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Tech giants called in to help tackle UK’s AI energy concerns
News The UK government is holding talks with Microsoft, ARM, Google, and Amazon in the first meeting of the new AI Energy Council.
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Osney Capital unveils UK's first seed fund for cybersecurity startups
News VC firm Osney Capital has launched the UK’s first specialist cybersecurity seed fund, saying it plans to back 30 companies at the seed and pre-seed stage.
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Australian pension funds slammed for ‘absolute incompetence’ in wake of cyber attacks
News While firms are working to minimize the damage, Super Consumers Australia said the attack showed 'absolute incompetence'
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Hackers are targeting Ivanti VPN users again – here’s what you need to know
News Ivanti has re-patched a security flaw in its Connect Secure VPN appliances that's been exploited by a China-linked espionage group since at least the middle of March.
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OpenAI woos UK government amid consultation on AI training and copyright
News OpenAI is fighting back against the UK government's proposals on how to handle AI training and copyright.
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Zero trust gains momentum amid growing network visibility challenges
News Organizations are looking to automation, orchestration, and risk mitigation as key security priorities
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Legacy systems are swallowing up bank IT budgets
News Banks are spending a staggering 70% of their budgets on maintaining outdated legacy systems, with many using an expensive 'patch and upgrade' approach.
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ICO admits it's too slow dealing with complaints
News The UK's data protection authority has apologized for being slow to respond to data protection complaints, saying it's been overwhelmed by increased workloads.
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Fake North Korean IT workers have expanded to Europe
News Individuals from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) are now infiltrating European organizations
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Sergey Brin claims 60-hour weeks are productivity 'sweet spot'
News Brin called on developers to up their hours to help win the AGI race. But is this a viable strategy? The numbers say different
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Surging DDoS attack rates show no sign of slowing down – here’s why
News The number of DDoS attacks has shot up since the first half of last year, according to new research.
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Law enforcement needs to fight fire with fire on AI threats
News UK law enforcement agencies have been urged to employ a more proactive approach to AI-related cyber crime as threats posed by the technology accelerate.
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Enterprise automation gains are being hampered by surging ‘data divides’
News IT decision-makers are ramping up automation efforts in a bid to tackle internal ‘data divides’, new research shows, but they’re facing significant hurdles.
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Qualys discovers password bypass in Ubuntu restrictions
Combined with other vulnerabilities, the flaws could lead to full system access
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Security researchers hack BlackLock ransomware gang
News BlackLock's reputation may not recover as analysts publish extensive details of its victims and associated accounts
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Financial services firms look to AI to improve resilience
News Organizations across the sector are now boosting budgets, despite a slower initial route to adoption
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Software engineers are sticking with remote work
News Eight-in-ten software engineers will be working at least partly from home by the end of this year, new research suggests, as workers double down on hybrid setups and push back against RTO mandates.
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NHS supplier hit with £3m fine for security failings that led to attack
News Advanced Computer Software Group lacked MFA, comprehensive vulnerability scanning and proper patch management
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These five countries recorded the most third-party data breaches last year
News Singapore and the Netherlands are the world's leading hotspots for third-party data breaches, with more than seven-in-ten organizations falling victim last year.
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Millions of 23andMe users’ genetic data could be up for grabs
News DNA testing company 23andMe has filed for bankruptcy protection, raising questions about the future of the company and the personal data it holds.
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Fake file converter tools are on the rise – here’s what you need to know
News The FBI has issued an alert over the rise of fake file converter tools available online after observing a spate of scams and ransomware attacks.
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IBM pledges support for UK government cyber skills program
News The CyberFirst Girls competition is aimed at increasing diversity in the cyber security workforce
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Security experts warn of ‘contradictory confidence’ over critical infrastructure threats
News Almost all critical national infrastructure (CNI) organizations in the UK (95%) experienced a data breach in the last year, according to new research.
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Global security spending continues to rise
News The US and Europe show the strongest growth, but spending is rising globally
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