Rory Bathgate
Rory Bathgate is a staff writer at ITPro covering the latest news on UK networking and data protection, privacy and compliance. He can sometimes be found on the ITPro Podcast, swapping a keyboard for a microphone to discuss the latest in tech trends.
In his free time, Rory enjoys photography, video editing and graphic design alongside good science fiction. After graduating from the University of Kent with BA in English and American Literature, Rory took an MA in Eighteenth-Century Studies at King’s College London. He joined ITPro in 2022 as a graduate, after four years in student journalism. You can contact Rory at rory.bathgate@futurenet.com or on LinkedIn.
Latest articles by Rory Bathgate

Cyber security begins at school
By Rory Bathgate published
ITPro Podcast Students learning cyber security best practices could be better equipped in the workplace

Microsoft Copilot for Viva brings AI to employee experience
By Rory Bathgate published
Leaders can make use of new analytical and generative AI tools to improve workforce engagement

Microsoft Defender “obliterating” users with false password alerts
By Rory Bathgate published
News Windows 11 devices have been affected by the Defender for Endpoint error, which flags SSO domains as problematic

Apple Studio Display review
By Rory Bathgate published
Reviews Although pricey, the Apple Studio Display is undeniably striking, and it can do almost everything

Transcript: How can we stop insider theft?
By Rory Bathgate published
Read the full transcript for this episode of the IT Pro Podcast

Nintendo hacker forced to pay company 25-30% of earnings for life
By Rory Bathgate published
News Gary Bowser pled guilty to hacking charges in 2021

How can we stop insider theft?
By Rory Bathgate published
ITPro Podcast Identity management could be the first line of defense against insider theft, and AI has a role to play

Organizations average 145 hours to resolve security issues
By Rory Bathgate published
News Researchers found policy and vulnerability oversight is behind unnecessary weakness and delays across cloud environments

Windows admins complain of Dell “bloatware” filling 95% of hard drives
By Rory Bathgate published
News Dell SupportAssist Remediation was blamed for disk allocation issues

Apple Mac Mini (M2) review
By Rory Bathgate published
Reviews The discreet Mac Mini (M2) will bring much needed power to any desk

New Domino Backdoor malware linked to ex-Conti, FIN7 criminals
By Rory Bathgate published
News Evidence suggests that gang members have teamed up, researchers warned

Generative AI has left the metaverse in the dust
By Rory Bathgate published
Opinion Generative AI demonstrating tonnes of business use cases only serves to highlight the hopelessness of the metaverse

Google claims its AI chips are ‘faster, greener’ than Nvidia’s
By Rory Bathgate published
News Google's TPU has already been used to train AI and run data centres, but hasn't lined up against Nvidia's H100

New Rorschach ransomware almost twice as fast as LockBit
By Rory Bathgate published
News The sophisticated strain is made of cherry-picked code from other leading lockers and operated by an unknown group

Italy’s ChatGPT ban branded an “overreaction” by experts
By Rory Bathgate published
News Regulators across Europe will continue to assess the privacy and age concerns of AI models, but Italy's ban may not last

WANdisco's CEO and CFO resign amid ongoing fraud investigations
By Rory Bathgate published
News The data firm is left with a heavily depleted leadership team with only one executive director remaining

Why is 3G being switched off?
By Rory Bathgate published
In-depth Outdated 2G and 3G networks can be cut off and repurposed for next-generation 5G rollout

New Cylance Ransomware strain emerges, experts speculate about its notorious members
By Rory Bathgate published
News The emerging threat actor shares the name of Blackberry's cyber security spinoff for unknown reasons

Podcast transcript: Startup succession: From Tech Nation to Eagle Labs
By Rory Bathgate published
IT Pro Podcast Read the full transcript for this episode of the ITPro Podcast

The ITPro Podcast: Startup succession: From Tech Nation to Eagle Labs
By Rory Bathgate published
ITPro Podcast Some small firms are already lamenting the loss of Tech Nation, but Barclays Eagle Labs has much to offer the sector

Intel targets AI hardware dominance by 2025
By Rory Bathgate published
News The chip giant's diverse range of CPUs, GPUs, and AI accelerators complement its commitment to an open AI ecosystem

UK's IT infrastructure could crumble under climate change
By Rory Bathgate published
News No one knows how key infrastructure will fare against extreme weather due to a lack of data and government action

UK government to open huge data catalogue for app developers
By Rory Bathgate published
News Professional and independent developers will be given easy and vast access to transport data, opening up a wealth of opportunities
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