Latest articles by Ross Kelly
Sam Altman reverses threat to ‘leave Europe’ over AI regulations
News Altman’s comments during a panel discussion on Wednesday sparked criticism from EU lawmakers
ASUS, Cisco, Netgear devices exploited in ongoing Chinese hacking campaign
News Critical national infrastructure is the target of sustained attempts from state-sponsored hackers, according to Five Eyes advisories
Azure AD vulnerability gave attackers backdoor authentication control
News Secureworks shared its findings with Microsoft in 2022, and the company has since issued changes to improve audit logs
Rogue IT worker extorted company after hijacking ransomware attack
News Liles’ involvement in the scheme was revealed after unauthorized email access was traced to his home address
Microsoft Build 2023: Microsoft Fabric and oodles of Azure AI integrations announced
News Microsoft Fabric aims to greatly improve developer productivity and simplify real-time analytics
PyPI attack: Targeting of repository 'shows no sign of stopping'
News Greater collaboration and understanding of attackers’ tactics is key to mitigating open source security threats
The reality of mass AI-linked job cuts is here
Opinion The trickle of AI-related job losses will inevitably lead to a torrent, and we’ve been naive to the dangers
Meta to fight “unjustified” record $1.3 billion GDPR fine
News The company has been ordered to cease EU-US data transfers
Internet Explorer backtrack means users can choose when final features are removed
News Organizations can “determine the timing” for removing IE11 visual references
Apple staff restricted from using ChatGPT, GitHub Copilot
News The ban follows lingering concerns that employees using ChatGPT might leak company information
AWS' $13 billion India expansion shows why South Asia is next cloud hotspot
Analysis The big three hyperscalers view India as a prime market for expansion in light of recent growth
Four trends influencing the future of cloud, data centers, and edge infrastructure
News Gartner says organizations should use the economic downturn to re-evaluate their infrastructure capabilities
No, Microsoft SharePoint isn’t cracking users’ passwords
News The discovery sparked concerns over potentially invasive antivirus scanning practices by Microsoft
US ‘Tech Hubs’ drive aims to boost innovation in American heartlands
News The development of the hubs will could help drive regional innovation and support for tech companies
VMware’s ESXi security issues spur new ransomware gang into action
News The popularity of ESXi combined with a lack of security tools makes it an “attractive target” for threat actors
UK tech still a funding hotspot despite declining international investment
News The impact of Brexit was highlighted as a key factor in the declining volume of tech project investment
Cloud system error left Toyota customer data exposed for ten years
News Toyota customers in Japan may have been at risk since 2013
Defra needs £726 million to modernize pervasive legacy IT issues
News A significant portion of IT systems are reportedly still in extended support or are fully unsupported
Google launches dark web monitoring tools for US Gmail users
News First launched for Google One customers, the dark web report service is rolling out to all US-based Gmail users
‘Big three’ cloud providers face business overhaul to continue EU operations
News New security labeling rules for non-EU cloud providers have been a contentious topic in recent weeks
Capita cyber attack could cost firm up to $25 million in fees
News Capita’s costs in the wake of a cyber attack could exceed expectations, experts have warned
Capita's handling of cyber attack shows companies still fail at breach reporting
Analysis Capita initially told customers there was “no evidence” of data having been compromised in the March cyber attack
