Zach Marzouk
Zach Marzouk is a former ITPro, CloudPro, and ChannelPro staff writer, covering topics like security, privacy, worker rights, and startups, primarily in the Asia Pacific and the US regions. Zach joined ITPro in 2017 where he was introduced to the world of B2B technology as a junior staff writer, before he returned to Argentina in 2018, working in communications and as a copywriter. In 2021, he made his way back to ITPro as a staff writer during the pandemic, before joining the world of freelance in 2022.
After studying an undergraduate degree in Arabic and Spanish at the University of Leeds, Zach completed a journalism internship at The Argentina Independent in Buenos Aires where he wrote about the country’s history, politics, and technology.
Contact him at zach.marzouk@futurenet.com or find Zach’s thoughts (and more) on Twitter @ZachMarzouk
Latest articles by Zach Marzouk
Nomad happy to forgive hackers if they return 90% of $190 million that was stolen
By Zach Marzouk published
News The crypto bridge is offering 'white hat hackers' a 10% bounty following the attack earlier this week
Cyber attacks rain on Taiwan during Pelosi visit
By Zach Marzouk published
News IP addresses from China and Russia were said to have been responsible for the attack
Microsoft becomes Australian space hub's first 'Constellation Partner'
By Zach Marzouk published
News As part of the agreement, the tech giant will provide hub members with Microsoft Azure Space engineers as they build products for commercial use
India scraps privacy bill following big tech outcry
By Zach Marzouk published
News However, the government is developing a new bill which it hopes to bring into law early next year
Tory party delays leadership selection over hacking fears
By Zach Marzouk published
News The Conservatives have also been forced to abandon plans to allow members to change their vote later in the contest
Telstra backs down over spectrum hoarding and impeding Optus’ 5G rollout
By Zach Marzouk published
News Australia’s biggest telco was interfering with the 5G rollout of one of its rivals by registering various 900 MHz around the country at the start of the year
Nomad crypto bridge drained of $190 million through “chaotic” exploit
By Zach Marzouk published
News The Nomad team has notified law enforcement and retained leading firms for blockchain intelligence and forensics, it said in a statement on Twitter
Reliance Jio splashes out $11 billion in India’s 5G auction
By Zach Marzouk published
News Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea, and Adani also took part in the $19 billion spectrum auction
US and Japan double down on joint semiconductor research
By Zach Marzouk published
News Representatives from the two nations met last week to outline how they would cooperate on technology-related issues
Tim Hortons 'offers free coffee and donut' to app users to settle data lawsuit
By Zach Marzouk published
News Canadian privacy commissioners found that the coffee giant had tracked and recorded the movements of its app users every few minutes of the day, even when the app wasn’t open
Microsoft successfully tests emission-free hydrogen fuel cell system for data centres
By Zach Marzouk published
News The successful test has been described as a “moon landing moment” for the data centre industry
Australia’s biggest bank launches second software engineer training hub
By Zach Marzouk published
News The Commonwealth Bank of Australia is aiming to create new opportunities for the state of Victoria’s digital economy
Google reveals new office in Atlanta and $1 million in funding for local communities
By Zach Marzouk published
News The tech giant is also partnering with local community organisations and universities to offer Google Career Certificates at no cost
Google adds two universities to Australian quantum computing initiative
By Zach Marzouk published
News This is part of the $1 billion it invested in Australia last November, and the tech giant hopes to explore fundamental questions about the nature of quantum computing
Western Digital and Kioxia to get £562 million funding in Japan
By Zach Marzouk published
News The Japanese government is aiming to reinforce its chip supply chain following the semiconductor shortage over the past few years
Alibaba plans to list on Hong Kong stock exchange
By Zach Marzouk published
News The Chinese tech giant is the biggest cloud company in China and second biggest in the APAC region overall
Microsoft wins five-year digital transformation deal with Australia’s largest telco
By Zach Marzouk published
News Telstra is aiming to have around 90% of its applications on public cloud infrastructure by 2025, with Microsoft Azure as a preferred cloud partner
Intel to produce chips for Taiwanese manufacturer MediaTek
By Zach Marzouk published
News The agreement comes after the US chip company managed to secure deals with Amazon and Qualcomm last year
McAfee and Visa offer 50% off antivirus subscriptions for small businesses
By Zach Marzouk published
News UK Visa Classic Business card holders can access the deal starting today
Google Cloud joins rivals in opening new cloud region in Mexico
By Zach Marzouk published
News The company is the last of the big 3 to announce the creation of a new data centre in Mexico, which would add to its 34 other regions around the world
Dell’s XPS 13 Plus becomes first Ubuntu 22.04-ready laptop
By Zach Marzouk published
News The device is the latest result of Dell and Canonical’s ten-year Project Sputnik, which aims to create high-end Dell systems with Ubuntu preinstalled
Singapore relaxes its grip on data centre industry with sustainability pilot
By Zach Marzouk published
News Data centre companies can now apply for new data centre capacity, as long as the installations allow for sustainable growth
Romanian man extradited to US over Gozi virus hacking charges
By Zach Marzouk published
News The man allegedly ran a service that helped cyber criminals distribute the Gozi virus which ended up infecting over one million computers worldwide, including some which belonged to NASA
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