Users love their cyber teams, but find them frustrating
While ordinary workers implicitly trust their security teams when it comes to their ability to prevent and minimise cyber attacks, a significant minority see them…
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New version of ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware hits victims
The United States’ Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has issued an updated advisory warning of a new version of the ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware locker, which…
75% of third-party breaches target software, IT supply chains
Approximately 75% of all recorded cyber security breaches that originated through a third-party occurred after other entities in the victim’s software and technology supply chain…
IR35 reforms: PAC concerned HMRC’s ‘tough’ enforcement is harming contractors
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has concerns that HM Revenue & Customs’ (HMRC) “tough approach” to enforcing the IR35 tax avoidance rules is deterring companies…
Microsoft reinvents ERP into total enterprise integration
It has been nearly a year since Microsoft announced that it was incorporating its AI engine CoPilot into its Dynamics 360 suite of enterprise software tools.…
Government urged to take a pro-innovation approach to quantum regulation
The Regulatory Horizons Council (RHC) has published a report that sets out a pro-innovation approach to regulating quantum technologies. The RHC was asked by the…
‘Pathetic’ Post Office spat detracts attention and fuels ‘disdain’ for authority
Those who suffered at the hands of the Post Office say the public spat between a former Post Office chairman, its current CEO and the…
Caroline Dinenage signs letter calling for angel law change
MP Caroline Dinenage is one if the most recent high-profile signatories who are backing the investHER campaign, which is calling for a change in the…
Microsoft president commits to Azure open platform for AI
Microsoft president Brad Smith has posted a blog that lays out how the company plans to support software developers building artificial intelligence (AI). Among the…
CIO interview: Nigel Richardson, European CIO, PepsiCo
Working in IT was always likely to be the career destination for Nigel Richardson, European CIO at PepsiCo – after all, technology runs in the…
Hycu uses AI to develop APIs for SaaS application backup
It’s just a year since backup product maker Hycu announced R-Cloud, and already it can protect 64 software-as-a-service (SaaS) applications. Now, it plans to integrate…
Black Basta, Bl00dy ransomware gangs exploiting ConnectWise vulns
More ransomware gangs, including the notorious Black Basta operation, have now been observed exploiting a pair of significant vulnerabilities in ConnectWise ScreenConnect software platform, disclosed…