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June 14, 2022
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Jun'22
MS Azure Synapse vulnerability fixed after six-month slog
Microsoft patched a critical Azure Synapse vulnerability twice, but each time the researcher who discovered it was able to bypass it with ease, leading to a lengthy saga
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June 14, 2022
14
Jun'22
Spanish bank and Microsoft create innovation lab
CaixaBank and Microsoft partner in artificial intelligence and metaverse innovation
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June 13, 2022
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Jun'22
Dell server, storage, PC sales grow despite component supply chain woes
Dell executives cite the company’s use of “alternative” component supply chains as server, storage and PC sales grow despite difficulties for most of the market sourcing parts
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June 13, 2022
13
Jun'22
Tech startups raise more than £12bn in 2022 to date
The £12.4bn in venture capital raised is more than was raised in the whole of 2020, putting the UK ahead of every country other than the US
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June 10, 2022
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Jun'22
Snake Keylogger climbing malware charts, says Check Point
Cyber criminals behind Snake Keylogger campaigns have been switching up their tactics in the past few weeks, say researchers
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June 09, 2022
09
Jun'22
More wrongful convictions quashed in Post Office IT scandal
Two more Post Office Horizon scandal victims have had their wrongful convictions overturned
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June 09, 2022
09
Jun'22
SolarWinds CEO offers to commit staffers to government cyber agencies
A new proposal from SolarWinds’ outspoken CEO, Sudhakar Ramakrishna, could see software companies commit key staff to work with government cyber agencies to improve cooperation and incident response
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June 09, 2022
09
Jun'22
IBM winding down its Russian business
After three months in suspension, IBM’s operations in Russia are being wound down, CEO tells staff
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June 08, 2022
08
Jun'22
NHS invites suppliers to apply to join latest tech marketplace
Health service launches new IT framework for suppliers offering technologies that can transform GP operations
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June 08, 2022
08
Jun'22
Pure FlashBlade//S and Evergreen//Flex boost as-a-service push
FlashBlade//S brings two new arrays in which customers can upgrade controllers and capacity, while //Flex allows capacity to be bought and moved across any QLC or TLC Pure array
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June 08, 2022
08
Jun'22
ProxyLogon, ProxyShell may have driven increase in dwell times
The median network intruder dwell time was up 36% to 15 days last year, thanks to massive exploitation of the ProxyLogon and ProxyShell vulnerabilities by IABs, according to new Sophos data
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June 08, 2022
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Jun'22
P27 advance could replace multiple national clearing systems in Nordics
Nordic payments project promises to make payments to other countries as easy as sending a text message
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June 07, 2022
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Jun'22
Prison and Probation Service’s tagging ambition ‘outstripped its ability to deliver’
HM Prison and Probation Service’s programme to transform the tagging of offenders has failed to deliver after software platform was scrapped
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June 07, 2022
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Jun'22
Russia looks towards import substitution in its IT sector
The exodus of Western IT companies from Russia and sanctions imposed on the country amid its military invasion of Ukraine are leading to shortages of IT and professionals in the sector
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June 07, 2022
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Jun'22
Software house Mega achieves holistic SaaS security with Synopsys
Mega International, a supplier of IT management software, turned to Synopsys’s Coverity and Black Duck products to reassure both itself and its customers that its software-as-a-service offerings were built to the best possible security standards
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May 31, 2022
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May'22
Researchers discover zero-day Microsoft vulnerability in Office
Malicious Word documents have been used to invoke a previously undisclosed vulnerability in Microsoft Office without user interaction through Windows utility functions
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May 30, 2022
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May'22
Iceland’s natural and digital approach to healthcare disrupts global sector
Iceland has the perfect blend of natural health remedies and tech startup entrepreneurship to shake up the world healthcare sector
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May 30, 2022
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May'22
UAE residents think 3D printing will have the most positive impact on society
People in the UAE believe next-generation technologies such as 3D printing and artificial intelligence will become widespread in the country
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May 27, 2022
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May'22
NatWest replacing multiple customer service systems
NatWest Bank puts customer service tools on a single platform using Microsoft Dynamics 365
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May 26, 2022
26
May'22
Global business insurer saves 50,000 hours through RPA
QBE started its robotic process automation journey in 2017 and has already saved 50,000 hours, enabling staff to focus on customer care
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May 26, 2022
26
May'22
Two-thirds of UK organisations defrauded since start of pandemic
Nearly two out of three UK companies say they have experienced some form of fraud or economic crime in the past two years, according to a report
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May 26, 2022
26
May'22
Dutch companies struggle to fill tech jobs
There are plenty of IT job vacancies in the Netherlands, but a shortage of IT professionals
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May 25, 2022
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May'22
IR35 reforms: PAC report blames HMRC for ‘widespread non-compliance’ in public sector
The Public Accounts Committee has shared the findings of its report into the after-effects of the IR35 reforms coming into force in the public sector back in April 2017
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May 24, 2022
24
May'22
ICO orders facial recognition firm Clearview AI to delete all data about UK residents
UK data watchdog fines facial recognition company Clearview AI £7.5m for multiple privacy breaches. The firm, which offers services to law enforcement, faces growing pressure from regulators and legal action around the world
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May 24, 2022
24
May'22
Ransomware volumes grew faster than ever in 2021
Verizon’s annual DBIR assessment of the security landscape highlights an unprecedented boom in ransomware volumes, to the surprise of nobody
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May 24, 2022
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May'22
JPMorgan’s UK digital retail bank reaches half-million customer mark
Chase Bank in the UK has already reached the half-million customer mark, but expects a profit to be some years away
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May 24, 2022
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May'22
Fintech unicorn Klarna to cut 10% of staff amid global shocks
Fintech unicorn to slash jobs in reaction to global economic shocks signalling challenges in the financial technology sector
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May 23, 2022
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May'22
Netherlands approves beyond-visual-line-of-sight inspection drones
Drones can automate the traditionally challenging job of inspecting industrial sites, including hard-to-reach infrastructure
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May 23, 2022
23
May'22
Government has no plans to review controversial court rules on computer evidence
Government accused of ‘passing the buck’ and ‘not knowing what it is talking about’ after stating it has no plans to review court rules on computer evidence
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May 23, 2022
23
May'22
Reimagining the cities of the future in Finland
New ideas around new space: Helsinki not only imagines, but can see, the cities of the future
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May 19, 2022
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May'22
Deliveroo accused of ‘soft union busting’ with GMB deal
Smaller grassroots unions have criticised Deliveroo and GMB for making a “hollow” deal that will ultimately undermine workers’ self-organising efforts
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May 19, 2022
19
May'22
Relentless branch closures at Lloyds Bank continue as digital banking takes hold
UK bank branches are being shuttered in large numbers as consumers choose online banking, with Lloyds Banking Group announcing more closures
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May 18, 2022
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May'22
Mastercard biometric programme will allow payment authentication by smile
Mastercard is inviting banks and merchants to join a programme to set standards for biometric payments technology
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May 18, 2022
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May'22
Portworx adds anti-ransomware to PX-Backup for Kubernetes
Pure’s Kubernetes storage and data protection platform adds object locking to combat ransomware
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May 17, 2022
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May'22
(ISC)² to train 100,000 cyber pros in UK
Security association (ISC)² unveils ambitious UK training programme
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May 17, 2022
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May'22
Video effects firm cuts costs by 20% and goes hybrid with Hammerspace
Jellyfish Pictures saves on rising power and office space costs, as well as Brexit difficulties, by using Hammerspace to allow access to large files from any geographic location
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May 17, 2022
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May'22
Hammerspace the ‘missing link’ for a cloud still lacking
The cloud can’t enable true multi-region working so Hammerspace helps make data visible globally and aggregate it as needed between locations with workflows set via customer policy
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May 12, 2022
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May'22
Parasol data breach: Leaked email claims Optionis is denying responsibility for incident
Parent company of the Parasol umbrella firm that suffered a cyber attack and data breach earlier this year is denying responsibility for the incident, as legal action against the firm heats up
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May 11, 2022
11
May'22
CyberUK 22: Five Eyes focuses on MSP security
The western intelligence community has set out practical steps IT service providers and their customers can take to protect themselves
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May 11, 2022
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May'22
Pure to offer on-prem object storage as Snowflake data source
Pure Storage partnership with Snowflake will see the cloud data warehousing platform make use of on-prem FlashBlade fast file and object storage as a source for analytics data
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May 11, 2022
11
May'22
Cyber accreditation body Crest forges new training partnerships
Crest says partnerships with Hack The Box and Immersive Labs will enhance its members’ defensive and offensive security skills
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May 11, 2022
11
May'22
Microsoft fixes three zero-days on May Patch Tuesday
It’s the second-to-last Patch Tuesday as we know it, and Microsoft has fixed a total of 75 bugs, including three zero-days
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May 11, 2022
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May'22
Queen’s Speech: Employment Bill omission suggests further delays to umbrella market regulation
Contracting market stakeholders were hoping for some clarification on the delivery timeline for umbrella market regulation in the Queen’s Speech, but none was forthcoming
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May 11, 2022
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May'22
EU plans to police child abuse raise fresh fears over encryption and privacy rights
Draft regulation unveiled today will require internet and messaging firms to use algorithms to identify grooming and child abuse or face heavy fines
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May 10, 2022
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May'22
CCRC to contact 88 more former subpostmasters with potentially wrongful convictions
The Criminal Cases Review Commission is to contact 88 more potentially wrongfully convicted Post Office workers
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May 10, 2022
10
May'22
CyberUK 22: Cyber leaders affirm UK’s whole-of-society strategy
On the opening day of CyberUK 2022, GCHQ director Jeremy Fleming and NCSC CEO Lindy Cameron have spoken of their commitment to the government’s ambition for a whole-of-society cyber strategy
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May 10, 2022
10
May'22
NetApp’s cloud-era storage competitors in ‘world of hurt’
NetApp is busily reinventing itself as a cloud services provider, with its competition years behind, according to its public cloud vice-president
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May 10, 2022
10
May'22
Post Office scandal inquiry chair brings forward urgent compensation hearings
The chair of the Post Office Horizon scandal inquiry has brought forward hearings about compensation as victims warn that at this rate “people will die” before they get anything
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May 10, 2022
10
May'22
CyberUK 22: NCSC refreshes cloud security guidance
The National Cyber Security Centre is revising its cloud guidance as increasing uptake of potentially vulnerable cloud services puts more organisations at risk of compromise
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May 10, 2022
10
May'22
European retailers see embedded finance as a revenue builder
Retailers and e-commerce businesses are working with tech suppliers to embed financial products and services in their customer offerings