UK-US data bridge to open to traffic on 12 October
The proposed UK-US data bridge will formally open to traffic in just under three weeks, on Thursday 12 October, enabling UK businesses and organisations to…
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Cyber experts set out plan to secure crucial 2024 US election
A group of security experts, organised through US-based nonprofit the Information Technology – Information Sharing and Analysis Center (IT-ISAC), have come together to pilot a…
Fear is the mind-killer: Governance key to safety in the cyber dunes
Cyber security governance and risk management are top of mind for many organisations in 2023. Until now, the cyber insurance sector has largely driven this…
Lords begin inquiry into large language models
The House of Lords Communications and Digital Committee has launched an inquiry into the risks and opportunities presented by large language models (LLMs), and how…
Cisco snaps up Splunk in $28bn application observability deal
Cisco has announced its intention to acquire IT firm Splunk for $28bn, in a deal the company hopes will bolster its security and application resilience…
Poor digital experience a blocker for cyber resilience
Organisations that neglect the so-called digital employee experience (DEX) are exposing themselves to a litany of risk, from employees quitting out of frustration, to increased…
‘Top’ ransomware gangs favour smaller businesses
In search of the easiest route to a quick pay-off, ransomware gangs in 2023 have been increasingly targeting small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with under…
Toyota car plant outage shows database capacity planning is vital
Insufficient disk space on database servers was the cause of Toyota car production grinding to a halt for 36 hours at 14 plants in Japan…
Rishi Sunak under fire from UK tech stakeholders over revision of net-zero policies
Prime minister Rishi Sunak is putting the UK’s position as a potential leader in the clean tech space at serious risk with his plans to…
Parliament passes sweeping Online Safety Bill, tech companies still concerned over encryption
The Online Safety Bill is set to become law after peers passed the controversial legislation which places new duties on social media and technology companies…
Datacentre operators ‘hesitant’ over how to proceed with server farm builds as AI hype builds
With operators in some of the major European colocation hubs struggling to meet the demand for datacentre capacity amid space and power constraints, they need…
Organisations failing to proactively address insider cyber risk
With the cost of insider risk the highest it’s ever been, cyber leaders are failing to direct their budgets towards effectively addressing the problem, spending…