Zach Marzouk
Zach Marzouk is a former ITPro, CloudPro, and ChannelPro staff writer, covering topics like security, privacy, worker rights, and startups, primarily in the Asia Pacific and the US regions. Zach joined ITPro in 2017 where he was introduced to the world of B2B technology as a junior staff writer, before he returned to Argentina in 2018, working in communications and as a copywriter. In 2021, he made his way back to ITPro as a staff writer during the pandemic, before joining the world of freelance in 2022.
After studying an undergraduate degree in Arabic and Spanish at the University of Leeds, Zach completed a journalism internship at The Argentina Independent in Buenos Aires where he wrote about the country’s history, politics, and technology.
Contact him at zach.marzouk@futurenet.com or find Zach’s thoughts (and more) on Twitter @ZachMarzouk
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Why Frankfurt is clamping down on data center sprawl
Case Study Frankfurt’s package of data center regulations could be a model for FLAP-D cities and other territories across the world
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Asus Zenbook 14X OLED (UX3404) review: Smart, portable, with a beautiful screen
Reviews The Asus Zenbook 14X is a beefed up offering that will be great to work on the go with, as long as you charge it up the night before
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Asus Zenbook 14X review gallery
Reviews Photos of the Asus Zenbook 14 X
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Why Microsoft Teams has only just launched in China
News The tech giant has officially launched Teams via its local partner in China, after it was launched globally in 2017
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Western Digital suffers cyber attack, shuts down systems
News Customers are taking to Twitter to report they’re unable to log into their storage products through Western Digital’s online portal
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Novel social engineering attacks soar 135% amid uptake of generative AI
News 82% of employees are worried about hackers using generative AI to create scam emails
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Lazarus blamed for 3CX attack as byte-to-byte code match discovered
News Additional analysis suggested 3CX developer teams ignored "red flags"
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3CX CEO confirms supply chain malware attack
News The VoIP company has confirmed that its desktop app has been infected with malware and urged customers to uninstall it until the new version is released
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Can Google Cloud realistically challenge GitHub Copilot with its Replit partnership?
Analysis Replit’s 20 million-strong developer base brings “added leverage and an established community” which could challenge Microsoft’s dominance
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Microsoft set to block emails from unsupported Exchange servers
News The tech giants described emails coming from these servers as “persistently vulnerable” and is aiming to encourage admins to secure their environments
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Latitude Financial's data policies questioned after more than 14 million records stolen
News Some of the data is from at least 2005 and includes customers’ name, address, and date of birth
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Some GitHub users must take action after RSA SSH host key exposed
News One cloud security expert likened the incident to the infamous HeartBleed bug from 2014
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North Korean hackers plot Gmail theft attacks via Chrome extension
News Targeting expert researchers on the Korean Peninsula, the hacking group is also known for deploying malware that can track victim locations, keystrokes, and phone calls
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Microsoft launches collaboration platform Loop, its answer to Notion
News Greater collaboration tools are coming to the Microsoft 365 suite, aiming to help teams work together without having to jump between different apps
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GitHub launches GPT-4-powered GitHub Copilot X
News The open source platform promised a "ChatGPT-like experience" for developers with an AI chat interface embedded within their IDEs
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UK's EfficiencyIT launches prefabricated data centre offering
News The company has previously built modular data centres for government and defence customers in 12-16 weeks
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Greek intelligence allegedly uses Predator spyware on Facebook staffer
News The employee’s device was infected through a link pretending to confirm a vaccination appointment
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Latitude hack leaves customers unable to protect their accounts
News The cyber attack has affected around 330,000 customers, although the company has said this is likely to increase
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Bitwarden to release fix for four-year-old vulnerability
News The password manager knew about the issue since 2018, exploits for which were highlighted in a Flashpoint report earlier in March
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Why has the UK government banned TikTok?
News The app has been banned by various governments around the world
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Equinix is growing data centre-powered fruit and veg
News The data centre company has installed a rooftop farm at one of its sites to make use of excess heat
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Meet the charity shaping Australia and New Zealand's data breach response
Case Studies IDCARE is recruiting a reserve army to turbocharge the fightback against cyber crime not just in the region, but in the interests of victims all over the world
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SAP's $7.7 billion Qualtrics sale branded a “win-win” situation
News The German software company has sold its 71% stake in Qualtrics which will see the company go private once again
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UK startup's Equinix deal marks step towards broad quantum computing access
News Businesses around the world will be able to use its quantum computing as a service platform through Equinix
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