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  • April 16, 2025 16 Apr'25

    CISA extends Mitre CVE contract at last moment

    The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has ridden to the rescue of the under-threat Mitre CVE Programme, approving a last-minute, 11-month contract extension to preserve the project’s vital security vulnerability work

  • April 16, 2025 16 Apr'25

    CVE Foundation pledges continuity after Mitre funding cut

    With news that Mitre’s contract to run the world-renowned CVE Programme is abruptly terminating, a breakaway group is setting up a non-profit foundation to try to ensure the project’s continuity

  • April 16, 2025 16 Apr'25

    Interview: Markus Schümmelfeder, CIO, Boehringer Ingelheim

    The pharmaceutical giant has built a digital and data platform based on cloud and standardisation, from which it is exploring technology opportunities in AI and quantum computing

  • April 15, 2025 15 Apr'25

    Mitre warns over lapse in CVE coverage

    Mitre, the operator of the world-renowned CVE repository, has warned of significant impacts to global cyber security standards, and increased risk from threat actors, as it emerges its US government contract will lapse imminently

  • April 15, 2025 15 Apr'25

    Hertz warns UK customers of Cleo-linked data breach

    Car hire giant Hertz reveals UK customer data was affected in a cyber incident orchestrated via a series of vulnerabilities in Cleo managed file transfer products

  • April 15, 2025 15 Apr'25

    Alibaba Cloud bolsters AI offerings

    The Chinese hyperscaler has launched new models, tools and infrastructure upgrades for international customers following plans to advance its cloud computing and AI infrastructure

  • April 14, 2025 14 Apr'25

    Meta settles lawsuit over surveillance business model

    Meta settles lawsuit over use of personal data in targeted advertising, opening up the possibility of other UK users raising legal objections to its processing

  • April 14, 2025 14 Apr'25

    SUSE CEO champions open source choice

    Dirk-Peter van Leeuwen warns against suppliers diluting open source to lock in customers, and touts SUSE’s commitment to providing choice and support across multiple Linux and Kubernetes distributions

  • April 10, 2025 10 Apr'25

    Google bets on unifying security tools to ease CISO pain

    At Google Cloud Next in Las Vegas, Google launches its Unified Security platform with the goal of bringing together disparate security solutions to help cyber leaders and practitioners address their most keenly felt pain points

  • April 09, 2025 09 Apr'25

    US tariffs drive PC sales boost

    IT buyers appear to have spent the past few months refreshing PCs in preparation for the new US tariffs