
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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Microsoft Excel is still alive and kicking at 40
News A recent survey found Gen Z and Millennial finance professionals have a strong “emotional attachment” to Microsoft Excel
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LastPass hit with ICO fine after 2022 data breach exposed 1.6 million users
News The impact of the LastPass breach was felt by customers as late as December 2024
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A concerning number of Log4j downloads are still vulnerable four years on
News Despite safe Log4j versions having been available for years, many organizations haven't introduced them
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Researchers claim Salt Typhoon masterminds learned their trade at Cisco Network Academy
News The Salt Typhoon hacker group has targeted telecoms operators and US National Guard networks in recent years
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Google DeepMind partners with UK government to boost AI research
News The deal includes the development of a new AI research lab, as well as access to tools to improve government efficiency
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Get ready for the rise of 'vibe crime'
News Trend Micro is warning of a boom in 'vibe crime' - the use of agentic AI to support fully-automated cyber criminal operations and accelerate attacks.
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Developer accidentally spends company’s entire Cursor budget in one sitting
News A developer accidentally spent their company's entire Cursor budget in a matter of hours, and discovered a serious flaw that could allow attackers to max out spend limits.
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Global IT spending set to hit a 30-year high by end of 2025
News Spending on hardware, software and IT services is growing faster than it has since 1996
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Docusign boots Irish presence with €4.5 million Dublin investment
News The electronic signature software company says the expansion of its R&D centre will strengthen its European AI and R&D capabilities
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Cyber budget cuts are slowing down, but that doesn't mean there's light on the horizon for security teams
News A new ISC2 survey indicates that both layoffs and budget cuts are on the decline
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NCSC issues urgent warning over growing AI prompt injection risks
News Many organizations see prompt injection as just another version of SQL injection - but this is a mistake
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CISA issues alert as China-linked hackers exploit Brickstorm malware to target VMware servers
News Organizations, particularly in the critical infrastructure, government services, and facilities and IT sectors, need to be wary of Brickstorm
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Atlassian launches new ChatGPT connector feature for Jira and Confluence
News The company says the new features will make it easier to summarize updates, surface insights, and act on information in Jira and Confluence
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Technical standards bodies hope to deliver AI success with ethical development practices
News The ISO, IEC, and ITU are working together to develop standards that can support the development and deployment of trustworthy AI systems
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15-year-old revealed as key player in Scattered LAPSUS$ Hunters
News 'Rey' says he's trying to leave Scattered LAPSUS$ Hunters and is prepared to cooperate with law enforcement
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Enterprises are neglecting backup plans, and experts warn it could come back to haunt them
News Only half of firms are following the ‘3-2-1’ backup rule or using immutability to keep data tamper-proof
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The Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters group is targeting Zendesk customers
News The group appears to be infecting support and help-desk personnel with remote access trojans and other forms of malware
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Asahi reveals 1.5 million customers impacted in cyber attack
News No ransom has been paid, said president and group CEO Atsushi Katsuki, and the company is restoring its systems
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AWS pledges $50 billion to expand AI and HPC infrastructure for US government clients
News The company said an extra 1.3 gigawatts of compute capacity will help government agencies advance America’s AI leadership
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NCSC called in as London councils grapple with cyber attacks
News In what looks likely to be a supply chain attack, councils are warning residents of service disruption
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The UK's 'substantial' digital skills gap has alarm bells ringing
News A new report suggests workers are falling short in the essential job skills of the future
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Shai-Hulud malware is back with a vengeance
News The malware has compromised more than 700 widely-used npm packages, and is spreading fast
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Wall Street giants warned of data exposure following supply chain attack
News SitusAMC data including accounting records and legal agreements were stolen by unknown attacker
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SEC drops SolarWinds lawsuit
News The case that threatened to make CISOs responsible for security failures has been scrapped – but execs shouldn't rest too easily
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