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• March 17, 2022 17 Mar'22

  How multiphysics simulation might accelerate the advent of quantum computing – and vice versa

  Sophisticated tools that simulate more than one physical phenomenon at a time may help designers home in on optimal architectures for quantum computers at less cost – and much faster

• March 16, 2022 16 Mar'22

  German authorities warn on Kaspersky but stop short of ban

  Germany authorities warn Kaspersky users to consider alternatives to the firm’s flagship antivirus software, citing national security concerns and the war on Ukraine

• March 10, 2022 10 Mar'22

  Tech brands sign on to HackerOne responsible security drive

  Tech companies sign HackerOne’s new corporate security responsibility pledge to bring cyber out of the shadows and promote effective, secure development practices

• March 09, 2022 09 Mar'22

  China’s APT41 exploited Log4j within hours

  APT41 compromised multiple government organisations via the Log4Shell exploit within hours of its initial disclosure, Mandiant claims

• March 09, 2022 09 Mar'22

  Microsoft serves up three zero-days on March Patch Tuesday

  Three zero-days pop up in Microsoft’s March update, along with a number of other noteworthy concerns for defenders

• March 03, 2022 03 Mar'22

  Boardroom does not see ransomware as a priority

  Less than a quarter of company directors think ransomware is a top priority for their security teams, according to Egress

• March 02, 2022 02 Mar'22

  Gothenburg University makes breakthrough in energy efficient computers

  Swedish and Japanese universities make advancement in the development of computers that can work as energy efficiently as a brain

• March 02, 2022 02 Mar'22

  Middle East IT spending to recover to at least pre-pandemic levels

  Middle East IT leaders expect budgets to increase this year, with spending to match or exceed pre-Covid levels

• February 28, 2022 28 Feb'22

  Ukraine cyber attacks seen spiking, but no destructive cyber war yet

  While cyber attacks linked to Russia’s war on Ukraine are taking place, they are having little impact beyond the region

• February 24, 2022 24 Feb'22

  KnowBe4 cyber drama tackles Colonial Pipeline in fourth season

  KnowBe4’s ongoing cyber security training drama, The Inside Man, reaches its fourth season with a plot drawing inspiration from one of the most impactful cyber attacks of 2021

• February 24, 2022 24 Feb'22

  Russia behind dangerous Cyclops Blink malware

  Joint NCSC CISA advisory attributes a dangerous malware, dubbed Cyclops Blink, to Russia’s Sandworm APT, likely a GRU unit, with WatchGuard users at particular risk

• February 23, 2022 23 Feb'22

  Backups ‘no longer effective’ for stopping ransomware attacks

  Traditional methods of mitigating ransomware are less efficacious thanks to the rise in double and triple extortion techniques

• February 23, 2022 23 Feb'22

  Microsoft extends Defender umbrella to Google Cloud Platform

  Redmond says extending Defender for Cloud native capabilities to the Google Cloud Platform will help simplify security for organisations pursuing multicloud strategies by eliminating the gaps where the bad guys can get in

• February 23, 2022 23 Feb'22

  No imminent cyber threat to UK from Russia

  Intelligence officials say they have no evidence or indication that Russian cyber attackers are preparing offensive assaults on infrastructure or organisations in Britain

• February 22, 2022 22 Feb'22

  UK organisations swift to chide phishing victims

  While UK organisations are doing better at security training, many are quick to punish employees who fall victim to phishing attacks, whether real or simulated

• February 18, 2022 18 Feb'22

  UK organisations untroubled by Trickbot surge

  A surge in Trickbot infections is targeting some of the world’s most prominent brands, but UK organisations seem thankfully unaffected

• February 17, 2022 17 Feb'22

  How one Singapore company is keeping drivers safe

  TNT Surveillance’s technology is being deployed by bus and port operators to reduce driver fatigue and prevent accidents using cameras and radar sensors

• February 16, 2022 16 Feb'22

  2021 another record year for UK cyber investment

  Total revenue generated by the UK’s cyber sector was up 14% last year, and UK-registered security firms raised over £1bn in investment

• February 16, 2022 16 Feb'22

  BlackCat ransomware gang claims responsibility for Swissport attack

  Ransomware gang is trying to offload 1.6TB of data stolen from aviation services firm

• February 16, 2022 16 Feb'22

  Nordic countries lack a unified approach to AI

  Nordic countries need to work together on a pan-regional artificial intelligence strategy

• February 15, 2022 15 Feb'22

  TA2451 targets aviation and transport sector with tailored lures

  Newly designated cyber criminal group favours highly specific lures and a tried-and-tested modus operandi to compromise targets in the aviation, aerospace and transport sectors

• February 15, 2022 15 Feb'22

  China emerges as leader in vulnerability exploitation

  Threat actors linked to China are emerging as a significant force in the weaponisation of newly discovered CVEs

• February 11, 2022 11 Feb'22

  Why security professionals should pay attention to what Russia is doing

  Even though the average organisation is an unlikely target for a Russian state cyber attack, here's why security teams still need to watch what Russian threat groups are up to

• February 09, 2022 09 Feb'22

  Linux-based clouds an open door for attackers, says VMware

  Its prevalence as a cloud operating system means Linux is becoming a meal ticket for malicious actors, but the security industry does not seem to have cottoned on to this yet, says VMware

• February 09, 2022 09 Feb'22

  Ransomware ever more sophisticated and impactful, warns NCSC

  UK’s National Cyber Security Centre teams up with US and Australian partners in a joint advisory warning organisations of the increasing sophistication exhibited by criminal ransomware gangs

• February 09, 2022 09 Feb'22

  Microsoft stomps on 48 bugs in February Patch Tuesday update

  It’s a light Patch Tuesday for February 2022, as Microsoft issues fixes for just 48 CVEs, including a solitary zero-day

• February 08, 2022 08 Feb'22

  Ferrari accelerates digital transformation with Qualcomm strategic technology collaboration

  Leading mobile processor firm inks deal to be systems solutions provider for legendary motor marque in strategic technology collaboration aimed at helping to boost the manufacturer’s digital transformation

• February 08, 2022 08 Feb'22

  Microsoft to start blocking macros to thwart malware

  Microsoft is making changes to web macro permissions across multiple Office apps to help improve user security

• February 08, 2022 08 Feb'22

  The Security Interviews: Building the UK’s future cyber ecosystem

  As the government lays out the next iteration of its Cyber Security Strategy, we speak to Plexal and Lorca’s Saj Huq about his work building a cyber ecosystem to support the UK’s future ambitions

• February 07, 2022 07 Feb'22

  CIO interview: Brian Roche, director of IT, George Best Belfast City Airport

  Data analytics, the internet of things and open source software are central to the Northern Irish airport’s aim to create a seamless, tech-enabled journey for passengers

• February 07, 2022 07 Feb'22

  Airport services firm thwarts attempted ransomware heist

  Aviation services provider Swissport says its systems are mostly back up and running after a ransomware attack

• February 04, 2022 04 Feb'22

  Cyber attacks on European oil facilities spreading

  Following a cyber attack on distribution facilities in Germany, more incidents have been reported in Belgium and the Netherlands, but it is too early to necessarily draw a link between them

• February 03, 2022 03 Feb'22

  EC proposes new directive to improve gig economy work conditions

  Gig economy workers in Europe could be entitled to more rights and better workplace protections under a directive proposed by the European Commission

• February 02, 2022 02 Feb'22

  Zero-trust to soar in 2022, but dogged by implementation challenges

  IT leaders are keen to invest in zero-trust, but face issues around a lack of expertise, and selling the concept into the C-suite

• February 02, 2022 02 Feb'22

  Saudi Arabia to invest billions of dollars in technology and startups

  Saudi Arabia announces $6.4bn investment in its tech sector as part of plans to diversify its economy

• February 01, 2022 01 Feb'22

  Check Point buys Spectral to safeguard cloud development

  Check Point’s latest acquisition of Israel-based startup Spectral expands its developer-centric security toolset

• February 01, 2022 01 Feb'22

  Dubai’s fledgling drone programme gets another nudge

  Through a series of initiatives, Dubai is positioning itself to reap the benefits of a promising global market for drone technology

• January 28, 2022 28 Jan'22

  Cyber skills gap affecting data privacy practice, finds ISACA

  Organisations are struggling to fill both legal and technical privacy roles, with potentially damaging consequences, according to a report

• January 27, 2022 27 Jan'22

  CISOs must get out in front of Ukraine cyber crisis, says NCSC

  The National Cyber Security Centre is urging UK organisations to take steps to bolster their cyber security resilience in response to the ongoing Ukraine crisis

• January 27, 2022 27 Jan'22

  Novel phishing campaign highlights need for MFA, says Microsoft

  Microsoft details a new multi-stage phishing campaign that only affects victims without multifactor authentication in place

• January 27, 2022 27 Jan'22

  Nightmare Log4Shell scenario averted by prompt, professional action

  Prompt and professional community response to the Log4Shell disclosure means the dangerous and widespread vulnerability has not been exploited to the extent many had feared

• January 26, 2022 26 Jan'22

  More intel emerges on WhisperGate malware that hit Ukraine

  Security experts have been poring over the WhisperGate malware with which alleged Russia-backed entities targeted Ukrainian government websites

• January 26, 2022 26 Jan'22

  PwnKit bug endangers Linux distributions worldwide

  Qualys researchers share intel on a memory corruption vulnerability in a program installed by default on every major Linux distribution

• January 25, 2022 25 Jan'22

  Prepare, but don’t panic, over supposed Russian cyber threat

  A fresh alert from the US Department of Homeland Security may have IT security teams jumpy over the possibility that their organisations could be targeted by Russian state actors

• January 24, 2022 24 Jan'22

  Heathrow Airport takes to the cloud with Oracle Fusion Applications

  Airport has implemented a full spread of Oracle Cloud Applications, including ERP and HCM, as it looks to recover from the pandemic

• January 20, 2022 20 Jan'22

  MoonBounce firmware bootkit shows advances in malicious implants

  MoonBounce firmware bootkit shows evident technical improvements over others, making it a more dangerous threat to organisations. It is being used by Chinese state-backed actors

• January 19, 2022 19 Jan'22

  Danish digitisation partnership delivers plan to government

  Public-private collaboration submits plan setting out “how Denmark can take advantage of the opportunities presented by digitisation moving forward into the future”

• January 19, 2022 19 Jan'22

  Twelve million jobs to be lost to automation in Europe by 2040

  Millions of current jobs in Europe will be carried out by robots as software robots automate processes

• January 14, 2022 14 Jan'22

  Microsoft veteran turns her attention to levelling up IT industry for women

  Diversity goes beyond balancing the internal workforce and should include working with partners that also have diversity as a core objective, says Gavriella Schuster

• January 13, 2022 13 Jan'22

  NCSC sounds alarm over Russia-backed hacks

  The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre joins US calls to be wary of Russian state interference in critical national infrastructure IT systems