
Zach Marzouk
Zach Marzouk is a former ITPro, CloudPro, and ChannelPro staff writer, covering topics like security, privacy, worker rights, and startups, primarily in the Asia Pacific and the US regions. Zach joined ITPro in 2017 where he was introduced to the world of B2B technology as a junior staff writer, before he returned to Argentina in 2018, working in communications and as a copywriter. In 2021, he made his way back to ITPro as a staff writer during the pandemic, before joining the world of freelance in 2022.
After studying an undergraduate degree in Arabic and Spanish at the University of Leeds, Zach completed a journalism internship at The Argentina Independent in Buenos Aires where he wrote about the country’s history, politics, and technology.
Contact him at zach.marzouk@futurenet.com or find Zach’s thoughts (and more) on Twitter @ZachMarzouk
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 Asus Zenbook 14X OLED (UX3404) review: Smart, portable, with a beautiful screenReviews The Asus Zenbook 14X is a beefed up offering that will be great to work on the go with, as long as you charge it up the night before By Zach Marzouk Published Reviews
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 Asus Zenbook 14X review galleryReviews Photos of the Asus Zenbook 14 X By Zach Marzouk Published Reviews
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 Why Microsoft Teams has only just launched in ChinaNews The tech giant has officially launched Teams via its local partner in China, after it was launched globally in 2017 By Zach Marzouk Published News
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 Western Digital suffers cyber attack, shuts down systemsNews Customers are taking to Twitter to report they’re unable to log into their storage products through Western Digital’s online portal By Zach Marzouk Published News
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 Novel social engineering attacks soar 135% amid uptake of generative AINews 82% of employees are worried about hackers using generative AI to create scam emails By Zach Marzouk Published News
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 Lazarus blamed for 3CX attack as byte-to-byte code match discoveredNews Additional analysis suggested 3CX developer teams ignored "red flags" By Zach Marzouk Published News
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 3CX CEO confirms supply chain malware attackNews The VoIP company has confirmed that its desktop app has been infected with malware and urged customers to uninstall it until the new version is released By Zach Marzouk Published News
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 Can Google Cloud realistically challenge GitHub Copilot with its Replit partnership?Analysis Replit’s 20 million-strong developer base brings “added leverage and an established community” which could challenge Microsoft’s dominance By Zach Marzouk Published Analysis
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 Microsoft set to block emails from unsupported Exchange serversNews The tech giants described emails coming from these servers as “persistently vulnerable” and is aiming to encourage admins to secure their environments By Zach Marzouk Published News
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 Latitude Financial's data policies questioned after more than 14 million records stolenNews Some of the data is from at least 2005 and includes customers’ name, address, and date of birth By Zach Marzouk Published News
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 Some GitHub users must take action after RSA SSH host key exposedNews One cloud security expert likened the incident to the infamous HeartBleed bug from 2014 By Zach Marzouk Published News
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 North Korean hackers plot Gmail theft attacks via Chrome extensionNews Targeting expert researchers on the Korean Peninsula, the hacking group is also known for deploying malware that can track victim locations, keystrokes, and phone calls By Zach Marzouk Published News
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 Microsoft launches collaboration platform Loop, its answer to NotionNews Greater collaboration tools are coming to the Microsoft 365 suite, aiming to help teams work together without having to jump between different apps By Zach Marzouk Published News
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 GitHub launches GPT-4-powered GitHub Copilot XNews The open source platform promised a "ChatGPT-like experience" for developers with an AI chat interface embedded within their IDEs By Zach Marzouk Published News
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 UK's EfficiencyIT launches prefabricated data centre offeringNews The company has previously built modular data centres for government and defence customers in 12-16 weeks By Zach Marzouk Published News
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 Greek intelligence allegedly uses Predator spyware on Facebook stafferNews The employee’s device was infected through a link pretending to confirm a vaccination appointment By Zach Marzouk Published News
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 Latitude hack leaves customers unable to protect their accountsNews The cyber attack has affected around 330,000 customers, although the company has said this is likely to increase By Zach Marzouk Published News
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 Bitwarden to release fix for four-year-old vulnerabilityNews The password manager knew about the issue since 2018, exploits for which were highlighted in a Flashpoint report earlier in March By Zach Marzouk Published News
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 Why has the UK government banned TikTok?News The app has been banned by various governments around the world By Zach Marzouk Published News
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 Equinix is growing data centre-powered fruit and vegNews The data centre company has installed a rooftop farm at one of its sites to make use of excess heat By Zach Marzouk Published News
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 Meet the charity shaping Australia and New Zealand's data breach responseCase Studies IDCARE is recruiting a reserve army to turbocharge the fightback against cyber crime not just in the region, but in the interests of victims all over the world By Zach Marzouk Published Case Studies
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 SAP's $7.7 billion Qualtrics sale branded a “win-win” situationNews The German software company has sold its 71% stake in Qualtrics which will see the company go private once again By Zach Marzouk Published News
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 UK startup's Equinix deal marks step towards broad quantum computing accessNews Businesses around the world will be able to use its quantum computing as a service platform through Equinix By Zach Marzouk Published News
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 MI5 to establish new security agency to counter Chinese hacking, espionageNews The new organisation has been compared to GCHQ’s NCSC, and will provide companies advice on how to deal with Chinese companies or carry out business in China By Zach Marzouk Published News
