Latest articles by Ross Kelly
CEO faces $15 million bill and prison time for counterfeit Cisco hardware scam
News Onur Aksoy could face a lengthy prison sentence for his involvement in the counterfeit scheme
Why cloud repatriation is a ‘fallacy’
In-depth While cloud repatriation could offer cost savings, most organizations don’t have the desire to shift away from public cloud
IBM to open first European quantum data center promising access to 'cutting-edge processing'
News The data center will be designed to help those clients struggling to keep up with challenging EU data regulations
Forget hardware, Apple’s WWDC software announcements showcase the company’s true innovative flair
Analysis New productivity features, enhanced browsing capabilities, and AI integration in software shows the company is still a leading software innovator
Spotify to layoff 2% of its workforce amid ‘strategic realignment’ drive
News The cuts follow a previous round of layoffs at Spotify in January this year
Play ransomware gang says it's behind attack on major Spanish bank
News The Globalcaja incident marks the latest in a string of highly disruptive attacks waged by the Play ransomware group
Horabot campaign targeted businesses for more than two years before finally being discovered
News The newly-discovered Horabot botnet has attacked companies in the accounting, investment, and construction sectors in particular
Warning issued over ‘widespread’ exploitation of Zyxel NAS devices
News Zyxel has been forced to issue patches for several vulnerabilities affecting NAS devices
Barracuda network appliance vulnerability “actively exploited” for seven months
News The company has issued a patch, but warned customers that the vulnerability left them exposed for over half a year
CrowdStrike’s new generative AI security tool harnesses human-validated threat data
News Charlotte AI will be trained on a “continuous human feedback loop” from CrowdStrike security products
Toyota customers in Asia & Oceania at risk following recent data leak
News The incident marks the third data leak in the space of a year for Toyota
Why are AI innovators pushing so hard for regulation?
Opinion Tech giants are scrambling to curry favor with lawmakers amid a pending regulatory crackdown
Sam Altman reverses threat to ‘leave Europe’ over AI regulations
News Altman’s comments during a panel discussion on Wednesday sparked criticism from EU lawmakers
ASUS, Cisco, Netgear devices exploited in ongoing Chinese hacking campaign
News Critical national infrastructure is the target of sustained attempts from state-sponsored hackers, according to Five Eyes advisories
Azure AD vulnerability gave attackers backdoor authentication control
News Secureworks shared its findings with Microsoft in 2022, and the company has since issued changes to improve audit logs
Rogue IT worker extorted company after hijacking ransomware attack
News Liles’ involvement in the scheme was revealed after unauthorized email access was traced to his home address
Microsoft Build 2023: Microsoft Fabric and oodles of Azure AI integrations announced
News Microsoft Fabric aims to greatly improve developer productivity and simplify real-time analytics
PyPI attack: Targeting of repository 'shows no sign of stopping'
News Greater collaboration and understanding of attackers’ tactics is key to mitigating open source security threats
The reality of mass AI-linked job cuts is here
Opinion The trickle of AI-related job losses will inevitably lead to a torrent, and we’ve been naive to the dangers
Meta to fight “unjustified” record $1.3 billion GDPR fine
News The company has been ordered to cease EU-US data transfers
Internet Explorer backtrack means users can choose when final features are removed
News Organizations can “determine the timing” for removing IE11 visual references
Apple staff restricted from using ChatGPT, GitHub Copilot
News The ban follows lingering concerns that employees using ChatGPT might leak company information
AWS' $13 billion India expansion shows why South Asia is next cloud hotspot
Analysis The big three hyperscalers view India as a prime market for expansion in light of recent growth
