Teenage Lapsus$ ringleader was responsible for crime spree, UK court rules
The alleged teenage ringleader of the Lapsus$ cyber extortion collective, which hacked into the systems of multiple high-profile victim organisations in 2021 and 2022, has…
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Accelerated datacentre computing propels record Nvida revenue
Nvidia has reported record revenue of $13.51bn for its second quarter of 2024, an increase of 101% from a year ago, driven by artificial intelligence…
VMware works with Nvidia to deliver generative AI cloud
VMware has expanded its strategic partnership with Nvidia to enable private cloud infrastructure for the era of generative artificial intelligence (AI). It positions the new…
St Helens Council in Merseyside hit by ransomware attack
St Helens Borough Council in Merseyside has fallen victim to a suspected ransomware attack, by an as-yet undisclosed threat actor, that has brought down various…
Cyber attacks in 2023 develop quicker as average dwell times plummet
The median dwell time – the time in between an attacker accessing their victim’s systems and the attack being detected or executed – has dropped…
Innovative UK SMEs spend half of turnover on tech
UK small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are investing nearly half of their annual turnover on technology to counteract rising costs and retain competitiveness, according to…
Cameyo offers Windows apps delivery on Chrome devices
Cameyo has integrated its virtual app delivery services with ChromeOS to provide IT departments with a way to repurpose older Windows devices. Cameyo said that ChromeOS…
CBRE forecasts rise in European colocation capacity in H2 despite power supply constraints
The major European colocation hubs are expected to see a 17% year-on-year (YoY) increase in installed datacentre capacity by the end of 2023, despite the…
Met Police data platform £64m over budget
The Metropolitan Police Service’s integrated record management system is nearly £60m over budget, and still facing major teething problems, with officers and staff raising more…
IBM uses generative AI to modernise mainframe Cobol
IBM is developing a generative artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted software development tool to help its customers modernise legacy Cobol applications, The new tool, watsonx Code Assistant…
Clop’s MOVEit attacks drive ransomware volumes to record high
Ransomware gangs enjoyed a midsummer fling in July 2023, with record numbers of attacks observed – an increase of over 150% from the same month…
Alternative perspectives: relational and virtue ethics in tech
If you are involved in collecting and analysing data, or developing or applying algorithms and artificial intelligence (AI) applications, you probably want to do so…