
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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Equinix announces multi-billion pound data center investment in ‘huge win’ for UK
News The Hertfordshire site will double Equinix’s processing capacity in the UK
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Manufacturers report millions in losses as downtime wreaks havoc on operations
News UK manufacturers are losing up to £736 million every week due to downtime, according to new research, with outages lasting for several days on end.
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Microsoft gives OpenAI restructuring plans the green light
News The deal removes fundraising constraints and modifies Microsoft's rights to use OpenAI models and products
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Enterprises can’t keep a lid on surging cyber incident costs
News With increasing threats and continuing skills shortages, AI tools are becoming a necessity for some
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Cyber researchers have already identified several big security vulnerabilities on OpenAI’s Atlas browser
News Security researchers have uncovered a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) attack and a prompt injection technique
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CISA issues alert after botched Windows Server patch exposes critical flaw
News A critical remote code execution flaw in Windows Server is being exploited in the wild, despite a previous 'fix'
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Microsoft 365 price hikes have landed the tech giant in hot water
News Australian regulators have filed a lawsuit against Microsoft for allegedly misleading users over Microsoft 365 pricing changes.
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Plans announced for UK's first renewable-powered sovereign cloud
News The site, located on Scotland’s Cowal Peninsula, will be powered by wind, wave and solar energy
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OpenAI announces UK data residency plans as Sam Altman hails ‘fourfold’ increase in Brit customers
News A deal between OpenAI and the Ministry of Justice will drive data sovereignty and broader use of ChatGPT
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Clunky tech is costing developers 20 working days a year
News Developers are struggling with an array of issues, and no, AI isn’t making things easier
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Fragmented projects are hampering AI adoption success
News An SAP report projects increased AI investment, but cautions that too many organizations are taking a fragmented approach
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AI-generated code now behind one-in-five breaches
News AI coding tools now write 24% of production code globally, but it's risky and causing issues for developers and security practitioners alike.
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Jaguar Land Rover attack was the 'single most financially damaging cyber event ever to hit the UK'
News Researchers said they place the UK financial impact of the attack on Jaguar Land Rover at around £1.9 billion.
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Volkswagen confirms security ‘incident’ amid ransomware breach claims
News Volkswagen has confirmed a security "incident" has occurred, but insists no IT systems have been compromised.
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Cyber experts have been warning about AI-powered DDoS attacks – now they’re becoming a reality
News DDoS attackers are flocking to AI tools and solutions to power increasingly devastating attacks
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Microsoft issues warning over “opportunistic” cyber criminals targeting big business
News Microsoft has called on governments to do more to support organizations
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Employee ‘task crafting' could be the key to getting the most out of AI
News Tweaking roles to make the most of AI makes you more engaged at work
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Europol takes down SIM farm network that scammed thousands of victims
News The sophisticated operation led to crimes from simple phishing to investment fraud
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Thousands of exposed civil servant passwords are up for grabs online
News While the password security failures are concerning, they pale in comparison to other nations
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77% of security leaders say they'd fire staff who fall for phishing scams, even though they've done the same thing
News A new report uncovers worrying complacency amongst IT and security leaders
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F5 confirms hackers stole source code, bug details in disastrous security incident
News CISA has warned the F5 security incident presents a serious threat to federal networks
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This new phishing scam is duping tech workers looking for a career change
News A new Google Careers phishing scam is targeting tech workers looking for a change of scenery – here's how to stay safe
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Hackers are using a new phishing kit to steal Microsoft 365 credentials and MFA tokens
News Whisper 2FA is now the third most common Phishing as a Service tool worldwide
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This new Android attack could let hackers swipe 2FA codes and snoop on private messages
News Pixnapping allows attackers to steal two-factor authentication (2FA) codes, private messages, and even financial information.
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