ICO alerted after technical ‘issue’ exposed college files to student barristers
Students at a leading college for barristers were able to access files containing information on hundreds of other current and prospective students, after what the…
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Gartner: Modernising legacy applications for cloud-native success
Enabling your existing “pre-cloud” enterprise applications to take full advantage of cloud computing is fraught with technical obstacles, such as unsupported versions of operating systems…
Breached? Don’t panic… if you created a robust IR plan
Cyber security incidents are on the rise, and organisations must ensure they have robust incident response plans in place should the worst happen. From threat assessment to…
UN disarmament body calls for global action on autonomous weapons
A United Nations (UN) body has approved a draft resolution on the negative impacts of artificial intelligence (AI)-powered weapons systems, saying there is an “urgent…
As the jobs market evolves, maximise opportunities, mitigate AI risk
We are on the precipice of a revolution in the workplace – and it’s not down to a generational divide. AI is one of the…
How the Online Safety Act will impact businesses beyond Big Tech
The UK’s long-heralded Online Safety Act (“the Act”) has now passed into law, and the likely impact of this legislation on a handful of the…
Ransomware attack on major Chinese lender disrupts financial markets
A suspected LockBit ransomware attack on ICBC Financial Services, the US arm of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), a leading state-owned bank,…
Oracle NetSuite CEO Goldberg: AI a sleeping giant coming to life
Evan Goldberg, executive vice president of Oracle NetSuite, characterizes the recent wave of Generative AI as making good on the long-gestating promise of artificial intelligence.…
IT Sustainability Think Tank: Tracking the green IT hiring trends in 2023
Awareness and acceptance of IT sustainability issues have been steadily growing within the enterprise over the past year. Meanwhile, the skyrocketing accusations and evidence of…
Revealed: How Russia’s Sandworm ramped up attacks on Ukraine’s critical infrastructure
Google Cloud-backed threat intelligence specialist Mandiant has shared details of a disruptive incident late last year, in which the Sandworm advanced persistent threat (APT) group,…
NCSC makes annual Black Friday plea to consumers
Scams generated by artificial intelligence (AI) are likely to enhance the cyber threat to this year’s Black Friday shopping bonanza, according to the UK’s National…
The best IR plans are well-revised and deeply familiar
A good incident response plan entails key roles, specific plans and playbooks, and well-rehearsed actions with clear and precise communication. The best incident response plans…