
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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Public sector organizations are drowning in security debt
News An analysis finds that nearly eight-in-ten public sector organizations have left flaws unaddressed for more than a year
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NHS set for huge tech investment boost in latest spending review
News The government spending review will fund the NHS App, the single patient record, the Federated Data Platform, and other initiatives
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Everything we know so far about the United Natural Foods cyber attack
News The attack on United Natural Foods, a major US distributor, severely disrupted systems
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European financial firms are battling a huge rise in third-party breaches
News Growing vendor dependency has contributed to a marked rise in third-party breaches
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FIN6 attackers target recruiters with fraudulent resumes
News The group's phishing methods protect it from many detection tools, researchers warn
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Research shows the financial benefits of implementing zero trust
News With zero trust shown to drastically reduce the number of cyber incidents, insurers are catching on and lowering premiums
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Warning issued after malware found in popular NPM packages
News Security experts have urged developers to be wary of potential malware risks
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Multiverse wants to train 15,000 new AI apprentices across the UK
News The program, open to workers across the UK, is designed to support the UK government's AI Opportunities Action Plan
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OpenAI is clamping down on ChatGPT accounts used to spread malware
News Tools like ChatGPT are being used by threat actors to automate and amplify campaigns
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Cloud breaches are surging, but enterprises aren’t quick enough to react
News The rise in cloud breaches has been attributed to a series of factors
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Young women are keen on pursuing STEM careers, but they’re still facing huge barriers
News From fears that STEM courses will be too demanding to concerns about family responsibilities, women aren't taking up training they'd actually like to do
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Software sprawl is getting out of control
News Tools designed to simplify operations are actually making them much more complex.
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North Face, Cartier among latest retail cyber attack victims – here’s what we know so far
News Credential stuffing is believed to have been behind at least one of the attacks, but both firms say financial data wasn’t accessed
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Women in tech are plagued by imposter syndrome
News Imposter syndrome among female tech workers gets worse as careers progress
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Civil servants started using Microsoft Copilot to speed up admin tasks – here's what they found
News Staff are using Microsoft Copilot to help draft documents and summarize meetings and emails
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AVCheck cyber crime service snared in police takedown
News Authorities have seized the domains of AVCheck, one of the largest counter antivirus services used by cybercriminals around the world
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Hackers are using fake tool installers to dupe victims – and AI tools like ChatGPT are a key target
News Cisco Talos said it has uncovered malware disguised as a lead monetization platform and a ChatGPT installer
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A flaw in OneDrive’s File Picker feature could give access to hundreds of apps
News The OneDrive File Picker flaw could affect hundreds of apps, researchers warn
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UK SMBs are ramping up cybersecurity spending – and it’s about time
News While small businesses are aiming to bolster their cyber defences, they're wary of AI
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Do you really need to fix that critical flaw?
News Many CVEs represent no risk in a cloud container environment, researchers claim
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Two more NHS Trusts have been hit with cyber attacks – here’s what we know so far
News A flaw in a third-party device management tool appears to be the source of the incident
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Agentic AI is coming for customer service jobs
News A report from Cisco shows the agentic AI shift is coming “faster than anyone anticipated”
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CISOs bet big on AI tools to reduce mounting cost pressures
News AI automation is a top priority for CISOs, though data quality, privacy, and a lack of in-house expertise are common hurdles
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Hackers are abusing Microsoft email notifications to target enterprises
News Researchers have uncovered a hybrid email-and-phone scam based on fake Microsoft billing emails
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