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

Apple issues patch for macOS security bypass vulnerability
By Ross Kelly published
News The Achilles vulnerability enabled malware to slip past Apple’s Gatekeeper security checks

UK advisory team assembled to drive government’s 'Silicon Valley' ambitions
By Ross Kelly published
News The team's formation marks the first concrete steps taken towards realising the UK's 'next Silicon Valley' ambitions since they were announced in the Autumn budget

“High severity” vulnerabilities uncovered in three-quarters of operational technology systems
By Ross Kelly published
News OT vulnerabilities could be putting national infrastructure at risk, Microsoft warned

World Cup security expert says devices have "a huge potential to be abused”
By Ross Kelly published
News As audiences prepare for the World Cup final, fans have been urged to remain vigilant for cyber threats and potential disruption

Public cloud market expected to surpass $1 trillion in value by 2026
By Ross Kelly published
News Forrester warned that while growth predictions remain strong, increased competition could impact larger providers

Microsoft's EU Data Boundary will begin staggered rollout in January 2023
By Ross Kelly published
News Public sector and commercial customers will be the first to benefit when the rollout begins on 1 January across all of Microsoft's core services

Apple issues fix for ‘actively exploited’ WebKit zero-day vulnerability
By Ross Kelly published
News The update marks the 10th fix for zero-day vulnerabilities this year

Microsoft patches two zero-day vulnerabilities in last Patch Tuesday of 2022
By Ross Kelly published
News Zero-days affecting Windows SmartScreen and DirectX were identified in the latest security update

Uber says compromised third-party to blame for data breach
By Ross Kelly published
News Vulnerable third-party vendor Teqtivity sparks second major incident for Uber in the space of three months

NHS IT issues costing doctors more than 13 million hours annually
By Ross Kelly published
News Doctors warn that ageing IT infrastructure is impacting patient care and clinical outcomes

Microsoft acquires stake in London Stock Exchange Group as part of ten-year cloud deal
By Ross Kelly published
News LSEG expects to spend a minimum of $2.8 billion for cloud services across the duration of the partnership

Businesses urged to remain vigilant as Log4Shell issues persist one year on
By Ross Kelly published
News Thousands of businesses globally were targeted within just days of the vulnerability disclosure

New app store code of practice aims to strengthen ecosystem cyber security
By Ross Kelly published
News Developers and app store operators will be required to implement more robust security measures

Apple steps up user security with end-to-end encryption for iCloud
By Ross Kelly published
News Apple’s new data protection feature comes as users contend with an increasingly sophisticated threat landscape

Tech giants to share $9 billion Pentagon cloud computing contract
By Ross Kelly published
News The JWCC is the successor to the ill-fated Jedi contract awarded to Microsoft in 2018

Apple and AMD will both be 'major customers' of TSMC's new Arizona fabs
By Ross Kelly published
News Leaders from both tech giants confirmed they will be buying chips from TSMC as it announced a tripled investment into its Arizona chip-making plants

DCMS to consider establishing national institution for UK semiconductor industry
By Ross Kelly published
News The feasibility study by the DCMS will support the department's wider semiconductor strategy

The infrastructure barriers to building your own next-generation apps
By Ross Kelly published
Sponsored Traditional database architecture is creating obstacles to the development of next-gen apps. Moving to cloud-based, open source DBaaS removes them

Q&A: UK Cloud Awards judge Mitchell Feldman
By Ross Kelly published
In-depth We chat all things cloud with HPE's Mitchell Feldman...

Q&A: UK Cloud Awards head judge Jez Back
By Ross Kelly published
In-depth Everything you need to know about this year's awards, from the man in the know

Q&A: Scott Murphy, Ingram Micro
By Ross Kelly published
In-depth We discuss the upcoming Cloud Summit with the company's UK&I director of advanced solutions and cloud

UK Cloud Awards 2019 winners announced
By Ross Kelly published
News Last night’s ceremony celebrated and honoured the best and brightest individuals and companies working in the UK cloud industry

UKCA Q&A: Clive Spanswick, ScienceLogic
By Ross Kelly published
In-depth We chat to ScienceLogic's vice president of EMEA about the firm's involvement with this year's UK Cloud Awards
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