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Biggest Patch Tuesday in years sees Microsoft address 159 vulnerabilities
15
Jan
2025

Biggest Patch Tuesday in years sees Microsoft address 159 vulnerabilities

Microsoft kicked off 2025 with a bang on the second Tuesday of January, dropping a massive Patch Tuesday update containing…

Government, Nesta and ODI issue £600k smart data challenge to technologists
15
Jan
2025

Government, Nesta and ODI issue £600k smart data challenge to technologists

The Department for Business and Trade, Challenge Works and the Open Data Institute have issued a Smart Data Challenge with…

Cyber security dovetails with AI to lead 2025 corporate IT investment
15
Jan
2025

Cyber security dovetails with AI to lead 2025 corporate IT investment

Cyber security, whether singly or in tandem with generative artificial intelligence (GenAI), dominates enterprise IT investment plans in 2025, according…

Larger businesses spend, spend, spend on AI
15
Jan
2025

Larger businesses spend, spend, spend on AI

One in three companies across all markets are planning to spend $25m or more on artificial intelligence (AI) in 2025,…

Users protest, flee TikTok as clock ticks on US ban
15
Jan
2025

Users protest, flee TikTok as clock ticks on US ban

With the 19 January 2025 ban on TikTok just days away, American social media users and businesses are facing up…

UK’s female fintech leaders hit harder by investment collapse
15
Jan
2025

UK’s female fintech leaders hit harder by investment collapse

The women behind fintechs still face discrimination when seeking investment, despite the issue being an industry talking point for years,…

Backup technology explained: The fundamentals of enterprise backup
15
Jan
2025

Backup technology explained: The fundamentals of enterprise backup

Backup is a fundamental protection required by any IT system. That’s all the more so in a world where ransomware…

What they don’t tell you about cyber attacks - The Emotional Impact on Staff
15
Jan
2025

What they don’t tell you about cyber attacks – The Emotional Impact on Staff

Whilst the financial, operational, and reputational damage caused by cyber-attacks is often the focus of attention, the emotional toll on…

Davos 2025: Misinformation and disinformation are most pressing risks, says World Economic Forum
15
Jan
2025

Davos 2025: Misinformation and disinformation are most pressing risks, says World Economic Forum

Misinformation and disinformation pose the greatest risk to countries, businesses and individuals, over the next two years. The rise of…

Barings Law enleagues 15,000 claimants against Google and Microsoft
14
Jan
2025

Barings Law enleagues 15,000 claimants against Google and Microsoft

A law firm based in Manchester has gathered around 15,000 claimants for an impending data breach lawsuit against Microsoft and…

CMA kicks off investigation into Google search engine dominance
14
Jan
2025

CMA kicks off investigation into Google search engine dominance

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has kicked off the new year with an investigation of Google Search under the…

Subpostmasters won’t get financial redress until mid-2027 at current rate of progress
14
Jan
2025

Subpostmasters won’t get financial redress until mid-2027 at current rate of progress

At the current rate of progress, subpostmasters who took the Post Office to court and exposed the scandal won’t receive…