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IT operations management and IT support
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November 08, 2023
08
Nov'23
Iconic Singapore hotel caught up in major data breach
The Marina Bay Sands resort in Singapore uncovered a data breach of its guest loyalty programme last month
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November 08, 2023
08
Nov'23
King’s Speech misses the mark on cyber law reform, says campaign
A group of activists who want to reform the UK’s computer misuse laws to protect bona fide cyber pros from prosecution have been left disappointed by a lack of legislative progress
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November 07, 2023
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Nov'23
Post Office disclosure failures delay Horizon scandal inquiry again
Many of the 300,000 emails unearthed could be relevant to evidence from future and past witnesses in the Post Office scandal inquiry
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November 07, 2023
07
Nov'23
Researchers ‘break’ rule designed to guard against Barracuda vulnerability
Vectra AI researchers found that a Suricata rule designed to detect exploitation of a dangerous Barracuda Email Security Gateway flaw was not entirely effective
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November 06, 2023
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Nov'23
Netherlands starts building its own AI language model
Dutch government allocates €13.5m to develop an open artificial intelligence language model according to national values and guidelines.
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November 06, 2023
06
Nov'23
Shadow IT use at Okta behind series of damaging breaches
Okta now believes the initial access vector in a series of damaging breaches was one of its own employees who used a corporate device to sign into their personal Google account
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November 02, 2023
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Nov'23
Admins told to take action over F5 Big-IP platform flaws
Two vulnerabilities in the widely used F5 Networks Big-IP platform are now being exploited in the wild
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November 01, 2023
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Nov'23
Darktrace CEO Poppy Gustafsson on her AI Safety Summit goals
As the AI Safety Summit at Bletchley Park takes place, Computer Weekly caught up with Darktrace CEO Poppy Gustafsson to find out what one of the UK’s most prominent AI advocates wants from proceedings
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October 31, 2023
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Oct'23
British Library falls victim to cyber attack
The British Library is experiencing a major IT outage following a cyber incident of an undisclosed nature
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October 27, 2023
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Oct'23
Microsoft warns over growing threat from Octo Tempest gang
The English-speaking Octo Tempest extortion gang – which became an ALPHV/BlackCat affiliate recently – presents one of the most significant and rapidly growing threats to large organisations at this time, says Microsoft
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October 26, 2023
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Oct'23
Boardrooms losing control in generative AI takeover, says Kaspersky
C-suite executives are increasingly fretful about what they perceive as a ‘silent infiltration’ of generative AI tools across their organisations
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October 26, 2023
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Oct'23
Exploitation of Citrix NetScaler vulns reaching dangerous levels
Observed activity exploiting two new Citrix NetScaler vulnerabilities disclosed earlier this month is ramping up, and users may be running out of time to patch lest they be attacked
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October 26, 2023
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Oct'23
Google saves almost $3bn by running servers for six years
Extending the life of its datacentre servers and network equipment has led to significant savings over the past nine months for Google
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October 25, 2023
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Oct'23
1Password caught up in Okta support breach
After breaches at BeyondTrust and Cloudflare, 1Password, a third customer of Okta operating in the same space, has revealed that it too was impacted in a breach of the IAM house’s support systems
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October 24, 2023
24
Oct'23
Cisco hackers likely taking steps to avoid identification
Cisco confirms that a drop in detections of devices compromised by two zero-days was likely the result of reactive measures taken by the threat actors to avoid discovery
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October 24, 2023
24
Oct'23
Customers speak out over Okta’s response to latest breach
Customers of identity specialist Okta have been attacked via a compromise of its systems, and are claiming Okta’s response leaves something to be desired
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October 24, 2023
24
Oct'23
Suzy Lamplugh Trust treads path to improved cyber resilience
Personal safety charity enlists the support of the London Cyber Resilience Centre to improve staff awareness and strengthen its overall cyber resilience
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October 20, 2023
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Oct'23
Collaboration paramount in KPN’s successful business transformation
KPN tells Oracle CloudWorld 2023 how it transformed when its legacy systems became obstacles to supporting its customers on their digital journeys
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October 20, 2023
20
Oct'23
Belgian researchers raise speed limit in European datacentres
Researchers have developed a prototype of an optical receiver that will help datacentres process data at a much higher rate
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October 20, 2023
20
Oct'23
Computer Weekly contributor named Godfather of UK Security
Advent IM founder Mike Gillespie was among those honoured at the eighth annual Security Serious Unsung Heroes Awards
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October 19, 2023
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Oct'23
Fears grow over extent of Cisco IOS XE zero-day
Researchers have identified spiking numbers of victims of a recently disclosed Cisco zero-day, as users of the networking supplier’s IOS XE software are urged to take defensive measures
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October 18, 2023
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Oct'23
What are the cyber risks from the latest Middle Eastern conflict?
The outbreak of war between Hamas and Israel in October 2023 has seen a wide variety of accompanying cyber attacks from hacktivists and other groups. We look at the risks to organisations
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October 18, 2023
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Oct'23
Former Post Office executive admits he wouldn’t sign unfair contract he pushed on subpostmasters
Former contract manager said contract that subpostmasters had to sign with Post Office “put them on the hook” for everything
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October 17, 2023
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Oct'23
Five Eyes issues five tips on thwarting nation state threats
Intelligence chiefs from the UK, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the US have published guidance on building resilience against nation state cyber threats
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October 17, 2023
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Oct'23
Countrywide Healthcare manages Meraki with Highlight
The supplier of medical and janitorial equipment selected managed service that connects to its Cisco Meraki system via a single API
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October 17, 2023
17
Oct'23
Alert sounded over dangerous Cisco IOS XE zero-day
Cisco warns customers using its IOS XE software of a newly discovered vulnerability that could enable a threat actor to take over their systems
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October 17, 2023
17
Oct'23
What it takes to succeed in DevSecOps
Providing engineering leadership and balancing between speed and security are some areas that organisations will need to focus on in their DevSecOps journey
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October 13, 2023
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Oct'23
US SEC launches probe into mass MOVEit breach
Progress Software is facing an investigation from the SEC for the breach of its MOVEit tool, as well as dozens of legal battles resulting from the exfiltration of personal data from the roughly 2,000 organisations affected
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October 13, 2023
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Oct'23
‘Angry’ lawyer warned against Post Office computer investigation in 2010 email
Angered by his exclusion from an important discussion, former Royal Mail lawyer told colleagues of the risks to the Post Office if, as planned, they publicly investigate allegations against its computer system
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October 12, 2023
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Oct'23
Scottish biometrics watchdog outlines police cloud concerns
Police Scotland’s response to the biometrics commissioner’s formal information notice ‘did not ameliorate’ his concerns about the sovereignty and security of the sensitive biometric information being uploaded to cloud infrastructure that is subject ...
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October 09, 2023
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Oct'23
VMware reaffirms commitment to Tanzu
VMware CEO Raghu Raghuram emphasises the importance of having an infrastructure stack capable of supporting applications, with VMware Tanzu playing a pivotal role
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October 05, 2023
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Oct'23
Microsoft: Nation-state cyber espionage on rise in 2023
Microsoft’s latest Digital Defence Report outlines how nation-state cyber activity has largely moved from destructive attacks to espionage and intelligence gathering
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October 04, 2023
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Oct'23
Lloyds Bank launches digital identity app
Lloyds Bank has launched a digital identity app with tech startup Yoti, after it invested £10m in the firm
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October 04, 2023
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Oct'23
ICO issues guidance on workplace surveillance
Guidance on employee monitoring covers how employers can conduct their digital surveillance lawfully, transparently and fairly, and warns against businesses intruding on their workers’ private lives
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October 03, 2023
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Oct'23
IT decision-makers confident they can handle tech disruptions
The majority of IT decision-makers polled in a recent survey have admitted their organisations has been adversely affected by IT failures
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October 03, 2023
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Oct'23
Amnesia hides names of individuals behind Post Office’s ‘head on a spike’ strategy
Former Post Office lawyer deflects individual responsibility for a strategy that crushed subpostmasters, blaming the organisation as a whole
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October 03, 2023
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Oct'23
CIISec scores DSIT funding to expand successful CyberEPQ scheme
DSIT has committed to enhanced funding to expand CIISec’s CyberEPQ education programme after recording excellent results to date
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September 29, 2023
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Sep'23
First subpostmaster Horizon conviction overturned in Scotland
Scotland has seen its first Post Office Horizon conviction overturned, taking the UK total to 92
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September 29, 2023
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Sep'23
Government ‘breached privacy’ of Horizon victims with compensation offer, says lawyer
The government breached the privacy of victims of the Post Office Horizon scandal through making a compensation offer public
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September 29, 2023
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Sep'23
Scottish watchdog urges wider biometric oversight
Scotland’s biometrics watchdog urges Scottish Parliament to extend oversight of biometric information to include the entire criminal justice system, not just police
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September 28, 2023
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Sep'23
Businesses disconnected from realities of API security
Business leaders feel confident they’ve got a handle on API security, but at the same time, incidents are through the roof, according to a report
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September 27, 2023
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Sep'23
Post Office had no interest in subpostmaster welfare when taking legal action, says Fujitsu memo
Fujitsu memo reveals Post Office didn’t care how legal action would affect its subpostmasters as it placed the reputation of its computer system before their welfare
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September 27, 2023
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Sep'23
Researchers offer free threat briefings on Vegas casino hackers
Permiso, a cloud detection and response startup, is making its threat intel team available to speak on Scattered Spider, the group behind recent cyber attacks on MGM Resorts and Caesars Entertainment
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September 27, 2023
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Sep'23
City of Las Vegas masters cyber incident response with Darktrace
The high-rolling city of Las Vegas experiences unique cyber security challenges rarely seen elsewhere. CIO Mike Sherwood reveals how he turned to Darktrace to help address incidents quicker and with confidence
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September 26, 2023
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Sep'23
Cover-ups still the norm in the wake of a cyber incident
Almost half of organisations that have experienced a cyber incident did not report it to the appropriate authorities, according to a report
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September 26, 2023
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Sep'23
Crest and IASME to deliver upcoming NCSC Cyber Exercise programme
Crest and IASME have been tasked with assuring that security services providers signing up to a soon-to-launch NCSC Cyber Incident Exercising scheme are up to the job
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September 22, 2023
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Sep'23
Annual Security Serious Awards nominations announced
Annual Security Serious Awards will recognise the professionals and organisations doing the most to safeguard and advance cyber security, as well as those committed to diversity and mental health in the industry
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September 21, 2023
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Sep'23
Poor digital experience a blocker for cyber resilience
Organisations that neglect the digital employee experience are not only vulnerable to employee attrition, but putting themselves at increased cyber risk, an Ivanti report finds
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September 20, 2023
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Sep'23
Organisations failing to proactively address insider cyber risk
Organisations are spending less than 10% of their annual security budgets on trying to solve one of the costliest problems in cyber: insider risk
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September 18, 2023
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Sep'23
Government offers £600,000 to subpostmasters with overturned convictions
Subpostmasters wrongfully convicted of financial crimes based on evidence from faulty Horizon software will be offered £600,000 compensation by government