Ross Kelly
Ross Kelly is a staff writer at IT Pro, Channel Pro, and Cloud Pro, with a keen interest in cyber security, business leadership and emerging technologies.
He graduated from Edinburgh Napier University in 2016 with a BA (Hons) in Journalism, and joined IT Pro in 2022 after four years working in technology conference research.
In his spare time, Ross enjoys cycling, walking and is an avid reader of history and non-fiction.
You can contact Ross at ross.kelly@futurenet.com or on Twitter and LinkedIn.
Latest articles by Ross Kelly

Sam Altman reverses threat to ‘leave Europe’ over AI regulations
By Ross Kelly published
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
By Ross Kelly published
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
By Ross Kelly published
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
By Ross Kelly published
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
By Ross Kelly published
News Microsoft Fabric aims to greatly improve developer productivity and simplify real-time analytics

PyPI attack: Targeting of repository 'shows no sign of stopping'
By Ross Kelly published
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
By Ross Kelly published
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
By Ross Kelly published
News The company has been ordered to cease EU-US data transfers

Internet Explorer backtrack means users can choose when final features are removed
By Ross Kelly published
News Organizations can “determine the timing” for removing IE11 visual references

Apple staff restricted from using ChatGPT, GitHub Copilot
By Ross Kelly published
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
By Ross Kelly published
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
By Ross Kelly published
News Gartner says organizations should use the economic downturn to re-evaluate their infrastructure capabilities

No, Microsoft SharePoint isn’t cracking users’ passwords
By Ross Kelly published
News The discovery sparked concerns over potentially invasive antivirus scanning practices by Microsoft

US ‘Tech Hubs’ drive aims to boost innovation in American heartlands
By Ross Kelly published
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
By Ross Kelly published
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
By Ross Kelly published
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
By Ross Kelly published
News Toyota customers in Japan may have been at risk since 2013

Defra needs £726 million to modernize pervasive legacy IT issues
By Ross Kelly published
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
By Ross Kelly published
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
By Ross Kelly published
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
By Ross Kelly published
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
By Ross Kelly published
Analysis Capita initially told customers there was “no evidence” of data having been compromised in the March cyber attack
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