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

Startup promises to 'reinvent cloud backups'
By Emma Woollacott published
News Israeli-US firm Eon has raised a total of $127 million, and pledged to make backups easier to access and manage

Is this the future of data center sustainability?
By Emma Woollacott published
News Hybrid cloud and hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) can dramatically cut emissions and save organizations serious money

Surging energy consumption and rising cloud costs have IT leaders sweating
By Emma Woollacott published
News With cloud costs continuing to hit budgets, many IT leaders are finding that cloud-only solutions aren't as cost effective as promised

The NCSC and FBI just issued a major alert over a state-backed hacker group – here’s what you need to know
By Emma Woollacott published
News State-affiliated attackers are targeting individuals via spear-phishing techniques, according to the NCSC

100 million Americans just had their personal information leaked in a massive breach
By Emma Woollacott published
News A security lapse at background check firm MC2 Data is a goldmine for cyber criminals, researchers warned

Hackers claim fresh Dell data breach just days after the company confirms probe into employee info leak
By Emma Woollacott published
News In what could be the second Dell data breach in the space of a week, hackers claim to have accessed 3.5GB of company data

UK, US, and Canadian defense agencies team up to drive cybersecurity research
By Emma Woollacott published
News The trio confirmed plans to collaborate on AI and cybersecurity technology development

LinkedIn backtracks on AI training rules after user backlash
By Emma Woollacott published
News UK-based LinkedIn users will now get the same protections as those elsewhere in Europe

UK firms are dangerously overconfident about paying ransoms to cyber criminals
By Emma Woollacott published
Only 4% of organizations that pay up recover all their data, and many take months to recover

Google says UK needs policy step change to embrace its AI potential
By Emma Woollacott published
The AI and cloud firm wants to see a 'pro-innovation' approach, along with more investment in infrastructure and training

UK to host AI Safety Summit in San Francisco
By Emma Woollacott published
News The event will see AI developers set out plans to make sure their models aren't misused and curb risky development practices

API and bot attacks are costing businesses billions
By Emma Woollacott published
News With APIs becoming ever more popular, they've become attractive targets for attackers, particularly through the use of highly sophisticated bots

Virgin Media O2 cuts data center cooling costs by £1 million per year
By Emma Woollacott published
News Through a deal with AI solution provider EkkoSense, the company is optimizing its cooling systems and cutting its carbon emissions

NCSC identifies China-linked botnets targeting thousands of devices worldwide
By Emma Woollacott published
News In a joint advisory from the UK, the US, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand, organizations and individuals are advised to take precautions against infection

UK funds new cybersecurity program for overseas firms
By Emma Woollacott published
News CREST Camp will offer training and mentoring to firms looking to gain accreditation across ten countries, as well as help grow their local customer bases and export services

Security leaders are increasingly nervous about AI-generated code
By Emma Woollacott published
News With most organizations using AI to generate code, security decision-makers fear they simply can't keep up with the associated risks

Swiss supercomputer Alps comes online, aimed at complex AI development
By Emma Woollacott published
News The Swiss National Supercomputing Center hopes Alps will help Switzerland seriously advance research in AI trustworthiness

UK convenes international talks on cyber security
By Emma Woollacott published
News Discussions will focus on the cyber security skills gap and international professional standards within the industry

Meta to go ahead with plans to use UK data for AI training
By Emma Woollacott published
News The company says it's satisfied demands from the ICO, though the UK's regulator will continue to monitor the situation

UK's data protection watchdog deepens cooperation with National Crime Agency
By Emma Woollacott published
News The two bodies want to improve the support given to organizations experiencing cyber attacks and ransomware recovery

TfL reveals bank data on 5,000 customers exposed in cyber attack, arrest made following incident
By Emma Woollacott published
News London's public transport operator has warned some customer data may have been compromised

Google is spending big on carbon capture technology – here’s why
By Emma Woollacott published
The tech giant has struck a new deal to capture 100,000 tons of CO2 by 2032

Generative AI takes center stage as enterprises ramp up mainframe modernization plans
By Emma Woollacott published
Organizations are increasingly moving to a hybrid strategy, and are using generative AI to drive mainframe modernization and make the most of critical data
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