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• September 13, 2023 13 Sep'23

  How DocuSign is extending its capabilities beyond e-signatures

  DocuSign is harnessing large language models to help individuals make sense of agreements and employing AI-based biometrics to verify the identity of signers, as part of its broader efforts to expand its capabilities beyond electronic signatures

• September 12, 2023 12 Sep'23

  Ancient MoD IT systems could cause supply issues for frontline troops

  Deliveries of inventory to the front line are being put at risk due to legacy IT systems and poor data, according to the National Audit Office

• September 12, 2023 12 Sep'23

  Whitehall only capable of ‘piecemeal’ digital transformation, says PAC

  The Public Accounts Committee is unconvinced government will achieve its digital transformation ambitions as progress is thwarted by staff shortages and a lack of senior leadership engagement

• September 12, 2023 12 Sep'23

  US casino giant MGM Resorts battles 36-hour outage after cyber attack

  Multiple systems at US hotel and casino operator MGM went down in the wake of the incident on 10 September, crippling several of Las Vegas’ most prominent casinos

• September 12, 2023 12 Sep'23

  European enterprises to spend more on generative IT to close gap on US

  European organisations are upping their spending on generative AI innovation, but face challenges recruiting the right people to support this

• September 12, 2023 12 Sep'23

  European fintech investment plummets, but more sustainable future lies ahead

  Investment in European fintechs has seen a dramatic drop, but a more sustainable sector will result from investment discipline

• September 12, 2023 12 Sep'23

  IT spending in Australia to grow 7.8% in 2024

  The growth will be led by investments in cyber security, cloud, analytics and application modernisation as Australian CIOs look to improve cost and operational efficiencies

• September 11, 2023 11 Sep'23

  Brits happy to break cyber law if the price is right

  A study conducted ahead of an upcoming security trade fair reveals a slim majority of Brits would come out in favour of offensive government security ops and even engage in cyber criminality themselves in the right circumstances

• September 11, 2023 11 Sep'23

  Professional ransomware gangs clearly a threat, but attacks can be easily stopped

  NCSC and NCA report reveals insight into business models and underpinnings of ransomware gangs and their affiliates, but also urges defenders to take heart, as stopping a ransomware attack is not that hard to do

• September 11, 2023 11 Sep'23

  UK boardrooms and CISOs increasingly aligned on cyber risks

  Board members and CISOs in UK organisations seem to be working together much better, but while this is an encouraging sign, there remain some areas of concern over how the two relate to each other

• September 11, 2023 11 Sep'23

  University of Glasgow launches Centre for data science and AI

  Scottish university will apply artificial intelligence and data science to help solve some of the world's biggest challenges

• September 11, 2023 11 Sep'23

  Salesforce and Zoom embrace ethical hackers. You should, too

  Software companies Salesforce and Zoom discuss their successful bug bounty programmes, what they learned at a recent in-person hackathon in which they participated, and why others shouldn’t be scared of hackers

• September 11, 2023 11 Sep'23

  How Culture Amp is tapping generative AI

  Australia’s Culture Amp is building a generative AI capability that summarises employee survey responses, automating a process that typically takes HR admins up to hundreds of hours to complete

• September 08, 2023 08 Sep'23

  Virgin Media O2 to begin switching off 3G network in 2025

  As its network evolves and looking to enhance customer experience and improve services, VMO2 announces plans to pull plug on legacy mobile network to focus on upgrading faster, more reliable and energy-efficient infrastructure

• September 08, 2023 08 Sep'23

  HSBC collaborates on hybrid quantum optimisation

  The bank, which wants to be at the forefront of quantum computing, is looking at how it can manage collateral assets more efficiently

• September 08, 2023 08 Sep'23

  Apple patches Blastpass exploit abused by spyware makers

  Apple has patched two vulnerabilities that formed an exploit chain which has been allegedly abused by spyware company NSO

• September 08, 2023 08 Sep'23

  Executive interview: Richard Moulds, Amazon Braket

  We speak to Richard Moulds, who heads up Amazon’s Braket quantum computing services, about how the technology is progressing

• September 08, 2023 08 Sep'23

  KPMG finds growing demand for emerging tech

  KPMG’s latest global tech report reveals an increase in the number of businesses adopting emerging technologies

• September 08, 2023 08 Sep'23

  UK broadband users fume at providers’ service but stay loyal

  Research released by leading alternative broadband provider shows nation’s broadband providers offer the worst customer service of any industry, but customers still maintain loyalty

• September 08, 2023 08 Sep'23

  Deputy PM urges UK plc not to lose focus on cyber

  In a speech at TechUK, deputy prime minister Oliver Dowden urges the cyber security community not to lose focus, and to do more to further collaboration across sectors

• September 08, 2023 08 Sep'23

  North Koreans using new zero-day to target security researchers

  A threat actor linked to the North Korean government is continuing a long-running campaign targeting legitimate security researchers, using an as-yet undisclosed zero-day vulnerability to gain access to their victims

• September 08, 2023 08 Sep'23

  Sensitive NatWest customer files set to be returned after High Court agreement

  Sensitive NatWest customer files set to be secured by bank after years in the home of a data breach whistleblower

• September 08, 2023 08 Sep'23

  HGS to provide contact centre support for One Login

  The partnership between the Government Digital Service and Hinduja Global Solutions will see the supplier provide contact centre services for the digital identity platform

• September 07, 2023 07 Sep'23

  UK minister fails to reassure tech companies over encryption risk

  Technology companies say reassurances by government ministers that they have no intention of weakening end-to-end encrypted communication services do not go far enough

• September 07, 2023 07 Sep'23

  Kent Digital tackles digital divide with refurbished laptops

  The council has begun working with Circular Computing to support people who do not have access to laptop devices

• September 07, 2023 07 Sep'23

  Honeywell goes quantum to protect utilities from future threats

  Honeywell and quantum computing specialist Quantinuum will integrate quantum-hardened encryption keys into future smart meters

• September 07, 2023 07 Sep'23

  UK and US slap fresh sanctions on Conti ransomware crew

  London and Washington DC have imposed sanctions on 11 more members of the cyber criminal gang behind the Conti ransomware attacks

• September 07, 2023 07 Sep'23

  GPs in Slough help control patients’ blood pressure through tech

  The GP practices use digital technology to identify, diagnose and manage patients with hypertension

• September 07, 2023 07 Sep'23

  Government AI taskforce appoints new advisory board members

  An initial progress report published by the Taskforce provides detail on new appointments to its external advisory board as well as rebrand to focus on “frontier” artificial intelligence

• September 07, 2023 07 Sep'23

  Duplicate waypoints root cause of Nats subsystem failover

  Processing of waypoints that determine when a flight enters and leaves UK airspace caused the air traffic system to report a critical error

• September 07, 2023 07 Sep'23

  Microsoft finds Storm-0558 exploited crash dump to steal signing key

  Microsoft has published new information on how the Chinese state threat actor Storm-0558 was able to exploit a rare race condition following a crash dump in order to acquire a consumer signing key

• September 07, 2023 07 Sep'23

  Finnish government to bolster spending on cyber-AI defences

  Finland’s government will increase spending on cyber security amid heightened threats from artificial intelligence-based attacks

• September 07, 2023 07 Sep'23

  Mainframe remains a positive force among IT leaders

  BMC’s annual survey of mainframe users finds there is continued demand, but some are concerned over DevOps tooling

• September 07, 2023 07 Sep'23

  Singapore taps Lidar and laser scanning in remote building inspections

  With the 3D data generated reality capture technologies, detailed inspections can be conducted remotely, eliminating the need for inspectors from technical authorities to be present onsite

• September 06, 2023 06 Sep'23

  Saudi Arabian fintech gets Mastercard boost

  Saudi-based fintechs could soon benefit from Mastercard's extensive payments network

• September 06, 2023 06 Sep'23

  Business leaders anxious over tech disruption

  Although there is significant investment in AI, the rate of change is a concern for many business leaders

• September 06, 2023 06 Sep'23

  Meet the professional BEC op that targeted Microsoft 365 users for years

  The so-called W3LL cyber crime operation ran a phishing empire that has played a large role in compromising Microsoft 365 accounts for years. Its activities are now coming to light thanks to Group-IB researchers

• September 06, 2023 06 Sep'23

  Okta customers targeted in new wave of social engineering attacks

  Authentication specialist Okta has warned customers to be on alert for a campaign of social engineering attacks exploiting highly privileged users

• September 06, 2023 06 Sep'23

  CIO interview: Cynthia Stoddard, Adobe

  Adobe's IT chief is looking to build on its cloud migration with widespread adoption of AI, machine learning and robotic process automation – as well as low-code/no-code software development tools

• September 05, 2023 05 Sep'23

  Executive interview: ManageEngine president Rajesh Ganesan on the ‘three Ws’ of digital change

  Today's IT management model must assume that the workforce can operate from any workplace and use any workload with ease and security, as the security and service management software supplier explains

• September 05, 2023 05 Sep'23

  Researchers find flaw in Mend.io security platform

  WithSecure’s research team uncovered an authentication flaw in an application security platform developed by Mend.io, which has now been fixed

• September 05, 2023 05 Sep'23

  Law firm Fieldfisher launches data breach management tool

  UK and European data breach law specialist Fieldfisher has enlisted legal tech specialist Lawcadia to supply a 24-hour data breach notification assessment platform

• September 05, 2023 05 Sep'23

  Hacked Electoral Commission failed Cyber Essentials audit

  The Electoral Commission failed an NCSC Cyber Essentials audit on multiple counts at about the same time as cyber criminals breached its systems in 2021, it has emerged

• September 05, 2023 05 Sep'23

  Ryder Cup testbed to feature tech firsts in Rome

  This year’s Ryder Cup will test out technology to improve how fans digitally consume the event while reducing the workload on IT teams

• September 05, 2023 05 Sep'23

  Employees missing out on AI training and development

  While businesses and employees see the benefit of artificial intelligence in the workplace, people are not being given the training they need

• September 05, 2023 05 Sep'23

  Government pumps £18.5m into autonomous vehicles

  Government’s funding is part of a £50m pot going to 30 different ‘cutting-edge’ manufacturing projects, with the aim of boosting green technology innovation

• September 05, 2023 05 Sep'23

  NCSC names ex-NCC man as new CTO

  New NCSC CTO Ollie Whitehouse joins from NCC Group, having also worked at BlackBerry and Symantec

• September 05, 2023 05 Sep'23

  Plymouth Uni spearheads research into wind farm cyber resilience

  Project hosted at the University of Plymouth in Devon aims to develop cyber security measures to protect the UK’s increasingly important offshore wind farm assets

• September 05, 2023 05 Sep'23

  London Stock Exchange plans blockchain-based market

  The London Stock Exchange plans to have a blockchain-based trading venue available in the next 12 months

• September 04, 2023 04 Sep'23

  LockBit ransomware gang allegedly leaks MoD data after hit on supplier

  The UK government appears to have become entangled in a LockBit ransomware attack after data was leaked from a third-party supplier online