
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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 Businesses must overhaul “outdated” recruitment mindset to tackle dearth of privacy expertiseNews Like many other disciplines within IT, businesses are struggling to fill crucial positions for months at a time - an issue somewhat of their own making By Zach Marzouk Published News
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 Microsoft releases scripts to restore shortcuts deleted in faulty Windows Defender updateNews However, some users have resorted to creating their own fixes as they’ve encountered Microsoft’s to be problematic By Zach Marzouk Published News
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 AWS launches Australia's first local zone in PerthNews The company is aiming to help customers who need infrastructure closer to their data sources or end-users By Zach Marzouk Published News
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 Windows Defender update deletes Start Menu, Taskbar, Desktop shortcutsNews For now, it appears that administrators will have to manually recreate their shortcuts once the issue has been fixed By Zach Marzouk Published News
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 Vodafone plans job cuts as part of €1bn savings strategyNews The company has said that it will reveal more about the changes when it announces its quarterly results next month By Zach Marzouk Published News
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 Microsoft reportedly gives US workers unlimited time offNews The change is set to begin on 16 January and follows other companies like Oracle and Salesforce By Zach Marzouk Published News
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 Worldwide PC shipments suffer ‘biggest ever decline’News Gartner found that enterprises are extending PC lifecycles and delaying purchases due to a number of variables By Zach Marzouk Published News
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 Vantage Data Centers enters London market with £500 million investmentNews Based in North Acton, the company hopes to launch the new data centres by 2024 By Zach Marzouk Published News
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 Microsoft acquires Fungible in “fire sale” to integrate DPU technologyAnalysis The tech giant needs to keep up with competitors like AWS which has made acquisitions of its own in this space and introduced new technology to its offerings By Zach Marzouk Published Analysis
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 “Botched government procurement” leads to £24 million Atos settlementNews Labour has accused the Conservative government of using taxpayers’ money to pay for their own mistakes By Zach Marzouk Published News
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 Australian gov renews IBM contract for quantum computing, AINews The new five-year deal is worth $725 million and succeeds the digital transformation agency's previous contract which exceeded $2 billion in spending By Zach Marzouk Published News
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 HP launches PCs for hybrid workers with 'world-first' dual-camera setupsNews The new devices unveiled at CES 2023 come with a host of features intended to help hybrid workers perform better, no matter where they are By Zach Marzouk Published News
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 Cyber attack on car dealership Arnold Clark forces systems offlineNews The company was notified on 23 December about the suspicious incident and IT systems remain down, impacting customer-facing services By Zach Marzouk Published News
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 Offensive Security bans use of ChatGPT in cyber security certification examsNews It becomes the second major IT organisation to ban the use of the powerful tool that's taken the industry by storm By Zach Marzouk Published News
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 Developers more likely to introduce security vulnerabilities in code when using AI assistantsNews The findings come as an increasing number of developers turn to AI pair programmers due to productivity benefits By Zach Marzouk Published News
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 Women pursuing computing degrees surges, the biggest growth rate of any subject areaNews However, the amount of women beginning computing degrees this year is still low compared to men, a figure of 6,450 compared to 27,735 By Zach Marzouk Published News
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 Apple to shift MacBook production to Vietnam in further step away from ChinaNews The plan has been reportedly been worked on for two years, with the tech giant already having a test production site in the country By Zach Marzouk Published News
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 TSB bank fined £48 million over botched IT upgrade programmeNews The bank upgraded its IT systems in 2018 which led to a significant portion of its 5.8 million customers experiencing disruption to banking services By Zach Marzouk Published News
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 IRS mistakenly publishes 112,000 taxpayer records for the second timeNews A contractor is thought to be responsible for the error, with the agency reportedly reviewing its relationship with Accenture By Zach Marzouk Published News
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 Meta terminates $300 million Denmark data centre expansion contractNews The company is aiming to ensure its data centres can handle AI workloads and is currently re-examining its development plans By Zach Marzouk Published News
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 Tech talent market remains competitive as finance sector sees surge in applicantsNews A major investment management firm has seen an increase in tech talent applying for roles with the company, and is still looking to fill 100 more, capitalising on industry-wide tech layoffs By Zach Marzouk Published News
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 US begins seizure of 48 DDoS-for-hire services following global investigationNews Six people have been arrested who allegedly oversaw computer attacks launched using booters By Zach Marzouk Published News
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 Orange to land Medusa submarine cable in Marseille to boost Mediterranean connectivityNews The French telco will provide one of the 16 landing points the Medusa cable will connect to around the Mediterranean By Zach Marzouk Published News
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 Cyber attack on Australia’s TPG Telecom affects 15,000 customersNews It is the third cyber attack on a major Australian telco since October By Zach Marzouk Published News
