Category: ComputerWeekly

Royal Mail ransomware attack result of putting profit before security
16
Mar
2023

Royal Mail ransomware attack result of putting profit before security

The January 2023 ransomware attack on Royal Mail has further exposed the parlous state of the company’s infrastructure, all while…

Chinese Silkloader cyber attack tool falls into Russian hands
15
Mar
2023

Chinese Silkloader cyber attack tool falls into Russian hands

Threat researchers at WithSecure have revealed intelligence on how cyber criminal gangs are sharing tools along the historic Silk Roads…

IT gives Ukrainian economy resilience in the face of adversity
15
Mar
2023

IT gives Ukrainian economy resilience in the face of adversity

During the first 10 months of Ukraine’s war with Russia and the massive disruption it brought, the country’s IT industry…

Budget 2023: Chancellor affirms tax relief for IT investment
15
Mar
2023

Budget 2023: Chancellor affirms tax relief for IT investment

Jeremy Hunt, Chancellor of the Exchequer, announced in his 2023 Spring Budget that money spent on IT equipment, plant or…

UK government commits £2.5bn to boost quantum
15
Mar
2023

UK government commits £2.5bn to boost quantum

To tie in with the Spring 2023 statement, the prime minister and technology secretary unveiled £2.5bn in funding as part…

Microsoft patches Outlook zero-day for March Patch Tuesday
15
Mar
2023

Microsoft patches Outlook zero-day for March Patch Tuesday

Microsoft has issued patches for two zero-day vulnerabilities among a total of just over 80 bugs addressed in its monthly…

How William Hill’s IT copes with big sporting events
14
Mar
2023

How William Hill’s IT copes with big sporting events

Online bookies need to cope with the usual peaks and troughs around football, horse racing, motorsports and other major sporting…

IT Sustainability Think Tank: Closing the sustainability gap takes patience and persistence
14
Mar
2023

IT Sustainability Think Tank: Closing the sustainability gap takes patience and persistence

IT efficiency is often overlooked in the digital infrastructure sustainability discussion. The sustainability reports of many IT operators make little…

UK mini-datacentre startup hails energy savings of heat reuse deployment at leisure centre
14
Mar
2023

UK mini-datacentre startup hails energy savings of heat reuse deployment at leisure centre

British startup Deep Green has set its sights on accelerating the roll-out of datacentre heat reuse schemes across the country,…

QLC edges into mainstream, but what are its advantages?
14
Mar
2023

QLC edges into mainstream, but what are its advantages?

With the recent launches and enhancements to product lines from NetApp and Pure Storage, QLC flash storage has pushed itself…

NatWest introduces limits on crypto trading to prevent fraud
14
Mar
2023

NatWest introduces limits on crypto trading to prevent fraud

Retail bank NatWest is to implement daily and monthly limits on the amount of money customers may pay into cryptocurrency…

NCSC warns over AI language models but rejects cyber alarmism
14
Mar
2023

NCSC warns over AI language models but rejects cyber alarmism

The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has issued advice and guidance for users of AI tools such as ChatGPT…