Latest articles by Steve Ranger
Everything you need to know about IBM’s HashiCorp acquisition
News IBM’s acquisition of HashiCorp represents a major signal of intent for the tech giant and its hybrid cloud and AI ambitions
HPE’s new Aruba Wi-Fi 7 access points aim to supercharge IoT at the edge
News HPE’s new Wi-Fi access points add more capacity for wireless traffic and the option to process IoT data faster
How Leo A Daly embraced cloud backups for scalability and security
Case study Using cloud backups, Leo A Daly dramatically reduced file recovery times and improved collaboration across its sites
Microsoft issues warning over ‘GooseEgg’ tool used in Russian hacking campaigns
News Microsoft researchers have observed the tool being used to help install backdoors and move across networks
Euro police chiefs rekindle end-to-end encryption battle amid continued rollouts
News End-to-end encryption plans are putting users in danger and making it harder to fight crime, police claim, but tech industry stakeholders disagree
UnitedHealth reveals eye-watering cost of Change Healthcare cyber attack
News The parent company said it is still recovering from the incident in February, considered one of the most significant and consequential cyber attacks against the US health system to date
DDoS attacks are still growing and there are new threats on the horizon
Security Scale of DDoS is increasing – this is how the attacks are evolving
Fears over copycat XZ-style attacks mount as open source devs targeted with suspicious emails
News A mysterious attempt to plant a backdoor in a widely used open source project was likely not an isolated incident
AI is narrowing the performance gap between high and low skilled workers, but over-reliance is a concern – report
News Stanford University's Annual AI Index reveals the extent to which AI has influenced modern workplaces, and how it may shape business in the years to come
Most developers will soon use an AI pair programmer — but the benefits aren’t black and white
News Generative AI coding tools can help developers work smarter, even if huge productivity gains may prove elusive
Palo Alto Networks issues fix for critical PAN-OS software flaw
News The PAN-OS vulnerability could allow attackers to execute arbitrary code with root privileges on some firewalls
UK election: Five tech issues that should be in every manifesto
Opinion: Tech policy is never a vote winner, but having a solid plan for the UK tech sector is going to be critical for the next parliament
Why PC sales are bouncing back from a lengthy slump
News Windows 11 and AI PCs are breathing new life into the notebook and desktop market
Devs defend PHP programming language despite dip in popularity
News Supporters of the PHP programming language insist there are still plenty of cool projects being built with it, but it's popularity has waned in recent years
Inside the project management overhaul at the Special Olympics USA Games
Case study Organizers swapped emails and spreadsheets for Smartsheet to enable project management rooted in collaboration
Google devs ditched C++ for Rust — here's what happened
News Rust developers are twice as productive as their counterparts using other programming languages such as C++
Why major data center outages may soon be a thing of the past
News Data center outages have declined significantly over the last year or so, but when downtime does happen, the financial repercussions are even more severe
"We got lucky": What the XZ Utils backdoor says about the strength and insecurities of open source
Analysis The XZ Utils backdoor could’ve caused serious problems for Linux, but luckily a developer spotted the malicious code and prevented disaster
The White House wants US government agencies to hire a chief artificial intelligence officer — here's why
News New guidelines require federal agencies to have a chief artificial intelligence officer and publish a list of the use cases where it is being deployed
How Trek used mobile device management to optimize its wearables fleet
Case study The cycling giant rolled out mobile management tools to keep its warehouse devices secure and cut service times significantly
Why Intel is pushing for developers to adopt AI PCs
News A new Intel initiative aims to drive developer adoption of AI PCs and improve synergy with the hardware makers building these next-generation devices
Why Python is the programming language of choice for AI developers
News Python, Scala, and Java are among the most popular programming languages for AI developers, a new study shows
SCADA is heading to the cloud — here's why security experts are worried
News SCADA systems are increasingly migrating to cloud environments, but the NCSC worries security is often an afterthought
