Ross Kelly
Ross Kelly is a staff writer at ITPro, ChannelPro, and CloudPro, 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 ITPro 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

Microsoft Azure spending notifications unavailable until March
By Ross Kelly published
News Customers have been advised to manually monitor Azure usage and costs until a fix is implemented

Hackers target business cloud environments by abusing Microsoft’s ‘verified publisher’ status
By Ross Kelly published
News Proofpoint research found that hackers deliberately abused verification procedures to dupe firms with malicious apps

Oracle’s Java subscription changes spark concerns over cost hikes for smaller businesses
By Ross Kelly published
News Smaller businesses could incur significant cost hikes as high as 1,400% with most new customers expected to pay at least double

Tech Nation to cease operations as government funding dries up
By Ross Kelly published
News The decision to shut down could throw the future of the tech visa scheme into doubt

Cyber criminal groups wooing hackers with seven-figure salaries and holiday pay
By Ross Kelly published
News Paid leave, competitive salaries, and ‘friendly team’ environments were among the benefits highlighted by dark web job ads

Yandex data breach reveals source code littered with racist language
By Ross Kelly published
News Yandex source code for a range of key services was leaked to a popular hacker forum last week

10 million customers exposed in JD Sports cyber attack
By Ross Kelly published
News The sports fashion retailer has urged customers to be “on the look-out" for scam emails in the wake of the incident

Bitwarden users raise alarm over 'highly convincing' Google malvertising risks
By Ross Kelly published
News The volume of fake ads impersonating popular software has increased significantly in recent months

UK government set to subsidise chip manufacturing in bid to cut overseas reliance
By Ross Kelly published
News The move looks to bolster domestic production capabilities and support UK manufacturers

NCSC warns UK under state-sponsored spear-phishing attacks from Russia and Iran
By Ross Kelly published
News The acceleration in spear-phishing campaigns last year coincided with the escalating conflict in Ukraine, according to the NCSC

Scottish scale-ups buck global investment trends with record-breaking year of funding
By Ross Kelly published
News KPMG’s latest Venture Pulse survey shows that Scotland is cementing a reputation as an attractive market for VC investment

More than half of tech workers ‘pre-emptively’ applying for roles in anticipation of layoffs
By Ross Kelly published
News As layoffs continue to plague the tech sector, many workers are exploring new options to avoid being caught up in redundancy waves

Microsoft cloud revenue still sky-high as device sales continue to slide
By Ross Kelly published
News The company's latest earnings call revealed that Azure cloud products delivered better-than-expected results while numbers in other divisions fell substantially

Cloud growth experiencing ‘slowdown’ amid rising economic disruption
By Ross Kelly published
News Decreased revenue growth rates for hyperscalers such as AWS have given rise to concerns of a cloud market ‘slowdown’

DCMS: Eagle Labs 'offers better value for money’ than Tech Nation
By Ross Kelly published
Analysis The decision to award a £12 million grant to Barclays Eagle Labs has sparked widespread industry concern, with Tech Nation fighting for its future

Up to 350,000 open source projects vulnerable to 15-year-old Python bug
By Ross Kelly published
News Researchers at Trellix and GitHub have patched nearly 62,000 affected projects so far

Mailchimp data breach impact unravels as second customer reveals extent of damage
By Ross Kelly published
News Mailchimp customers affected by a recent data breach have warned users to “remain vigilant” of heightened security threats

Freshworks CISO Jason Loomis on the first 100 days as security chief
By Ross Kelly published
Case Studies Fewer than 100 days in the role, Jason Loomis reveals his plans for the future of security at Freshworks, and discusses the rising threat of API vulnerablities

Hack The Box set to triple workforce and widen global expansion
By Ross Kelly published
News CEO Haris Pylarinos told IT Pro the startup plans to accelerate international expansion and continue driving security skills awareness

T-Mobile breach leaves customers vulnerable to phishing
By Ross Kelly published
News T-Mobile confirmed that while customer information was exposed, no financial data or company systems were compromised

Windows 11 System Restore bug preventing users from accessing apps
By Ross Kelly published
News Microsoft has issued a series of workarounds for the issue which is affecting a range of apps including Office and Terminal

Job hunters in tech no longer lured away by salaries alone
By Ross Kelly published
News While tech salaries continued to rise across 2022, research shows that purpose, sustainability, and diversity are all equal considerations for workers looking for a new challenge

Gartner: Now is the time to capitalise on recession-proof IT spending
By Ross Kelly published
News Businesses approaching IT as a ‘solution’ to economic uncertainty rather than an expense will reap rewards in the year ahead, experts predict
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