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March 18, 2022
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Mar'22
Electronic patient records key to NHS digital transformation
Getting EPR systems rolled out across NHS organisations will help boost digital transformation efforts, and are key to fulfilling government healthcare plans
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March 18, 2022
18
Mar'22
Ukrainian cyber defences prove resilient
Thanks to a combination of prior experience and global support, Ukraine’s defences against cyber incidents are holding strong in the face of Russian attacks
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March 17, 2022
17
Mar'22
Kaspersky CEO: Ukraine war must end through diplomacy
Eugene Kaspersky speaks out on the war in Ukraine, and rebuffs Germany’s BSI, branding its warnings over his company’s trustworthiness as insulting
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March 17, 2022
17
Mar'22
Alarm raised over ‘trickster’ LokiLocker ransomware
The new LokiLocker ransomware is, like its namesake, adept at tricks and misdirection, say BlackBerry researchers
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March 16, 2022
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Mar'22
Biden signs ransomware reporting mandate into law
CNI operators in the US must now report cyber attacks within 72 hours, and ransomware payments within 24 hours
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March 16, 2022
16
Mar'22
SentinelOne adds Attivo Networks to identity portfolio
SentinelOne adds identity threat detection and response technology to its cyber portfolio, saying it will benefit zero-trust adoption among its customers
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March 16, 2022
16
Mar'22
UKtech50 2022: Help us find the most influential people in UK IT
Computer Weekly’s annual search for the 50 most influential people in UK IT is back – let us know who you would like to nominate for this year’s list
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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
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March 16, 2022
16
Mar'22
CaddyWiper is fourth new malware linked to Ukraine war
ESET’s cyber security analysts have identified yet another destructive wiper malware being used against targets in Ukraine
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March 16, 2022
16
Mar'22
Kubernetes vulnerability underscores repeated security warnings
The disclosure of a new vulnerability in an important container runtime engine that underpins Kubernetes has drawn fresh warnings to pay attention to securing Kubernetes environments
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March 16, 2022
16
Mar'22
No end to UK bank branch closures as HSBC shuts 69 more
HSBC closes another 69 branches as customers continue to migrate to digital channels
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March 16, 2022
16
Mar'22
TCS doubles down on innovation and talent in Australia
Indian IT service provider TCS has opened an innovation centre in Sydney and is investing in local talent to meet the digital transformation needs of Australian organisations
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March 14, 2022
14
Mar'22
More Tableau-Salesforce integrations on the cards
Tableau and Salesforce are looking to deliver more ‘pre-integrated’ offerings that embed analytics capabilities into the latter’s portfolio of software-as-a-service applications
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March 11, 2022
11
Mar'22
AWS launches its first UK healthtech accelerator
A cohort of 12 startups will use AWS resources to accelerate their technology and business development, with opportunities to sell to public sector healthcare organisations at the end
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March 11, 2022
11
Mar'22
Government launches outcome of digital ID consultation
Government document includes the launch of the Office for Digital Identities and Attributes, and a pledge that ID cards will not be introduced
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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
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March 09, 2022
09
Mar'22
Paid-for advertising measures included in Online Safety Bill
New measures to deal with fraudulent paid-for advertising have been included in the government’s draft Online Safety Bill, marking the fourth extension in two months
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March 09, 2022
09
Mar'22
Strategic Review of Policing: Police tech needs better ethical scrutiny
The Strategic Review of Policing confirms the central role that tech will be playing going forward, but warns of the need for greater ethical scrutiny to ensure public trust
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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
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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
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March 08, 2022
08
Mar'22
Google buys Mandiant for £4bn
Acquisition will see cyber defence and threat intelligence specialist folded into Google Cloud’s security suite
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March 08, 2022
08
Mar'22
Government publishes update on plan to tackle legacy IT
A Cabinet Office report outlines progress around areas such as new structures and leadership to address the issue of legacy IT
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March 07, 2022
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Mar'22
Ukraine joins Nato cyber knowledge hub
Ukraine is to become a contributing participant in Nato’s Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence
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March 04, 2022
04
Mar'22
Microsoft stops sales of products and services to Russia
Citing sanctions and cyber security concerns, Microsoft has become the latest company to withdraw from the Russian market
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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
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March 02, 2022
02
Mar'22
How FinOps can rein in cloud costs
More organisations are warming to FinOps to keep escalating cloud costs in check, amid growing usage of public cloud services
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March 01, 2022
01
Mar'22
Toyota production to resume after supply chain attack
Toyota production has been set back by over 10,000 vehicles following a cyber attack on a critical components supplier in Japan
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March 01, 2022
01
Mar'22
BBC blasted with millions of malicious emails
Responding to an FoI request, the BBC has revealed it receives more than 300,000 malicious email attacks every day
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March 01, 2022
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Mar'22
ESET details new IsaacWiper malware used on Ukraine
Having been among the first to report on the HermeticWiper malware used against Ukraine last week, ESET has now identified another destructive malware called IsaacWiper
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March 01, 2022
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Mar'22
Forrester: Boom in IT spending to drive economic recovery
Global IT spending is increasing as countries start to recover from the economic downturn caused by Covid-19 lockdown restrictions
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March 01, 2022
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Mar'22
Nationwide suffers payday payments outage
Nationwide customers were left unable to pay bills on payday as the building society suffered a software outage
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February 28, 2022
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Feb'22
UK Treasury publishes consultation on online sales tax
Online sales tax debate focuses on assessing options to “rebalance” taxation of the retail sector
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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
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February 28, 2022
28
Feb'22
Sajid Javid outlines NHS tech targets
Health and social care secretary Sajid Javid announces priorities around digital transformation in the health service
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February 25, 2022
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Feb'22
Darktrace buys attack surface management firm Cybersprint
Emergent AI cyber specialist Darktrace is to pay £39.7m for Netherlands-based Cybersprint
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February 25, 2022
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Feb'22
NAO report praises NHS for data and digital leadership in Covid-19 vaccine roll-out
The £5.6bn programme has delivered value for money to date – and ‘creative’ use of data despite complexities was among the factors that led to successful delivery, says report
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February 24, 2022
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Feb'22
Researchers link Dridex botnet to emergent Entropy ransomware
A little-known new ransomware called Entropy contains significant code similarities to the general purpose Dridex botnet, suggesting some kind of link between the two
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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
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February 24, 2022
24
Feb'22
New wave of cyber attacks on Ukraine preceded Russian invasion
A wave of DDoS attacks, and a second data wiper attack, were seen hitting Ukraine in the hours leading up to the Russian invasion
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February 24, 2022
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Feb'22
Security organisations form Nonprofit Cyber coalition
Founding members of the Nonprofit Cyber coalition pledge to enhance joint action on cyber security around the world
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February 24, 2022
24
Feb'22
New cyber guidelines to safeguard construction sector
NCSC launches sector-specific security guidance for organisations in the construction industry, with input from the Chartered Institute of Building
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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
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February 23, 2022
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Feb'22
Salesforce pays out over £2m in bug bounties
Salesforce says it received more than 4,000 vulnerability reports in 2021 alone as it delivers a rare public update on its bug bounty programme
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February 23, 2022
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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
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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
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February 23, 2022
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Feb'22
Helsinki shares its plans to bridge post-Covid learning gap with the rest of the world
Finnish capital is calling on global education systems to embrace technology as a facilitator of research, ideas and knowledge-sharing, not just as a new way to deliver classes
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February 22, 2022
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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
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February 21, 2022
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Feb'22
Zoom gains NCSC Cyber Essentials Plus and NHS security badges
Video platform Zoom has added a number of UK-specific cyber certifications to help it demonstrate its platform is safeguarded against common threats
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February 21, 2022
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Feb'22
Backup heads to cloud as ransomware hits 76% and RTOs/RPOs fail
Veeam survey finds most can’t recover the data they want or do it in time, ransomware is now a ‘disaster’, use of the cloud is increasing, but the datacentre is still very important
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February 21, 2022
21
Feb'22
UK joins US in pinning Ukraine DDoS attacks on Russia
A series of DDoS attacks on Ukrainian defence and banking organisations last week is now being firmly attributed to Russian action