
Emma Woollacott
Emma Woollacott is a freelance journalist writing for publications including the BBC, Private Eye, Forbes, Raconteur and specialist technology titles.
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UK enterprises regret going all-in on public cloud
News Data sovereignty, rising costs, and governance issues mean many IT decision-makers regret having made the move
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Hackers breached a 158 year old company by guessing an employee password
News A Panorama documentary exposed hackers' techniques and talked to the teams trying to tackle them
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Everything we know about the Allianz Life data breach so far
News The company has confirmed in a filing that data was accessed earlier this month
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Average Brit hit by five data breaches since 2004
News While the number of breaches has fallen, the UK has been the worst-hit country in Northern Europe since 2004
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Website downtime costs businesses thousands a month
News Hosting issues are a major headache, but firms are wary about ditching providers
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Organizations face ticking timebomb over AI governance
News While the vast majority of firms now use AI, more than half have either very limited governance or no governance at all
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CISPE pushes EU Court to reexamine Broadcom's VMware acquisition
News It's taking the European Commission to court demanding the deal be annulled, claiming it gives Broadcom too much market dominance
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Interlock ransomware gang is ramping up activity, CISA warns
News The threat group, which uses a double-extortion technique, has been attacking organizations across North America and Europe
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Majority of engineers bypass security controls to do their job
News Legacy VPNs and an overreliance on manual processes are leaving internal systems open to access by former employees
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ExpressVPN updates Windows app to fix vulnerability
News The flaw was reported through ExpressVPN's bug bounty program
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Dedicated servers are back in vogue as IT leaders scramble to meet AI, compliance requirements
News They may seem old-fashioned, but the use of dedicated servers is on the rise
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Cybersecurity researchers have spotted a potent new ransomware strain being used in the wild
News Huntress has warned organizations to secure exposed RDP instances and monitor for suspicious activity
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Meta isn’t playing ball with the EU on the AI Act
News Europe is 'heading down the wrong path on AI', according to Meta, with the company accusing the EU of overreach
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IT leaders are facing major work device blind spots – and it's putting security at risk
News The use of unauthorized devices is putting enterprises at huge risk
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Microsoft and CISPE make ‘significant breakthrough’ with software licensing concessions
News European cloud providers can now offer Microsoft software on a pay-as-you-go software basis
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Despite the hype, cybersecurity teams are still taking a cautious approach to using AI tools
News Research from ISC2 shows the appetite for AI tools in cybersecurity is growing, but professionals are taking a far more cautious approach than other industries.
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Neglecting printer security is leaving you wide open to cyber attacks
News Enterprises are ignoring printer security risks and failing to update, according to HP Wolf Security, leaving them vulnerable to cyber attacks.
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IT leaders don’t trust AI agents yet – and they’re missing out on huge financial gains
News While the hype around agentic AI is building, trust in fully autonomous agents is proving to be a major stumbling block for enterprise IT leaders.
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Oracle’s European investment drive continues in Germany and the Netherlands
News Oracle is once again ramping up investment across Europe, this time targeting multi-billion-dollar deals in the Netherlands and Germany.
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SaaS security is now a major blind spot for enterprises
News Rising SaaS security threats are being overlooked, new research shows
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Software licensing is becoming a minefield for IT leaders
News Oracle Java is causing particular headaches, with many saying they plan to migrate to open source alternatives
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Application layer DDoS attacks are skyrocketing – here's why
News The industry is seen as a prime target thanks to a reliance on online services and real-time transactions
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Arrests made after huge HMRC scam campaign hit 100,000 accounts
News The Romanian nationals are accused of having used stolen data to make fraudulent claims
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The ransomware boom shows no signs of letting up – and these groups are causing the most chaos
News Thousands of ransomware cases have already been posted on the dark web this year
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