BEC attacks doubled in 2022, outstripping ransomware
The volume of Business Email Compromise (BEC) attacks doubled during the course of 2022 thanks to several high-profile and successful...
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Budget 2023: startups extra funding via R&D relief and pensions
UK chancellor Jeremy Hunt has announced new funding avenues for research and development (R&D) intensive businesses as part of the Spring...
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TikTok banned on UK government devices
The UK government has banned the use of the Gen Z-beloved, China-owned social media application TikTok on government-owned devices with...
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Mandiant: Dangerous MS Outlook zero-day widely used against Ukraine
A serious elevation of privilege (EoP) vulnerability in Microsoft Outlook, which was disclosed and patched earlier this week in Microsoft’s...
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Rubrik customer, partner data exposed in possible Clop attack
Rubrik, a supplier of cloud data management and security services, has disclosed a data breach, possibly attributable to the Clop...
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IT Sustainability Think Tank: How IT leaders can address the sustainability gap
There is no doubt that every business is a digital business today. Technology is the new normal and the next...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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