LockBit ransomware gang teases February 2025 return
Despite being taken down and humiliated by the National Crime Agency (NCA) coordinated Operation Cronos in February 2024, an unknown individual(s) associated with, or claiming…
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Challenging the cloud giants: Is a new era of competition on the horizon?
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) sent shockwaves through the tech industry in October 2023 when it announced its investigation into potential anti-competitive practices…
Latest attempt to override UK’s outdated hacking law stalls
Two amendments to the Data (Access and Use) Bill that would have established a statutory legal defence for security professionals and ethical hackers to protect…
Innovation, insight and influence: the CISO playbook for 2025 and beyond
As 2024 comes to a close and we reach the midpoint of a decade that might generously be described as having so far been ‘turbulent’,…
CCS cloud hosting deal with AWS under scrutiny as contract value soars by 89% after 15 months
The Crown Commercial Service’s (CCS) decision to increase its cloud hosting spend with Amazon Web Services (AWS) mid-contract by 89% is under scrutiny from procurement…
French court refuses to expedite trial of Sky ECC cryptophone distributor Thomas Herdman
Five judges will hear a case against 30 people accused of being involved in the distribution of encrypted mobile phones used by organised criminal groups…
Top 10 AI and storage stories of 2024
Artificial intelligence (AI) has hit the headlines and the datacentres, but with it comes a range of performance and operating considerations that impact storage as…
IT Sustainability Think Tank: The energy challenge of AI datacentres in 2024 and beyond
The rise of generative AI (GenAI) is reshaping industries, but it’s also creating an unprecedented demand for energy. Datacentres supporting AI workloads are expanding at…
Top 10 women in tech and diversity in tech stories of 2024
This year signalled a worrying time for diversity, equity and inclusion in the technology sector as many firms began rolling back their initiatives and efforts.…
Axon still in possession of Police Scotland encryption keys
Body-worn video provider Axon is still in possession of the encryption keys for a major Police Scotland cloud IT project, despite repeated warnings from policing…
Top 10 IT careers and skills stories of 2024
As is common nowadays, a lack of skilled workers in the sector left firms competing for tech talent in 2024, alongside a stagnant diversity in…
Look to the future: How the threat landscape may evolve next
It’s been quite the half-decade. In fact, it’s hard to know where to start when reflecting on it. The Covid-19 pandemic saw a (forced) mass…