
Keumars Afifi-Sabet
Keumars Afifi-Sabet is a writer and editor that specialises in public sector, cyber security, and cloud computing. He first joined ITPro as a staff writer in April 2018 and eventually became its Features Editor. Although a regular contributor to other tech sites in the past, these days you will find Keumars on LiveScience, where he runs its Technology section.
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EA hackers steal source code for FIFA, Battlefield game series
News Stolen data has now been posted for sale on the dark web
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Latest Android 12 beta puts privacy front and centre
News Developers roll out a privacy dashboard alongside shortcuts to limit app access to components like the microphone and camera
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Weekly threat roundup: Windows, Chrome, VMware
News Pulling together the most dangerous and pressing flaws that businesses need to patch
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El Salvador becomes the first nation to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender
News The shock move comes as many countries and institutions distance themselves from the ever-fluctuating cryptocurrency
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UK gov's digital skills failure costing £6bn in lost GDP per year
News Tech execs demand public subsidies to encourage investment, while the skills minister expresses ‘surprise’ at the widening crisis
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Google is shifting YouTube infrastructure to Google Cloud
News The migration will help to bolster Google Cloud’s reputation as Google aims to rely less on advertising revenue
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GitHub to prohibit code that’s used in active attacks
News The coding repository updates its policies to tighten up security in light of concerns it might be exploited
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Weekly threat roundup: Froala, WordPress, Siemens
News Pulling together the most dangerous and pressing flaws that businesses need to patch
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FireEye to sell its core products and branding for $1.2bn
News The new company will retain Mandiant Solutions as it looks to grow the cyber forensics division
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Samsung unveils 'zoned namespace' SSDs for cloud and data centres
News The ZNS storage units offer up to four times longer lifespan for systems running bit data and AI applications
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Mozilla modernises Firefox UI with design overhaul, privacy protections
News Developers claim the refreshed browser is cleaner, more intuitive, and responsive to users' browsing habits
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Cyber attack shuts down food giant JBS
News Australian operations have been suspended for at least 24 hours as IT professionals work to restore services
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Amazon devices to start communicating with each other by default
News From 8 June, Amazon devices will form low-bandwidth ‘Sidewalk’ networks with nearby units to avoid dropout and extend their working range
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FBI partners with 'Have I Been Pwned' on breached password database
News The service, which lets you check if your details have been compromised, has also been converted to open source through the .NET foundation
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How Brexit fuelled Lithuania’s ambitions to become Europe’s fintech capital
In-depth More than 200 companies including Revolut and ConnectPay make up the Baltic nation’s thriving fintech scene
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DocuSign acquires ‘smart agreements’ startup Clause
News The startup’s technology will neatly complement DocuSign’s scale and distribution network, its founder claims
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Weekly threat roundup: Apple's M1 chip, VMware, Trend Micro
News Pulling together the most dangerous and pressing flaws that businesses need to patch
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Apple’s M1 chip contains “unfixable” hardware flaw, researcher claims
News The bug, which cannot be easily exploited, is more likely to be abused by advertising companies than cyber criminals
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VMware urges vCenter customers to immediately patch their systems
News The company warns that ransomware gangs are primed to exploit two flaws to conduct remote code execution attacks
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Microsoft and the Linux Foundation launch green software initiative
News The organisation will focus on devising standards, innovating, and fostering a community of engineers
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GCHQ's mass surveillance regime ruled unlawful
News The ECHR has ruled that the UK's bulk collection and ISP data interception programmes breached human rights law
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Apple fixes three macOS flaws under active attack
News The patches come days after execs lamented the 'unacceptable' volume of Mac malware
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China signals major crackdown on Bitcoin mining
News The war on Bitcoin continues, with roughly 65% of the world's cryptocurrency mining based in China
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US Treasury calls for tougher IRS rules on cryptocurrencies
News Businesses may be required to declare transactions over $10,000, as they do with cash, to combat money laundering and tax evasion
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