
Emma Woollacott
Emma Woollacott is a freelance journalist writing for publications including the BBC, Private Eye, Forbes, Raconteur and specialist technology titles.
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Cyber attacks against UK firms dropped by 10% last year, but experts say don't get complacent
News More than four-in-ten UK businesses were hit by a cyber attack last year, marking a decrease on the year prior – but security experts have warned enterprises to still remain vigilant.
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IBM just unveiled its new z17 mainframe – and it's built with AI performance in mind
News IBM has released the latest version of its mainframe, the z17, aimed at supporting AI workloads and inferencing.
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Seized database helps Europol snare botnet customers in ‘Operation Endgame’ follow-up sting
News Europol has detained several people believed to be involved in a botnet operation as part of a follow-up to a major takedown last year.
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Young tech professionals are shunning a full-time return to the office – unless it pays more
News Young tech professionals who entered the workforce post-pandemic expect on-site work to be paid more than remote options.
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A new Neptune RAT variant is spreading like wildfire
News Neptune RAT can hijack Windows PCs and steal passwords – and it's spreading fast
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Poor cybersecurity practices cost SMBs £3.4 billion every year
News Small businesses across the UK are losing £3.4 billion a year thanks to inadequate cybersecurity measures, according to new research from Vodafone.
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Cloudflare’s recent acquisition aims to supercharge developers
News The deal should make it easier to build AI applications on the Cloudflare Developer Platform
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Europcar data breach could affect up to 200,000 customers
News Europcar has reportedly suffered a massive data breach affecting as many as 200,000 customers.
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Tech giants called in to help tackle UK’s AI energy concerns
News The UK government is holding talks with Microsoft, ARM, Google, and Amazon in the first meeting of the new AI Energy Council.
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Osney Capital unveils UK's first seed fund for cybersecurity startups
News VC firm Osney Capital has launched the UK’s first specialist cybersecurity seed fund, saying it plans to back 30 companies at the seed and pre-seed stage.
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Australian pension funds slammed for ‘absolute incompetence’ in wake of cyber attacks
News While firms are working to minimize the damage, Super Consumers Australia said the attack showed 'absolute incompetence'
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Hackers are targeting Ivanti VPN users again – here’s what you need to know
News Ivanti has re-patched a security flaw in its Connect Secure VPN appliances that's been exploited by a China-linked espionage group since at least the middle of March.
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OpenAI woos UK government amid consultation on AI training and copyright
News OpenAI is fighting back against the UK government's proposals on how to handle AI training and copyright.
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Zero trust gains momentum amid growing network visibility challenges
News Organizations are looking to automation, orchestration, and risk mitigation as key security priorities
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Legacy systems are swallowing up bank IT budgets
News Banks are spending a staggering 70% of their budgets on maintaining outdated legacy systems, with many using an expensive 'patch and upgrade' approach.
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ICO admits it's too slow dealing with complaints
News The UK's data protection authority has apologized for being slow to respond to data protection complaints, saying it's been overwhelmed by increased workloads.
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Fake North Korean IT workers have expanded to Europe
News Individuals from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) are now infiltrating European organizations
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Sergey Brin claims 60-hour weeks are productivity 'sweet spot'
News Brin called on developers to up their hours to help win the AGI race. But is this a viable strategy? The numbers say different
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Surging DDoS attack rates show no sign of slowing down – here’s why
News The number of DDoS attacks has shot up since the first half of last year, according to new research.
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Law enforcement needs to fight fire with fire on AI threats
News UK law enforcement agencies have been urged to employ a more proactive approach to AI-related cyber crime as threats posed by the technology accelerate.
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Enterprise automation gains are being hampered by surging ‘data divides’
News IT decision-makers are ramping up automation efforts in a bid to tackle internal ‘data divides’, new research shows, but they’re facing significant hurdles.
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Qualys discovers password bypass in Ubuntu restrictions
Combined with other vulnerabilities, the flaws could lead to full system access
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Security researchers hack BlackLock ransomware gang
News BlackLock's reputation may not recover as analysts publish extensive details of its victims and associated accounts
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Financial services firms look to AI to improve resilience
News Organizations across the sector are now boosting budgets, despite a slower initial route to adoption
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