
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 insurance payouts are skyrocketing
News While more companies are taking out cyber insurance, experts warn that not everything is always covered
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Software 'complexity' is costing enterprises billions each year
News Disparate tools and failed implementations mean firms are pouring money down the drain
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Lack of power supplies hitting data centre construction
Reviews New research from Savills finds that delivered power capacity is actually falling
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Businesses finding it hard to distinguish real AI from the hype, report suggests
News An Ernst & Young survey finds that CEOs are working to adopt generative AI, but find it difficult to develop and implement
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Red Hat eyes tighter data controls with sovereign support for EU customers
News The company's new offering will see support delivered entirely by EU citizens in the region
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From underground bunkers to 'data spas' and the 'floating cloud', Lenovo is getting creative with future data center ideas
News Lenovo might have its head in the clouds with some ideas, but other radical solutions are already in operation
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Google says leading AI malware strains are nowhere near good enough yet
News While some strains are still in an experimental phase, researchers warn they could be a sign of what's to come
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M&S reveals massive financial hit from cyber attack
News Statutory profit before tax was almost wiped out by the incident
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Rogue cyber pros charged amid ransomware allegations
News The attackers are alleged to have demanded ransoms of up to $10 million
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‘Data sprawl’ is now your security team’s biggest headache – and it’s only going to get worse
News Most significant data loss events are caused by careless employees or third-party contractors, research finds
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A notorious ransomware group is spreading fake Microsoft Teams ads to snare victims
News The Rhysida ransomware group is leveraging Trusted Signing from Microsoft to lend plausibility to its activities
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Microsoft and Nvidia are teaming up again to support UK startups
News Agentic Launchpad will offer participants AI expertise, training and networking, and marketing support
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Ransomware attacks are hitting European enterprises at record pace
News European enterprises are facing a wave of sophisticated attacks from state-sponsored hacker groups
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Entry-level hiring is slowing down at an alarming rate
News A new report shows employers are cutting back on entry-level hiring, but expect things to improve eventually
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CISA just published crucial new guidance on keeping Microsoft Exchange servers secure
News With a spate of attacks against Microsoft Exchange in recent years, CISA and the NSA have published crucial new guidance for organizations to shore up defenses.
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US telco confirms state-backed hackers laid low in network for nearly a year
News The hackers remained undetected in the Ribbon Communications’ systems for months
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Hackers are using these malicious npm packages to target developers Windows, macOS, and Linux systems
News Security experts have issued a warning to developers after ten malicious npm packages were found to deliver infostealer malware across Windows, Linux, and macOS systems.
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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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