Latest articles by Emma Woollacott
API and bot attacks are costing businesses billions
News With APIs becoming ever more popular, they've become attractive targets for attackers, particularly through the use of highly sophisticated bots
Virgin Media O2 cuts data center cooling costs by £1 million per year
News Through a deal with AI solution provider EkkoSense, the company is optimizing its cooling systems and cutting its carbon emissions
NCSC identifies China-linked botnets targeting thousands of devices worldwide
News In a joint advisory from the UK, the US, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand, organizations and individuals are advised to take precautions against infection
UK funds new cybersecurity program for overseas firms
News CREST Camp will offer training and mentoring to firms looking to gain accreditation across ten countries, as well as help grow their local customer bases and export services
Security leaders are increasingly nervous about AI-generated code
News With most organizations using AI to generate code, security decision-makers fear they simply can't keep up with the associated risks
Swiss supercomputer Alps comes online, aimed at complex AI development
News The Swiss National Supercomputing Center hopes Alps will help Switzerland seriously advance research in AI trustworthiness
UK convenes international talks on cyber security
News Discussions will focus on the cyber security skills gap and international professional standards within the industry
Meta to go ahead with plans to use UK data for AI training
News The company says it's satisfied demands from the ICO, though the UK's regulator will continue to monitor the situation
UK's data protection watchdog deepens cooperation with National Crime Agency
News The two bodies want to improve the support given to organizations experiencing cyber attacks and ransomware recovery
TfL reveals bank data on 5,000 customers exposed in cyber attack, arrest made following incident
News London's public transport operator has warned some customer data may have been compromised
Google is spending big on carbon capture technology – here’s why
The tech giant has struck a new deal to capture 100,000 tons of CO2 by 2032
Generative AI takes center stage as enterprises ramp up mainframe modernization plans
Organizations are increasingly moving to a hybrid strategy, and are using generative AI to drive mainframe modernization and make the most of critical data
Platform engineering has a whole host of problems
News Talent shortages and disparate device and OS environments mean platform engineering is causing serious headaches, despite the promise of streamlined efficiency
Poor broadband connectivity is costing London SMBs billions
News Unreliable broadband connectivity has a huge impact on productivity and competitiveness
HPE’s ‘one-click AI solution’ for private cloud cuts project times from months to a ‘single moment’
News The new tools allow generative AI virtual assistants to be launched in seconds, using private data
Google is in hot water with the CMA over anti-competitive AdTech practices
News The provisional findings of the UK's competition watchdog could place pressure on Google to change its policies
New international AI treaty is a "welcomed step" to improving safety, reducing potential harms
The new framework agreement is designed to strengthen safeguards against risks to human rights, democracy and the rule of law
Dell Technologies and Red Hat team up to bring generative AI to PowerEdge servers
The two companies say the collaboration will help customers ramp up deployment of generative AI models across hybrid cloud environments
atNorth unveils plans for new ‘mega data center’ in Denmark
The firm says the new data center site will help heat industrial greenhouses and homes
UK business leaders boast the best tech skills in Europe
With a quarter of UK business leaders proficient in technology, data skills are becoming increasingly important when hiring
Alert issued for ‘Voldemort’ malware as dozens of organizations hit
News Proofpoint researchers say the Voldemort malware campaign appears to be aimed at cyber espionage
HPE just unveiled a next-generation HPC cluster at the University of Southampton
News Iridis 6 will be used for research projects examining genomics, aerodynamics, and renewable batteries
Plans lodged for new Blackpool Airport solar farm to support data center campus
News Blackpool Council says its proposed Silicon Sands development could bring high-quality jobs to the region
