Emma Woollacott
Emma Woollacott is a freelance journalist writing for publications including the BBC, Private Eye, Forbes, Raconteur and specialist technology titles.
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Cyber criminals are adapting ASCII smuggling for mass phishing campaignsNews Usually known for its use in prompt injection attacks, ASCII smuggling is now being used to evade spam filters on email platforms
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G7 sounds alarm on quantum cyber threatsNews The risk of 'harvest now, decrypt later' attacks is a leading concern for security agencies
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DDoS attacks might be dwindling, but they’re intensifyingNews While law enforcement efforts have had their effect, the rise in super-botnets and hijacked cloud servers has increased the intensity of attacks
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Oracle expands HPE Juniper Networking deal to support AI infrastructure build-outNews The deal is aimed at supporting scale, performance, and availability as Oracle expands its AI superclusters
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IBM's latest quantum processor is open for businessNews Nighthawk r2 is the firm's fastest-ever system and is now available for researchers
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Everything we know about the Dropbox breach so farNews The company has confirmed that thousands of accounts connected through Lenovo ID and lacking Dropbox two-factor authentication have been affected
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Hackers ran up a $600,000 AI bill after swiping API keys, says METRNews Luckily the organization wasn't paying for the tokens; others might not have been so lucky
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Multi-cloud with AWS and Azure just got a whole lot easier thanks to a new interconnect serviceNews Azure Multicloud Interconnect for AWS offers a fully managed private connection and is claimed to dramatically simplify the process
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Security researchers warn of AI-powered PLC attacks in wake of Siemens advisoriesNews While the exploit required significant human help, Forescout says it could become a significant threat in future
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Government launches AI competition to help UK firms improve public servicesNews The aim is to help promising British AI startups scale and succeed
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Top security teams use AI agents, says Hack The BoxNews Median solve times are dropping, and more teams are completing the entire challenge board
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How to catch fake North Korean IT workersNews New analysis from Huntress reveals the red flags to look out for when taking on new hires
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Everything we know about the Manchester Airports Group attack so farNews Manchester Airports Group says airports are running as normal, but warns customers to look out for phishing attacks
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Everything we know about the Boston Scientific cyber attack so farNews Details remain limited, but Boston Scientific says it's lost access to some systems and is having problems processing orders
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Hackers have breached hundreds of Zimbra servers, despite a patch having been available for weeksNews The flaw allows attackers to trigger cross-site scripting, sensitive information disclosure, security restriction bypass, and remote code execution
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Most business leaders aren't completely sure what 'sovereign AI' meansNews A new study finds that few organizations fully understand the concept of sovereign AI, and many are making AI investment decisions without sufficient context
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UK gov floats new essential services measures in Cyber Security and Resilience BillNews With attacks on critical infrastructure on the rise, the government is looking to add new measures to the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill
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US lawmakers say CISA cuts raise ‘serious concerns about the agency's ability to fulfil its mission’News With hundreds more jobs set to go, concerns are rising about whether the agency can continue its critical work defending organizations
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Researchers warn thousands of active AWS access keys are publicly exposedNews In hundreds of cases, the keys could give attackers complete administrative control
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Iranian cyber attack on UK power plant ‘should concern every organization responsible for keeping this country running’News The attack is believed to be the first of its kind in the UK
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AMD talks up sustainability efforts with rack-scale energy efficiency gainsNews The company says it can help deliver more AI performance without increasing power, improve cost of ownership, and help customers scale faster
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Vantage and Nebius move first in South Wales AI Growth Zone deploymentNews Nebius is to lease high-density, NVIDIA-powered capacity at Vantage's CWL1 campus for AI workloads
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CISA warns hackers are targeting Siemens industrial controllersNews Security agencies are warning that attackers are exploiting Siemens S7 Series programmable logic controllers to target critical infrastructure
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Fake North Korean IT workers are submitting so many job applications that companies can’t keep upNews The PurpleDelta group is applying for thousands of jobs to steal proprietary data, source code, and internal communications
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