CIO interview: Sandy Venugopal, SentinelOne
Prior to joining SentinelOne last year, Sandy Venugopal was one of its customers. She was previously CIO at Uber, and before that, was CIO at…
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Microsoft reportedly in discussions with CISPE to remedy ‘unfair’ cloud software licensing practices
Microsoft has reportedly opened discussions with the Cloud Infrastructure Service Providers in Europe (CISPE) trade body with a view to resolving concerns about how customers…
Why open data is needed in the battle to address homelessness
During February’s State of Open Con 24 London conference, delegates were given a real-world example of the importance of opening up data to tackle the…
Swedish CIO contributes best practices for ethical use of artificial intelligence
OpenAI writes on its website: “The amount of compute used in the largest AI [artificial intelligence] training runs has been increasing exponentially with a 3.4-month…
South Staffs Water faces group action over Clop ransomware attack
Close to 1,000 people have now signed up to an ongoing class action claim against South Staffordshire Plc after their data was stolen and leaked…
Government reaffirms commitment to hold off on AI laws
The UK government has reaffirmed its commitment to not bring forward legislation to regulate the use of artificial intelligence (AI) until absolutely necessary, as the…
The challenges of open source in government
OpenUK’s State of Open Con 24 London conference has highlighted the challenges governments face when procuring software to support policymaking. Whether it’s central or local…
NCSC warns CNI operators over ‘living-off-the-land’ attacks
The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), together with its Five Eyes allies from Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United States, have issued an…
Dozens of surveillance companies are supplying spyware to governments says Google
Dozens of surveillance companies are providing spyware technology used by governments around the world to spy on the mobile phones of journalists, human rights defenders,…
Security Think Tank: The phishing forecast for 2024
2023 was a ground-breaking year for cyber security advancements and attacks, with new developments making headlines globally. In 2024, we can expect to see increasingly…
BCS report shows lack of improvement in tech diversity
In 2020, BCS reported that women accounted for 17% of IT specialists in the UK, a figure that had only grown by 1% in the…
How Iranian cyber ops pivoted to target Israel after 7 October attacks
Four months to the day after a Hamas incursion across the Israeli border in Gaza sparked a war that has resulted in the deaths of…