UK authorities clamp down on illegal crypto ATMs
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), working alongside West Yorkshire Police’s Digital Intelligence Unit, has raided several properties in Leeds suspected of hosting illegal cryptocurrency…
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Vidar, nJRAT re-emerge as prominent malware threats in January
The veteran Qbot or Qakbot banking trojan, the Lokibot commodity infostealer, and the AgentTesla remote access trojan (RAT) were the most prevalent malwares observed during…
Uber signs seven-year cloud deal with Oracle
Ride-hailing app Uber has signed a seven-year strategic cloud partnership with database software giant Oracle. The arrangement will see Uber migrate some of its business-critical…
Government’s revised net-zero strategy could put public sector under more pressure to move to cloud
Public sector organisations could do more to help the government achieve its 2050 net-zero emissions target by moving more of their high carbon-emitting legacy systems…
Executive interview: Putting a value on open source
Per Ploug, open source tech lead at Spotify, has worked in open source for many years and, having watched its evolution, he believes that companies…
Where next for NHS IT?
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Whistleblower in limbo as sensitive NatWest customer files remain under her bed
A former Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) worker who blew the whistle on lax data protection practices at the bank faces storing sensitive information under…
Police tech needs clear legal rules, says biometrics regulator
Clear, comprehensive and coherent frameworks are needed to regulate police use of artificial intelligence (AI) and biometrics in the UK, the biometrics and surveillance camera…
Hycu aims at universal SaaS backup with R-Cloud
Backup specialist Hycu has launched R-Cloud, a backup development environment to provide a universal data protection platform for as-a-service applications that run in the cloud.…
Investigatory Powers Act: Home Office proposes rethink of safeguards on bulk data collection
The Home Office’s independent review of the Investigatory Powers Act (IPA) will assess whether safeguards on the way the police and intelligence agencies acquire and…
KPMG launches metaverse and digital twin hub in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabian government commitment to metaverse technology attracts KPMG investment, with the creation of a centre of excellence in the Gulf state. Working with IT…
What’s the technology talent and recruitment outlook for 2023?
As 2023 gets underway, the economic outlook remains challenging, with inflation and costs running high and the potential for a prolonged, if mild, recession in…