Department for Education plans to assess AI risk and benefits
The Department for Education has begun a consultation on the use of generative AI. The department aims to explore the opportunities such technology presents for…
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Cloud remains IT investment priority for UK enterprises despite testing economic times
Investing in cloud technologies remains a top, long-term priority for the majority of enterprises across the UK and Ireland, despite the hyperscalers feeding back about…
Ransomware-stricken Capita to run Action Fraud successor
Outsourcing giant Capita – currently facing possible regulatory investigations over its cyber security affairs after over 90 of its customers, including pension funds and well-known…
EU AI act passes a significant milestone
The European Union’s Artificial Intelligence Act has passed a major milestone following a plenary vote on the negotiating position the European Parliament takes with member…
Clop’s MOVEit ransom deadline expires
The deadline set by the Clop cyber crime gang for victims whose data was exfiltrated in a mass breach of Progress Software’s MOVEit Transfer tool…
No zero-days for June Patch Tuesday, but plenty to chew over
Microsoft has released its monthly Patch Tuesday update, but in a departure from recent form does not appear to have uncovered any new zero days,…
Podcast: Containers, Kubernetes, data protection and compliance
In this podcast we look at containers – as deployed via Kubernetes, for example – and how storage and backup of container-generated data impacts compliance,…
Smart meter value eroded by tech issues
A report from the National Audit Office (NAO) has found that energy suppliers are not meeting existing demand for smart meters. While smart meters offer…
Pure adds FlashArray//E for QLC capacity option in performance arrays
Pure Storage has announced the FlashArray//E, a new quad-level cell (QLC) flash-powered storage array in its FlashArray block and file access family. The company also…
TSB calls on Meta to intervene and protect users from fraud losses of £250m this year
TSB has called on social media giant Meta to do more to prevent online fraud that emanates in its platforms, which it said could see…
Google Cloud signs MoU to accelerate take-up of AI by UK defence sector
The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Google Cloud to accelerate the adoption of cloud and artificial…
Helping small deep tech companies become giants in Belgium
Having seen tech giants in other parts of the world benefit from the results of their work for many years, Belgian researchers may have found…