NCA unmasks LockBitSupp cyber gangster who toyed with pursuers
The National Crime Agency (NCA), alongside the global partner agencies that participated in Operation Cronos, the operation against the LockBit ransomware gang, have formally named…
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Government plans to scan bank accounts of disabled people will lead to another scandal
It looks like we’re sleepwalking into another Horizon scandal. Disabled people up and down the country are sounding the alarm ahead, with 6.3 million of…
Gen AI: what we know and don’t know, what excites us, what scares us
First, an admission. I am not a GenAI expert. Then again, who is? Even the computer scientists, coders and product developers behind Copilot, ChatGPT and…
Chinese APT suspected of Ministry of Defence hack
An undisclosed advanced persistent threat (APT) actor possibly backed by the Chinese government is suspected of involvement in a serious supply chain data breach at…
What does the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill mean for UK industry?
The Data Protection and Digital Information (DPDI) Bill is the first major piece of data protection legislation since the UK left the European Union (EU)…
Gartner: Few organisations have mature AI processes
The use of artificial intelligence (AI) is spreading rapidly in organisations, the latest survey from analyst Gartner has reported. However, the majority of organisations polled…
Government jumps on Wayve self-drive funding boost
Wayve, a UK company specialising in artificial intelligence (AI) for self-driving vehicles, has secured more than $1bn of investment from Softbank, Nvidia and Microsoft. The…
French MSP saves 30% on cloud costs as it deploys Cubbit
Paris-based Cloudreso.com has saved 30% on cloud object storage costs by deploying Cubbit’s DS3 distributed object storage. Cloudreso.com is a managed service provider (MSP) that…
Police told in 2016 that Post Office prosecutor withheld evidence of Horizon errors from court
Surrey Police were informed in 2016 that a Post Office lawyer had committed a “potential crime” by failing to disclose relevant evidence to the defence…
Casting a critical eye on HMRC’s IR35 checker tool
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Embrace alternative education pathways for cyber success
While a university degree was once the gold standard for cyber security professionals, it’s no longer the sole path to success. Nearly a third, 32%,…
Microsoft beefs up cyber initiative after hard-hitting US report
Microsoft is doubling down on its recently-launched Secure Future Initiative (SFI), expanding the programme – which sets out to address the software and vulnerability issues…