ransomware attack
11
Sep
2023

Professional ransomware gangs clearly a threat, but attacks can be easily stopped

The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and National Crime Agency (NCA) have published a whitepaper examining the ongoing evolution…

Hackers: We won’t let artificial intelligence get the better of us
11
Sep
2023

Brits happy to break cyber law if the price is right

A slim majority of British adults would be perfectly happy for the government and its allies to break international cyber…

Huawei launches OceanStor Pacific 9920 entry-level NAS
11
Sep
2023

Huawei launches OceanStor Pacific 9920 entry-level NAS

Huawei has launched a network-attached storage (NAS) array in Europe, the OceanStor Pacific 9920, which will offer up to 92TB…

Workers ‘deeply uncomfortable’ with digital surveillance at work
11
Sep
2023

Polish election questioned after Pegasus spyware used to smear opposition, investigation finds

A senate investigation in Poland has found the use of Pegasus spyware by members of the ruling party against political…

University of Glasgow launches Centre for data science and AI
11
Sep
2023

University of Glasgow launches Centre for data science and AI

The University of Glasgow has opened a centre dedicated to supporting its research in data science and artificial intelligence (AI),…

UK boardrooms and CISOs increasingly aligned on cyber risks
11
Sep
2023

UK boardrooms and CISOs increasingly aligned on cyber risks

UK business leaders are far less concerned about the risk of a material cyber attack on their organisation than they…

Salesforce and Zoom embrace ethical hackers. You should, too
11
Sep
2023

Salesforce and Zoom embrace ethical hackers. You should, too

It is probably safe to say that Salesforce and Zoom are two of the most high-profile software companies operating today,…

Complexity challenges of pandemic hangover could lead to SaaS hysteria
11
Sep
2023

Complexity challenges of pandemic hangover could lead to SaaS hysteria

“I give the customer what he wants. I don’t think it’s my place to offer dietary advice. If they want…

HMRC hits back at contractor hiring ban claims after accounts reveal no outside IR35 workers
11
Sep
2023

IR35: HMRC reportedly working to April 2024 start date for settlement offsets fix

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) will have a solution in place by April 2024 to solve a long-standing issue that…

Transforming the financial system's plumbing
08
Sep
2023

KPMG finds growing demand for emerging tech

Business and IT leaders are investing in emerging technology in a bid to stay ahead of competitors, the KPMG global…

Women in tech – is retention currently more important than hiring?
08
Sep
2023

Women in tech – is retention currently more important than hiring?

The number of women dropping out of the UK tech sector appears to be escalating. This situation would seem to…

Why a service mesh may not be for everyone
08
Sep
2023

7 ways to prevent tech buyer’s remorse

While buyer’s remorse is commonly associated with the purchase of big-ticket items, such as a house or a car, the…