Vast Data’s ‘Act 2’ builds data management layer on QLC flash
“The fastest-growing storage company in history.” That’s the claim made by Vast Data, which has announced it has gone from a run rate of $1m…
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Developing countries risk being left behind by green tech revolution, warns UN development body
The green tech revolution risks passing developing countries by without urgent intervention by the developed world, a report by the United Nations Conference for Trade…
Vallance review advocates light-touch regulation for emerging technologies
The government has accepted in full the recommendations of a report by its outgoing chief scientific adviser, Patrick Vallance, into the regulation of emerging technologies…
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 phishing campaigns, replacing ransomware as…
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 2023 Budget, and has committed…
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 immediate effect, following in the…
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 latest Patch Tuesday update, has…
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 (aka Cl0p) ransomware operation, arising…
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 normal for companies of all…
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 it battles for survival in…
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 of Eurasia, after finding a…
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 continued to grow. According to…