Keumars Afifi-Sabet
Keumars Afifi-Sabet is a writer and editor that specialises in public sector, cyber security, and cloud computing. He first joined ITPro as a staff writer in April 2018 and eventually became its Features Editor. Although a regular contributor to other tech sites in the past, these days you will find Keumars on LiveScience, where he runs its Technology section.
Latest articles by Keumars Afifi-Sabet
What is the paperless office?
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In-depth And is it ever possible to be one?
WithSecure needs a major rethink to survive in the enterprise security market
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Analysis A flatlining consultancy business means the F-Secure spin-off is up against the ropes before it's entered the ring
ERP transformation timeframes cut from years to weeks
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News Businesses are no longer questioning the value of digitisation, SAP execs say, but the c suite is still holding things back
Why Rishi Sunak's NFT gambit will backfire on UK fintech
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Opinion Plans for the Royal Mint to launch an NFT – part of wider government cryptoasset measures – is more than just another PR misstep
ICO chief warns ministers against ditching GDPR safeguards
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News Individual rights come before anything else, John Edwards insists, amid government plot to rip up data protection laws
F-Secure launches WithSecure, spinning off entire enterprise portfolio
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet published
News After years of trying to integrate business and consumer streams, F-Secure signals a complete split will help both new entities focus on their customers and industry relevance
2021 in review: 12 IT Pro features you may have missed
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet published
In-depth Sample some of the best and most incisive content from team IT Pro this year
What is network forensics?
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In-depth Taking a closer look at how cyber threats are investigated at a network level
Oppo Find X3 Lite review: Solid as a rock
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Reviews This well-designed and sophisticated mid-budget contender offers plenty for its price
What is NetOps?
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In-depth How can businesses adopt this broad school of thought, and what is its relationship with DevOps?
Windows 365 is generally available: Here's how to get started with Microsoft's Cloud PC service
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In-depth How much does Windows 365 cost, what packages are available, and is it suitable for my business?
Schneider Electric partners with IT distributors for MPaaS programme
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News The programme combines hardware, software and services into a single offering
Digitising Leeds: How to build a smart city
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In-depth The return of an in-person Leeds Digital Festival coincides with a ratcheting up of plans to digitally transform the region
LG continues automotive pivot with $240 million Cybellum acquisition
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet published
News The Israeli startup detects vulnerabilities in automotive hardware and software services using digital twins
Microsoft exposes BulletProofLink 'phishing as a service' criminal enterprise
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet published
News The sophisticated outfit handles everything from template design to web hosting and credentials processing
Facebook launches Portal for Business device management service
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet published
News The new package is being launched alongside fresh Portal Go and Portal+ hardware
Nutanix and Citrix forge partnership over hybrid work technology
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet published
News This strategic partnership sees Nutanix and Citrix deploy DaaS tools over HCI hybrid and multi-cloud environments
MoD data breach ‘put lives of Afghan interpreters at risk’
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet published
News The blunder exposed the email addresses of 250 interpreters seeking relocation
JPMorgan launches challenger bank Chase in the UK
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet published
News This expansion aims to put legacy UK banks on the backfoot as they contend with the rise of the likes of Monzo
Irish DPC threatens probe over Facebook’s Ray-Ban smart glasses
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet published
News The Irish data regulator is concerned about the potential for users to engage in covert filming
Chipmakers should brace for 'oversupply' in 2023 with crisis set to clear
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet published
News Foundry capacity is currently at near 100%, with efforts to fight the shortage set to kick in by 2022
BT brings free gigabit Wi-Fi to London's streets with Street Hub 2.0 rollout
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet published
News The first of 300 units have been unveiled in the London borough of Kensington and Chelsea
Alphabet’s laser-powered broadband demonstrates 99.9% uptime within first 20 days
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet published
News X, the Moonshot Factory trials ‘fibre without fibre’ across the Congo River with 700TB of data transmitted in its first few weeks