Emma Woollacott
Emma Woollacott is a freelance journalist writing for publications including the BBC, Private Eye, Forbes, Raconteur and specialist technology titles.
Latest articles by Emma Woollacott
Nokia hails success of Europe’s first commercial 5G cloud RAN deployment
By Emma Woollacott published
News Elise says its 5G cloud network puts it in a strong position during a move towards 6G
Firms still slacking on gender diversity
By Emma Woollacott published
News Male IT leaders remain complacent about gender diversity despite widespread skills shortages
Threat of personal liability has CISOs sweating
By Emma Woollacott published
News With increased scrutiny, boards need to ramp up support for CISOs
Europol just took down 27 DDoS-for-hire sites
By Emma Woollacott published
News The festive period period usually sees a big bump in DDoS attacks - but this year may be a little safer
Apple has invested £18 billion in the UK since 2019
By Emma Woollacott last updated
News Apple has invested upwards on £18 billion in the UK and doubled its engineering headcount since 2019.
UK banks weathered the storm of cyber threats in 2024 – here’s why
By Emma Woollacott published
News New FCA rules appear to be working, as the number of cyber attacks on regulated financial institutions falls
Nearly half of workers admit to using shadow AI
By Emma Woollacott published
News While enterprises are ramping up the use of AI tools, employees are opting for their own solutions
Kyndryl and Nokia extend partnership to drive data center networking gains
By Emma Woollacott published
News The companies plan to offer more data center networking options aimed at enterprise customers
Termite ransomware gang claims responsibility for Blue Yonder cyber attack
By Emma Woollacott published
News As Blue Yonder works to help customers recover, new ransomware gang Termite says it has stolen 680GB of data
Sharp continues European IT services push with latest acquisition
By Emma Woollacott published
News Apsia will boost Sharp's expertise as it works to expand its European business
Meta just unveiled plans to spend $10 billion on its largest-ever data center
By Emma Woollacott published
News The Louisiana facility will be optimized for AI workloads
First of its kind four-day week trial shows huge physical and mental health benefits
By Emma Woollacott published
News Workers on a four-day week were less stressed and exhausted, and productivity remained the same
US energy contractor ENGlobal reveals ransomware attack
By Emma Woollacott published
News The federal supplier said access to its IT systems was limited as it works to recover
Microsoft hit with £1 billion lawsuit over competition claims
By Emma Woollacott published
News Customers using rival cloud services are paying too much for Windows Server, the complaint alleges
BT orders staff back into the office
By Emma Woollacott published
News CEO Allison Kirkby has told workers that guidance is now a hard rule and that they will be clocked in and out
UK underestimates threat from hostile states
By Emma Woollacott published
News Richard Horne highlights the risks posed by foreign states and urges organizations to implement NCSC advice
Westcon-Comstor bags major European distribution deal with AWS
By Emma Woollacott published
News The company plans to launch a dedicated European AWS cloud business unit
AWS opens physical sites for fast data uploads
By Emma Woollacott published
News Amazon Web Service (AWS) has launched a new Data Transfer Terminal service to allow customers to upload data to the cloud from a physical site.
Latos plans 40 new data centers in the UK
By Emma Woollacott published
News The company says it will open both hyperscale and edge facilities, with construction already underway in Cardiff
Small language models set for take-off next year
By Emma Woollacott published
News With lower costs, energy use, and a simpler compliance process, enterprises are warming to small language models
Google just opened a new London AI campus
By Emma Woollacott published
News The campus will see students working on real-world projects with 'cutting-edge- resources and mentoring
IT workers have become the cool kids on the block since the rise of AI
By Emma Woollacott published
News Budgets are increasing and IT leaders are gaining greater power within organizations
Major incident declared as Merseyside hospitals hit by cyber attack
By Emma Woollacott published
News The incident, which has led to cancelled appointments, is just the latest in a series of attacks on healthcare organizations
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