News

IT strategy

• March 16, 2021 16 Mar'21

  Unusual DearCry ransomware uses ‘rare’ approach to encryption

  Hybrid approach to encryption used by DearCry bears similarities to WannaCry

• March 16, 2021 16 Mar'21

  Microsoft releases one-click ProxyLogon mitigation tool

  Microsoft’s mitigation tool is designed to help customers without dedicated security or IT teams navigate fixing their vulnerable Exchange servers

• March 16, 2021 16 Mar'21

  Government calls for input into Covid-19 vaccine passports

  Evidence gathering exercise will inform the development of the UK’s proposed Covid-19 vaccine passport scheme

• March 15, 2021 15 Mar'21

  UK plans ‘full spectrum’ approach to national cyber security

  PM Boris Johnson expands on proposed National Cyber Force and plans to set up a north of England Cyber Corridor

• March 15, 2021 15 Mar'21

  Microsoft Exchange ProxyLogon attacks spike 10 times in four days

  Exploitations of the Microsoft Exchange ProxyLogon vulnerabilities have increased tenfold in just four days

• March 15, 2021 15 Mar'21

  IR35 private sector reforms: IPSE warns of UK contracting talent exodus unless start date delayed

  Association of Independent Professionals and the Self-Employed research into what contractors plan to do once the IR35 reforms come into play highlights growing risk of talent shortages

• March 15, 2021 15 Mar'21

  Government plans for fresh AI strategy

  The government wants to “unleash the power of AI” and be “the most pro-tech government ever”, according to digital secretary Oliver Dowden

• March 12, 2021 12 Mar'21

  NCSC issues emergency alert on Microsoft Exchange patch

  UK’s national cyber agency calls on organisations affected by the ProxyLogon vulnerabilities to patch their Microsoft Exchange Servers immediately

• March 12, 2021 12 Mar'21

  IR35 private sector reforms: IT contractors ‘growing reluctant’ to work for ‘blanket banning’ firms

  IT-focused staffing company Ellis Recruitment Group shares its take on how the contracting market is responding to the private sector firms enforcing blanket bans

• March 12, 2021 12 Mar'21

  DearCry ransomware targets vulnerable Exchange servers

  As predicted, ransomware gangs have started to target vulnerable instances of Microsoft Exchange Server, making patching an even greater priority

• March 12, 2021 12 Mar'21

  Brewer Molson Coors targeted in cyber attack

  Cyber criminals have disrupted beer production at Molson Coors, one of the world’s largest brewers

• March 11, 2021 11 Mar'21

  Attack on surveillance cameras a warning over security, ethics

  The attack on a video surveillance startup by a hacktivist group raises questions not just over cyber security, but the use and extent of surveillance technology

• March 11, 2021 11 Mar'21

  Scotland launches digital strategy

  Updated strategy aims to equip Scotland for technological transformation post-coronavirus and focuses on building an ethical digital nation

• March 11, 2021 11 Mar'21

  After Emotet takedown, Trickbot roars up threat charts

  Malicious actors are turning to new tricks as Emotet fades away

• March 11, 2021 11 Mar'21

  Norwegian government falls victim to Microsoft attacks

  Norway’s parliament, the Storting, suffers second major cyber incident in a year as threat groups capitalise on vulnerable Microsoft Exchange Servers

• March 10, 2021 10 Mar'21

  UK launches fellowship to attract tech talent to government

  Programme jointly run by Number 10 and Government Digital Service will see 10 leaders enlisted to address key challenges in the public sector

• March 10, 2021 10 Mar'21

  Met Police chooses Capgemini as strategic IT infrastructure services provider

  Capgemini has a history of providing the force with day-to-day technology services, and will now deliver its infrastructure services under the Pegasus programme

• March 10, 2021 10 Mar'21

  Patch Tuesday overshadowed by Microsoft Exchange attacks

  Microsoft’s March Patch Tuesday update drops amid ongoing fall-out from widespread Exchange attacks

• March 09, 2021 09 Mar'21

  EBA restores services after Microsoft Exchange attack

  European Banking Authority was breached through vulnerabilities in Microsoft Exchange Server, but is now back online

• March 08, 2021 08 Mar'21

  US teases retaliation over state-backed cyber attacks

  Consequences for alleged perpetrators of the SolarWinds attack are expected within the next few weeks

• March 08, 2021 08 Mar'21

  Google Cloud makes inroads in Southeast Asia

  Number three public cloud supplier has made inroads into Southeast Asian enterprises such as Indonesia’s Salim Group and is assessing opportunities for new cloud regions

• March 05, 2021 05 Mar'21

  Williams F1 car launch disrupted by data leak

  Williams Formula One team forced to pull augmented reality app it had planned to use to launch its 2021 car at the last minute after an apparent cyber attack

• March 05, 2021 05 Mar'21

  Mandiant: MS Exchange bugs first exploited in January

  Analysis from technical teams at FireEye’s Mandiant tracked activity exploiting newly disclosed vulnerabilities in Microsoft Exchange Server more than a month ago

• March 05, 2021 05 Mar'21

  Nottinghamshire schools suspend online learning following cyber attack

  Cyber attack on central trust that manages secondary schools in Nottinghamshire leaves them unable to access IT systems and deliver remote lessons

• March 05, 2021 05 Mar'21

  APAC leads in open source adoption

  APAC organisations are using open source software to modernise their infrastructure and develop containerised applications, though security concerns linger on

• March 04, 2021 04 Mar'21

  Okta picks up Auth0 for $6.5bn

  Multibillion-dollar acquisition a vote of confidence in future of identity and access management services

• March 04, 2021 04 Mar'21

  Bank of Ireland to reduce branch network by almost half

  Bank of Ireland is latest bank to pin its future on digital channels as customers change their banking habits

• March 04, 2021 04 Mar'21

  IR35 private sector reforms: HMRC under fire over ‘omission’ of employers’ NI from webinar guidance

  HM Revenue & Customs confirms it has corrected a calculation error in a recent educational IR35 webinar that saw it fail to factor in employers’ NI in examples of how payments should be made between end-clients, agencies and PSCs post-April 2021

• March 04, 2021 04 Mar'21

  Progress towards gender equality in cyber still slow

  The cyber security sector is making painfully slow progress towards gender equality, according to a report

• March 04, 2021 04 Mar'21

  Qualys caught up in Accellion FTA breach

  Security services supplier confirms that some of its data was stolen via vulnerabilities in Accellion’s file transfer product

• March 04, 2021 04 Mar'21

  Parliament bill to create the UK's Advanced Research and Invention Agency

  The ‘high-risk, high-reward’ UK equivalent of ARPA will be provided with powers to fund and develop projects, including exemption from freedom of information requests and 10 years to prove its own success

• March 03, 2021 03 Mar'21

  Budget 2021: Tax relief for data and cloud, digital skills for SMEs, more IT firepower for HMRC

  Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced a slew of tech-related measures in this year's Budget, which also included a visa review for highly-skilled IT professionals and a £375m fund for innovative businesses

• March 03, 2021 03 Mar'21

  Emergency patch addresses MS Exchange Server zero-days

  Microsoft releases an emergency patch to address multiple zero-day exploits directed at on-premise installations of Exchange Server

• March 03, 2021 03 Mar'21

  IR35 private sector reforms: Hays calls on Treasury to delay April 2021 start date by a year

  UK and Ireland managing director of recruitment giant Hays writes to HM Treasury to demand a delay and review of the government’s plans to roll out the IR35 reforms to the private sector from April 2021

• March 02, 2021 02 Mar'21

  Goldman Sachs CEO comments highlight need for home working balance

  The remote working revolution has been prominent in the banking sector and organisations have a balancing act to perform once the pandemic passes

• March 02, 2021 02 Mar'21

  HSBC offers to help customers transitioning to digital banking as branch closures continue

  HSBC is offering its customers training in how to bank digitally in a safe and effective way as it, like many banks, moves customers out of branches and towards using online services

• March 02, 2021 02 Mar'21

  FINN completes Covid-delayed migration to the cloud

  Norwegian online advertising marketplace completes cloud migration in a single night after months of delay due to the pandemic

• March 01, 2021 01 Mar'21

  Digital secretary Dowden outlines UK post-Brexit data approach

  The UK government is searching for a new information commissioner with an updated remit to use data to support growth and innovation, and plans on reaching new international data partnerships

• March 01, 2021 01 Mar'21

  Covid accelerates Bradford University remote working project

  Pandemic injected fuel into university’s existing project to introduce remote working

• March 01, 2021 01 Mar'21

  IR35 private sector reforms: Royal Mail contractors ‘frustrated’ by tax status test regime

  Royal Mail contractors are ‘frustrated’ by the lack of transparency over their changing tax status, as the company confirms it is moving those ‘likely to be’ inside IR35 onto PAYE working arrangements

• February 26, 2021 26 Feb'21

  IR35 private sector reforms: Argos to offshore work of digital team in Milton Keynes to Mumbai

  Retailer Argos confirms it has ‘identified opportunities’ to offshore tasks performed by its digital team, while its IR35 compliance strategy has seen the majority of contractors declared in-scope of the new rules, sources claim

• February 25, 2021 25 Feb'21

  NCSC Cyber Action Plan emphasises SME security

  NCSC self-assessment tool launched to help sole traders and micro-businesses tackle their cyber security challenges

• February 25, 2021 25 Feb'21

  IR35 private sector reforms: Contractors call for further delays to April 2021 start date

  Research by the online tax consultancy arm of Ernst & Young reveals lack of preparedness among contractors for the onset of the IR35 tax avoidance reforms in the private sector

• February 25, 2021 25 Feb'21

  GCHQ sets out rules of the road for AI in cyber

  A paper produced by GCHQ shows how the intelligence agency can use artificial intelligence responsibly as a tool to protect the UK’s national security

• February 25, 2021 25 Feb'21

  Npower shuts off app after credential stuffing attack

  Npower customers will have to log in to their accounts on its website after its app was withdrawn following a security breach

• February 25, 2021 25 Feb'21

  Tech-enabled hybrid working enables HSBC to cut 40% of its global office space

  Bank is making huge reductions in the amount of office space it uses through a global hybrid-working policy

• February 25, 2021 25 Feb'21

  MHRA and other agencies to offer new resources for scam victims

  New landing page resources will replace .uk domains suspended for criminal activity to help members of the public access appropriate guidance

• February 25, 2021 25 Feb'21

  IR35 private sector reforms: What IT contractors need to know

  Computer Weekly asks contracting experts to answer questions about PSC bans, compliant umbrella companies and challenging status determinations, with the latest IR35 reforms coming into place

• February 24, 2021 24 Feb'21

  Vaccine passports prove an ethical minefield

  Privacy campaigners warn that vaccine passports may turn out to be discriminatory and invasive, while technologists agree careful consideration must be given to their design

• February 24, 2021 24 Feb'21

  Is Clubhouse safe, and should CISOs stop its use?

  With more concerns being raised over the privacy and security of social media app Clubhouse, we consider whether security teams should consider restricting or stopping employees from using it