
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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These are the UK industries facing the biggest digital skills gaps in 2025
News Analysis of job vacancies shows that the digital economy is accelerating too quickly for the workforce to keep up with
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Identity security is more important than ever – here’s why
News 78% of enterprises told Okta that controlling access and permissions for non-human identities is now their main identity security concern.
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Average ransom payment doubles in a single quarter
News Targeted social engineering and data exfiltration have become the biggest tactics as three major ransomware groups dominate
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AI tools are a game changer for enterprise productivity, but reliability issues are causing major headaches
News Enterprises are flocking to AI tools, but very few lack the appropriate infrastructure to drive adoption at scale
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BlackSuit ransomware gang taken down in latest law enforcement sting
News The notorious gang has seen its servers taken down and bitcoin seized, but may have morphed into a new group called Chaos
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MSPs beware – these two ransomware groups are ramping up attacks and have claimed hundreds of victims
News The Akira and Lynx ransomware groups are focusing on small businesses and MSPs using stolen or purchased admin credentials
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Credential theft has surged 160% in 2025
News AI-powered phishing and the growth of Malware as a Service means hackers are compromising more accounts than ever
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M&S finally gets click-and-collect up and running again
News Four months after suffering a disastrous cyber attack, the service is back to normal
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US federal judiciary agency hit by 'escalated cyber attacks' which exposed highly sensitive data
News The agency says it plans to step up cybersecurity capabilities in the wake of the incident
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6.4 million Bouygues Telecom customers just had their data exposed in a major data breach
News A broad range of customer data was exposed, according to Bouygues Telecom
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UK firms report spiraling IT outages and downtime
News Many organizations are failing to put in place contingencies for IT outages and downtime, research shows
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AWS facing stiff competition from Microsoft and Google in the burgeoning IaaS market
News AWS maintained its lead in the IaaS market last year, but its share decreased while Microsoft and Google recorded gains.
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Nearly one-third of ransomware victims are hit multiple times, even after paying hackers
News Many ransomware victims are being hit more than once, largely thanks to fragmented security tactics
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Millions of Dell laptops are are at risk thanks to a Broadcom chip vulnerability
News Widely used in high-security environments, the PCs are vulnerable to attacks allowing the theft of sensitive data
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Only Europeans will run AWS' European Sovereign Cloud
News The firm wants to reassure customers that sovereign really does mean sovereign
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VC investment in AI is skyrocketing – funding in the first half of 2025 was more than the whole of last year, says EY
News The average AI deal size is growing as VCs turn their attention to later-stage companies
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Virgin Media O2 and Daisy Group merge to form O2 Daisy
News The new firm will start out as the UK’s second-largest small and medium-sized business (SME) solutions provider
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75% of UK business leaders are willing to risk criminal penalties to pay ransoms
News A ransom payment ban is a great idea - until you're the one being targeted...
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‘Polyworking’ is a cybersecurity nightmare waiting to happen
News Particularly popular with Gen Z, so-called polyworking brings huge cybersecurity risks
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Hackers accessed more data than thought in Legal Aid Agency cyber attack
News Anybody who's applied for legal aid funding since 2007 could have had their personal data stolen
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OpenAI is teaming up with Nscale and Aker to build Europe's first AI gigafactory
News Stargate Norway aims to have 100,000 Nvidia processors up and running by the end of next year
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Nearly half of enterprises aren't prepared for quantum cybersecurity threats
News Most businesses haven't even started transitioning to post-quantum cryptography, research shows
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The Scattered Spider ransomware group is infiltrating Slack and Microsoft Teams to target vulnerable employees
News The group is using new ransomware variants and new social engineering techniques - including sneaking into corporate teleconferences
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UK cybersecurity workers are overworked and burning out faster than global counterparts
News Gaps in visibility, poor board communication, and a lack of cyber maturity are leading to high levels of burnout
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