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November 30
- Hackers could trick scientists into making deadly toxins
- Pennsylvania county shells out a $500K ransom to recover stolen data
- Aurora Solar raises $50 million to fuel remote solar quoting and planning
- Global smartphone sales continue to slump
- 5G will reach more than one billion people by end of 2020
- Microsoft Teams no longer works on Internet Explorer
- Windows 10 might soon be able to run Android apps
- Majority of Brits received no digital training during the pandemic
- UK's Huawei 5G ban brought forward to September 2021
- Hacker claims to be selling C-suite executives' Microsoft credentials
November 27
- Facebook may finally launch its Libra cryptocurrency in early 2021
- Black Friday's best antivirus deals
- Gov's £20m Turing fellowship to boost UK AI research
- UK’s Digital Markets Unit to battle 'anti-competitive' big tech
November 26
- Sopra Steria cyber attack costs to hit €50 million
- Sophos warns customers of potential data leak
- Analysts: Salesforce could use Slack Connect to expand networking ambition
- Weekly threat roundup: VMware, GitHub, Facebook, and MobileIron
- Web Summit 2021 to be held in-person, organiser confirms
- Global Ethernet testing market expected to reach $2 billion by 2025
- MPs bash Amazon and Apple over UK e-waste crisis
- Egregor ransomware could take up where Maze left off
November 25
- M1 Mac mini users suffering Bluetooth connectivity problems
- Google Meet attendance reports are now available to more Workspace customers
- IBM to axe 10,000 staff in Europe ahead of legacy IT spin off
- Brexit could cost UK firms £1.6bn if data-sharing agreement isn’t reached
- Almost three-quarters of businesses now use automation technologies
- NCSC urges firms to patch against MobileIron vulnerability
- 2FA bypass flaw on cPanel threatens the security of 70 million domains
- Dell and HP Q3 results buoyed by pandemic PC surge
November 24
- FBI warns of hackers spoofing its domain
- DeviceSHIELD combats rising cyber fraud amid COVID-19 pandemic
- 350,000 Spotify users hacked in credential stuffing attack
- Two thirds of UK organisations facing digital skills gap
- WAPDropper malware hooks you up to premium telecoms services
- VMware sounds alarm over zero-day flaws in multiple products
- UK telcos could be fined £100,000 a day for breaching Huawei ban
- Tech becomes Bristol's fastest growing industry
November 23
- Web app attacks are up 800% compared to 2019
- Digital Shadows’ context-based security alerts expand sensitive doc management
- More than half of businesses saw rising fraud levels this year
- Manchester United resists ‘sophisticated’ cyber attack
- MPs targeted with nearly three million malicious emails per month
- Police CyberAlarm monitoring tool rolls out across England and Wales
- Google extends Chrome support for Windows 7 until 2022
November 20
- Senate passes minimum security standards for federal IoT devices
- Google to test end-to-end encryption following global RCS rollout
- Microsoft promises to challenge all government requests for customer data
- Hyperlink InfoSystem partners with Salesforce on vaccine management platform
- Apple and Facebook exchange blows over data tracking
- AI, 5G, and IoT will be the most important tech of 2021, IT leaders say
November 19
- AWS’ new S3 Storage Lens gives an in-depth view of cloud storage
- AI-based reminiscence pilot aims to stimulate recall in memory care patients
- UK's Global Talent Visa applications up 48% in 2020
- 86% of consumers experience cyber crime amid coronavirus pandemic
- IBM’s expanded IBM Z skills initiative will help clients hire and train apprentices for key roles
- UK to review London listing rules to attract tech firms post-Brexit
- Weekly threat roundup: Cisco, BlueKeep, Apache Unomi
- Mozilla opens public consultation for controversial DNS over HTTPs launch
- IBM acquires cloud app monitoring service Instana
- Red Hat, Cisco, IBM to coordinate scrapping of problematic developer terms
November 18
- Trend Micro's free web-based tool takes on hackers and fake news
- AWS Network Firewall provides network protection across all workloads
- Outcomes4Me raises $4.7M for its AI-powered breast cancer care app
- Deutsche Telekom’s net-based LAN service aims to transform network management
- Webinar: Embracing Managed Services
- Apple to halve App Store commission for small businesses
- Chrome 87 arrives with bolstered performance and security
- Nokia achieves record 8Gbps speeds in 5G trial
- Trump fires cyber security chief over election fraud dismissal
- Microsoft expands Defender capabilities for Linux systems
- Cisco acquires container security startup Banzai Cloud
November 17
- Most organizations aren’t tracking their IoT assets
- Phishing attacks surge ahead of Black Friday and Cyber Monday
- Red Hat pushes hybrid cloud to the edge
- UK's 5G rollout lags in Europe with just 30% coverage
- BlueKeep is still haunting thousands of enterprise systems
- Cisco patch notes ‘left out’ details of RCE flaws
- Zoom tackles 'Zoom-bombing' with new security features
- Ransomware remains the top cyber security risk for SMBs
- Huawei sells Honor due to 'technical equipment shortage'
November 16
- Log-On Wave for IBM Z simplifies highly virtualized environments
- Hackers are increasingly reaping the benefits of the cloud
- People can’t resist opening LinkedIn phishing emails
- UK remote workers fuel home office equipment demand
- Qualcomm gets permission to sell 4G chips to Huawei
- macOS Big Sur is bricking some older MacBooks
- Apple hit with privacy complaints over iPhone tracking tool
- State-backed hackers are disrupting COVID-19 vaccine efforts
November 13
- Hackers steal 8.3 million user records from 123RF
- Cyber crime costs predicted to hit $10.5 trillion per year by 2025
- Retrain to be a software developer to future-proof your career
- Weekly threat roundup: Windows, Intel, and Ubuntu
- AWS ditches Nvidia for in-house 'Inferentia' silicon
- Ticketmaster fined £1.25 million for 2018 data breach
- 46 million Animal Jam accounts leaked after comms software breach
- Python founder Guido van Rossum joins Microsoft
November 12
- Microsoft says skip SMS and voice multi-factor authentication
- Deloitte launches four new industry-specific cloud solutions
- Phishing grows by 220% as cyber criminals leverage COVID-19 pandemic
- IBM and AMD partner on AI and confidential computing
- Salesforce UK to create 100,000 new digital roles by 2024
- Wi-Fi 6 gets go-ahead for mass rollout
- AWS launches visual data preparation tool DataBrew
- Google slashes free media storage to 15GB
November 11
- Infosys debuts cloud-powered platform for live enterprise application management
- IBM adds automation and data management to its hybrid cloud software
- CockroachDB SQL database gets key updates to spacial data capabilities and security
- BQE launches cloud-native CRM for professional services firms
- Laptop maker Compal hit by ransomware attack
- Remote working is here to stay, says Ginni Rometty
- EU puts human rights at the heart of tougher tech export rules
- Microsoft patches actively exploited Windows Kernel flaw
- DWP exposed 6,000 people’s data online for two years
- Ministers seek powers to block foreign takeovers retrospectively
November 10
- Apple unveils updated Mac lineup powered by its new M1 chip
- Intel CPUs vulnerable to 'Platypus' side-channel attacks
- FDA approves Apple Watch app that helps people with PTSD sleep better
- Adobe buys marketing workflow startup Workfront for $1.5 billion
- EU charges Amazon over misuse of third-party data
- Huawei reportedly agrees to sell Honor for £11.5 billion
- Zoom settles with the FTC over 'deceptive' encryption claims
November 9
- Web inventor Tim Berners-Lee launches Solid privacy platform for enterprises
- Cellwize secures $32M series B funding to advance 5G tech
- Infosys to enhance end-to-end learning at ASU
- Apple puts iPhone supplier on probation for exploiting student workers
- UK gov urged to help SMBs with digital adoption incentives
- EU inches closer to ban on end-to-end encryption
- Alan Turing's stolen possessions will be returned to the UK
- Samsung Galaxy S21 might launch early in bid to fight Huawei
- Hotel booking firm exposes data on "millions" of guests
November 6
- Hytera unveils ultra-thin, smart body camera for law enforcement
- Apple will require developers to add privacy nutrition labels to apps
- Health department blasted for 'track record of failed NHS digital projects'
- New app helps COVID-19-positive people find transportation to quarantine
- HubSpot reports huge revenue gains in Q3 2020
- Microsoft 365 outage blamed on botched network driver update
- Dropbox attracts 1.25 million paying users year-on-year
- Up to 350,000 people affected by Capcom ransomware attack
- Samsung reveals 256GB version of the Galaxy S20 FE smartphone
- Alibaba's cloud growth outpaces AWS, Microsoft, and Google Cloud
- Hackers target flaws in PBX system to hijack VoIP calls
November 5
- Unqork and TransferWise join Finxact Marketplace’s to modernize banking technology
- Report expects the 5G FWA market to grow by 17,000% by 2026
- Pinna launches multi-platform, AI-based automated transcription application
- Microsoft Teams to provide multi-account support
- Gap between screen and body on Pixel 5 is “normal”, claims Google
- McAfee: 7.5 million attacks on cloud accounts recorded in Q2
- Community Fibre launches fastest home broadband plan in London
- Ransomware gangs pretend to delete stolen data to extort victims twice, report warns
- Apple hit by power chip shortages for iPhone 12
- Over 23,000 hacked databases shared over Telegram and Discord
- Biden win 'would be good for global tech'
November 4
- Snapchat now allows you to display subscriber numbers
- WhatsApp makes it easier for users to free up storage space
- Sabre develops smart, scalable retail engine for travel industry
- AWS launches next-gen GPU instances for machine learning
- Adobe warns of critical Acrobat and Reader flaws on Windows and macOS
- Mattel admits it was hit by a ransomware attack
- Intel buys data science startup Cnvrg.io
November 3
- Apple will replace crackling AirPods Pro for free
- RemotePC bolsters offerings to improve remote access
- WhatsApp partners with CEQUENS to ease enterprise communication
- WhatsApp will roll out Disappearing Messages feature
- NCSC battles surge of COVID-related cyber attacks
- Industrial IoT connections will reach 37 billion by 2025
- Customer payment details stolen in JM Bullion hack
- Apple looks set to launch first ARM-based MacBooks next week
- Oracle releases emergency WebLogic Server patch to fix RCE flaw
November 2
- Ericsson completes Cradlepoint acquisition, bolstering 5G market share
- Google discloses actively-exploited Windows zero-day vulnerability
- Zeptronic Diagnostics provides faster, cheaper disease detection
- Oracle helps communications industry create better customer experiences
- 9Cloud provides customized solutions for cloud-first strategies
- AWS is the latest cloud giant to sign MoU with UK government
- Microsoft Teams meetings will soon support 1,000 participants
- AWS to launch Zurich data centres in 2022
- Maze ransomware gang retires from cyber crime
- Google Chrome is losing market share to Microsoft Edge
- BBC hit with over 250,000 phishing emails every day
- NHS COVID-19 app failed to ask users to self-isolate due to 'software glitch'
- Cloud infrastructure spending surges 33% in Q3
- Raspberry Pi doubled its display outputs to grow its enterprise business