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

English public sector IT spending soars while small cohort of vendors dominate market
By Ross Kelly published
News Spending has more than doubled since 2018 while a comparatively small group of providers collect 89% of the contracts on offer

Google Cloud Marketplace changes highlight sharpened customer focus for 2023
By Ross Kelly published
News Google plans to “double down” on customer choice and partner rewards in 2023, according to a recent announcement

Meta sues ‘data scraping for hire’ service that collected info on 600k users
By Ross Kelly published
News Meta says tackling data scraping will require a “collective effort” from platforms and policymakers

What you need to know about the new features coming to Microsoft Teams Premium
By Ross Kelly published
News Teams Premium will see users granted a range of exclusive tools to improve workflow and collaboration

Microsoft's 'unusually large' Patch Tuesday fixes actively exploited zero day, 11 critical vulnerabilities
By Ross Kelly published
News The company has issued fixes for 98 total vulnerabilities - a total nearly double that of December

Cloud-delivered malware attacks almost tripled in 2022
By Ross Kelly published
News The growing reliance on cloud applications has presented attackers with a broader pool of potential targets

Surging Kubernetes costs causing “significant impact” for IT professionals
By Ross Kelly published
News New research shows that rising Kubernetes-related costs are being exacerbated by shifting cloud market trends

UK insurer announces ‘world-first’ cyber catastrophe bond
By Ross Kelly published
News Beazley said the launch of a new ‘cyber catastrophe bond’ will limit exposure to the crippling financial impact of cyber attacks

Security updates for Windows 7 finally end, users urged to upgrade
By Ross Kelly published
News Users have been urged to update to more modern operating systems, such as Windows 10 or 11

Cyber attacks on UK organisations surged 77% in 2022, new research finds
By Ross Kelly published
News The UK education sector saw a 237% increase in attacks compared to 2021

Play ransomware gang behind recent cyber attack on Rackspace
By Ross Kelly published
News Rackspace said that “more than half” of affected customers have regained access to data in the wake of the attack

Latest Meta GDPR fine brings 12-month total to more than €1 billion
By Ross Kelly published
News Meta was issued with two hefty GDPR fines for “forcing” users to consent to data processing

Amazon, Salesforce to cut 26,000 jobs as tech layoff spree continues
By Ross Kelly published
News Both companies cited economic uncertainty as a key factor in the decision, while Amazon underestimated its number of sackings by almost double

Small businesses lament Sage's monthly subscription changes amid rising costs
By Ross Kelly published
News A number of small businesses have raised concerns that changes to software subscriptions could impose a heavy financial toll

Microsoft pins hopes on ChatGPT to supercharge Bing search engine
By Ross Kelly published
News Microsoft hopes that ChatGPT could be a silver bullet for challenging Google's Search

Shopify bets on 'Audiences' tool to combat Apple's tracking restrictions for retailers
By Ross Kelly published
News The ecommerce giant hopes its millions of customers will benefit from the Apple-compliant customer-targeting capabilities

LockBit issues rare apology for Toronto SickKids ransomware attack
By Ross Kelly published
News The December attack on the SickKids hospital disrupted services and caused delays for patients

Meta to pay $725 million in Cambridge Analytica lawsuit settlement
By Ross Kelly published
News The settlement closes the long-running lawsuit into how Facebook's owner, Meta, handled the Cambridge Analytica scandal

LastPass customer password vaults stolen, targeted phishing attacks likely
By Ross Kelly published
News The latest fallout from the password manager's August security nightmare will probably see attackers deploying sophisticated methods to acquire decryption information

MoD targets ‘integrated’ data-driven armed forces with £75m Palantir deal
By Ross Kelly published
News The contract builds on a decade-long relationship between Palantir and the UK's defence apparatus

Google "upends" internal teams to counter threat posed by ChatGPT
By Ross Kelly published
News Executives have apparently redirected staff to compete with ChatGPT developments

Meta affirms 'open' approach to industry-wide metaverse development amid monopoly concerns
By Ross Kelly published
News Mark Zuckerberg suggested that the firm’s VR/AR acquisitions will complement its broader metaverse ambitions rather than stifle third-party developers

UK tech sector attracting greater investment than EU leaders combined
By Ross Kelly published
News The UK tech sector reached a valuation of $1 trillion this year, becoming the third country to do so alongside China and the US
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