
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.
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Recent Microsoft attacks traced to secretive Israeli spyware firmNews Candiru, which trades exclusively with governments, distributed zero-day exploits for vulnerabilities patched this week
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Openreach successfully trials next-gen '25G PON' fibre techNews Isolated trials by Openreach and Nokia more than double existing maximum data transfer rates
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Even cutting-edge firms need digital transformationIn-depth Why young and exciting businesses must innovate or die
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Weekly threat roundup: SolarWinds, Microsoft, SonicWallNews Pulling together the most dangerous and pressing flaws that businesses need to patch
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Avast and Norton in talks over multi-billion dollar mergerNews The two competitors could join forces to become the biggest name in the consumer security market
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Microsoft makes second attempt to fix PrintNightmare flawNews The Patch Tuesday fix is included among updates for 117 separate flaws, including four vulnerabilities that are under attack
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REvil vanishes from the web without a traceNews The mysterious shutdown comes only days after the ransomware group’s massive Kaseya cyber attack hit at least 1,000 businesses
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Ongoing chip shortage hampers PC market growthNews Year-on-year growth slowed from 35.7% in Q1 to 4.6% in Q2 with analysts blaming the semiconductor crisis
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Microsoft warns SolarWinds customers that Serv-U is under attackNews The beleaguered IT firm urges its customers to patch their FTP systems immediately
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Kaseya patches VSA flaws exploited in REvil ransomware attackNews Three now-patched vulnerabilities centred on credential leakage, cross-site scripting and 2FA bypass
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Microsoft acquires threat intelligence startup RiskIQNews The tech giant's latest security-oriented move follows its MITRE partnership and ReFirm purchase
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New Zloader malware technique makes it harder to spot phishing emailsNews The novel distribution technique involves sending Word documents that may bypass conventional malware scanning
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Visa partners with 50 platforms to support direct crypto paymentsNews People can buy goods using cryptocurrency-linked Visa cards, with rewards administered like airline miles
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Weekly threat roundup: Kaseya, PrintNightmare, SageNews Pulling together the most dangerous and pressing flaws that businesses need to patch
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Microsoft’s emergency 'PrintNightmare' patch fails to fix critical exploitNews The RCE flaw embedded in the Print Spooler component can still be exploited when 'point and print' is enabled
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Kaspersky Password Manager generates passwords that can be 'cracked in seconds'News A now-patched vulnerability means specialised tools can game Kaspersky's method for creating passwords
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Lack of over 50s in tech points to need for urgent reskillingNews Only 22% of those working in IT are over 50 years old, versus 31% of the wider workforce
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Manufacturers shed light on Windows 11 compatibilityNews Gigabyte, MSI and others specify which devices can natively support the operating system
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UK gov mulls tech industry deregulation driveNews DCMS outlines a new regulatory framework that prioritises 'innovation' and promises to 'cut red tape'
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Google shuts down Play Store apps for stealing Facebook credentialsNews The nine malicious Android apps boast nearly six million downloads collectively
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REvil demands $70 million ransom after Kaseya supply chain attackNews The cyber gang claims it’s infected “more than a million systems” after exploiting a zero-day flaw in VSA
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Qualcomm and Capgemini to launch end-to-end 5G private networksNews The two firms are collaborating on non-public, high bandwidth, ultra-low latency networks for industrial IoT settings
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Instructions on how to exploit Windows Print Spooler accidentally leaked after research blunderNews Security firm releases a PoC exploit for a bug it thought Microsoft had already patched
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Weekly threat roundup: Cisco, Windows, Google Cloud VMsNews Pulling together the most dangerous and pressing flaws that businesses need to patch
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