
Emma Woollacott
Emma Woollacott is a freelance journalist writing for publications including the BBC, Private Eye, Forbes, Raconteur and specialist technology titles.
-

NCSC names and shames pro-Russia hacktivist group amid escalating DDoS attacks on UK public services
News Russia-linked hacktivists are increasingly trying to cause chaos for UK organizations
By Emma Woollacott Published
News -

An AWS CodeBuild vulnerability could’ve caused supply chain chaos – luckily a fix was applied before disaster struck
News A single misconfiguration could have allowed attackers to inject malicious code to launch a platform-wide compromise
By Emma Woollacott Published
News -

New industry 'ambassador' scheme looks to shore up software security practices
News The Software Security Ambassadors scheme aims to boost software supply chains by helping organizations implement the Software Security Code of Practice.
By Emma Woollacott Published
News -

1,800 MSPs impacted in Pax8 data leak after company shared partner information via email
News More than a thousand MSPs have been alerted that competitors may now have access to sensitive business data
By Emma Woollacott Published
News -

Workers are wasting half a day each week fixing AI ‘workslop’
News Better staff training and understanding of the technology is needed to cut down on AI workslop
By Emma Woollacott Published
News -

IBM Sovereign Core targets AI and cloud data residency gains for European enterprises
News The new IBM Sovereign Core service allows organizations to build, manage, and deploy their own AI-ready sovereign workloads
By Emma Woollacott Published
News -

Finance and security leaders are odds over cyber priorities, and it’s harming enterprises
News Poor relations between the departments can be solved by CISOs talking in a language CFOs understand
By Emma Woollacott Published
News -

Irish data center expansion plans draw fire
News A new plan to attract investment in energy intensive sectors will be bad for locals and the environment, critics say
By Emma Woollacott Published
News -

There’s a dangerous new ransomware variant on the block – and cyber experts warn it’s flying under the radar
News The new DeadLock ransomware family is taking off in the wild, researchers warn
By Emma Woollacott Published
News -

AI-related cuts could come back to haunt enterprises
News A frantic push to automate roles with AI could come back to haunt many enterprises, according to Forrester
By Emma Woollacott Published
News -

Supply chain and AI security in the spotlight for cyber leaders in 2026
News Organizations are sharpening their focus on supply chain security and shoring up AI systems
By Emma Woollacott Published
News -

Generative AI data violations more than doubled last year
News Shadow AI is preventing business leaders from keeping a lid on sensitive data
By Emma Woollacott Published
News -

Cyber criminals recruiting insiders at specific organizations
News Dark web ads are looking for workers at crypto and social media firms
By Emma Woollacott Published
News -

Veeam patches Backup & Replication vulnerabilities, urges users to update
News The vulnerabilities affect Veeam Backup & Replication 13.0.1.180 and all earlier version 13 builds – but not previous versions.
By Emma Woollacott Published
News -

A critical HPE OneView flaw is being exploited in the wild
News A maximum-severity HPE OneView vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild, prompting an alert by CISA.
By Emma Woollacott Published
News -

Retailers ramp up automation to tackle supply chain challenges
News Companies are moving AI projects from pilot to production across the board, with a focus on open-source models and software, as well as agentic and physical AI
By Emma Woollacott Published
News -

Phishing kits soared in popularity last year as rookie hackers ramped up DIY cyber attacks
News As PhaaS kits increase in sophistication, organizations should be on the alert
By Emma Woollacott Published
News -

Hacker offering US engineering firm data online after alleged breach
News Data relating to Tampa Electric Company, Duke Energy Florida, and American Electric Power was allegedly stolen
By Emma Woollacott Published
News -

Infosys teams up with AWS to fuse Amazon Q Developer with internal tools
News Combining Infosys Topaz and Amazon Q Developer will enhance the company's internal operations and drive innovation for customers
By Emma Woollacott Published
News -

Startups get seal of approval from CrowdStrike, AWS, and Nvidia
News 35 startups are promised mentorship, technical expertise, go-to-market support, and ecosystem visibility
By Emma Woollacott Published
News -

AWS just quietly increased EC2 Capacity Block prices – here's what you need to know
News The AWS price increases mean booking GPU capacity in advance just got more expensive
By Emma Woollacott Published
News -

New security features are coming to Microsoft Teams this month
News From 12 January, weaponizable file type protection, malicious URL detection, and a system for reporting false positives will all be automatically activated.
By Emma Woollacott Published
News -

Cyber crime group falls for honeypot, crows about it on Telegram
News Scattered LAPSUS$ Hunters thought it had access to vast amounts of Resecurity's internal data, but the whole thing was just a set-up
By Emma Woollacott Published
News -

Cybersecurity experts face 20 years in prison following ransomware campaign
Two men used their tech expertise to carry out ALPHV BlackCat ransomware attacks
By Emma Woollacott Published
