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September 30
- MicroSys and Hailo partner on high-performance embedded AI platform
- Account takeovers rise nearly threefold during pandemic
- AWS makes Amazon Managed Service for Prometheus generally available
- Telegram bots are out to steal your one-time passwords
- Google Cloud confirms Intel Ice Lake processor support for N2 VMs
- Android Trojan charges millions of victims €36 per month
- Visa card holders using Apple Pay warned of payment exploit that bypasses user authentication
- Detained Russian cyber sec tycoon 'exposed classified data', state media claims
September 29
- Alkira offers Check Point CloudGuard Security to secure virtual cloud networks
- Cellebrite launches industry-first remote data collection solution
- Akamai to acquire cyber security firm Guardicore
- NSA and CISA offer new security guidance for VPNs
- Two-thirds of organizations have fallen victim to ransomware
- A third of businesses plan to set to spend $1 million on AI by 2023
- SolarWinds hackers are targeting Microsoft AD servers
- Cloudflare takes aim at "exorbitant" AWS fees with R2 storage service
- Microsoft Store opens to third-party storefronts
September 28
- Cloudflare enters the email security business
- Large companies fall short on domain security
- UC Irvine selects Velodyne Lidar’s traffic-monitoring solution
- HPE GreenLake takes aim at data protection and analytics
- UK’s next National Cyber Strategy to reflect need for security industrial base
- Hackers spoof Zix in credential phishing attack
- Broadband customers will soon be able to switch provider in just one day
- Amazon to offer cyber insurance to UK SMBs
- Women and BAME individuals are hardest hit by cyber crime
- Google begins appeal against record €4.34 billion Android antitrust fine
September 27
- NSR launches Non-GEO Constellations Analysis Toolkit version 2.0
- Facebook pauses work on Instagram Kids
- Vecow and Blaize partner on workstation-grade edge AI
- Microsoft to scrap Basic Authentication in Exchange Online
- AWS adds new features to Amazon Connect
- Cisco and AMD help modernise defence industry IT infrastructure
- Google Cloud to lower its marketplace fees
- Apple to open Developer Academy in South Korea to dodge antitrust fine
- Intel begins construction of two new chip factories in Arizona
- US drops charges against Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou
- TalkTalk to offer job seekers six months of free broadband
September 24
- Auto sector could lose $210 billion this year due to chip shortages
- 100 million IoT devices affected by zero-day flaw
- Malware developers create malformed code signatures to avoid detection
- New FamousSparrow hacking group caught targeting hotels
- Android update teases improved accessibility options for handwriting, facial recognition
- Huawei's smartphone business to decline £30 billion by year end
- AI cannot be the inventor of patents, UK court rules
- EU rules to make USB-C charging default for all mobile devices
- IT Pro News in Review: MoD data leak, UK tech jobs boom, Facebook launches Portal for Business
September 23
- Nutanix Cloud Platform gains new data storage capabilities
- Telefónica taps IBM to deploy its first-ever 5G core network
- CISA, FBI, and NSA issue a Conti ransomware advisory
- Minnesota farm coop caught in ransomware attack
- Andrew Bosworth to replace Mike Schroepfer as Facebook CTO
- LG continues automotive pivot with $240 million Cybellum acquisition
- Microsoft exposes BulletProofLink 'phishing as a service' criminal enterprise
- AWS to launch first New Zealand data centre region by 2024
September 22
- Qumulo packages disaster recovery into file management tool
- Infosys selects AWS to develop next-gen quantum computing applications
- Microsoft unveils new Surface Pro, Go, Duo and Studio devices
- Myriota taps Spire Global for global satellite expansion
- UK publishes ten-year plan to become an 'AI superpower'
- Critical flaw in vCenter Server could give hackers infrastructure access
- London ranks second to Silicon Valley as world's best startup hub
- Slack Clips aim to replace meetings with video messages
- Google to buy office building in New York for $2.1 billion
- Facebook launches Portal for Business device management service
- US Treasury sanctions crypto exchange over role in ransomware attacks
- Nutanix and Citrix forge partnership over hybrid work technology
- Fibre misuse is “coming back to bite” broadband industry
- Salesforce hits 100% renewable energy target and pledges to help customers do the same
September 21
- Allurion launches remote patient weight-loss monitoring service
- OpsRamp offers AIOps-driven predictive alerts
- FileCloud adds no-code automation to its ECM platform
- Phishing emails target victims with fake vaccine passport offer
- Half of UK premises now have access to gigabit broadband
- Tech Nation adds Hopin and Oxbotica to Future Fifty list
- BlackMatter demands $5.9 million ransom from Iowa farm cooperative
- MoD data breach ‘put lives of Afghan interpreters at risk’
- Australia global tech talent visa attracts 9,584 migrants
- UK tech jobs increase for first time since pandemic
- JPMorgan launches challenger bank Chase in the UK
September 20
- Oracle teams with Oxford University for rapid detection of COVID-19 variants
- Oracle Fusion Marketing automates lead generation
- Researchers disclose top flaws abused by ransomware gangs
- UK to set out five-point plan for digital trade
- BT accelerates net zero target by 15 years
- Wipro and Google Cloud launch cloud innovation space in India
- Irish DPC threatens probe over Facebook’s Ray-Ban smart glasses
- India antitrust probe finds Google abused Android dominance
- UK tech sector investment hits record £13.5 billion in 2021
- Victoria launches $50 million cyber strategy
- Chipmakers should brace for 'oversupply' in 2023 with crisis set to clear
September 17
- UN high commissioner calls for ban on harmful AI tools
- Owner of DDoS for hire sites found guilty of hacking offences
- Bug fixes and app updates arrive with latest Windows 11 preview build
- SAP's new product sustainability tracker helps keep your carbon footprint in check
- Are QR codes safe?
- Microsoft's Office LTSC 2021 now generally available on Windows and Mac
- New tools make it easier to run a business across Facebook's app ecosystem
- Computer pioneer Sir Clive Sinclair dies aged 81
- AWS to launch cloud services reseller in Australia
- Alphabet’s laser-powered broadband demonstrates 99.9% uptime within first 20 days
- IT Pro News In Review: New Apple Devices, Ireland's DPC accused by ICCL and Intuit buys Mailchimp
- Free decryptor key for REvil/Sodinokibi ransomware released
September 16
- Do firms need a chief robotics officer to oversee automation efforts?
- Four in five companies are overspending on cloud
- Atos and IBM to partner on new financial services center of excellence
- One-in-seven Nasdaq-100 companies ranked as highly susceptible to a ransomware attack
- FTC tells health apps to notify users of data breaches
- Adoption of Bitcoin as legal currency sparks protests in El Salvador
- Adobe rolls out new PayPal payment options through Adobe Commerce
- Weekly threat roundup: Microsoft Patch Tuesday, HP Omen, Apple
- Google Cloud targets larger market share with engineering reshuffle
- Microsoft brings passwordless security to consumer accounts
- Wells Fargo taps Microsoft and Google for digital transformation drive
September 15
- DoJ fines former intel operatives who provided hacker-for-hire services to UAE
- Datto launches its business continuity solution for Azure
- Cyber crime in Australia increased 13% in the last year
- Microsoft appoints Brad Smith as vice chair
- Citrix mulling potential sale after tumultuous 2021
- Google’s Grace Hopper subsea cable lands in Cornwall
- Microsoft patches Internet Explorer zero-day under active attack
- Microsoft launches skills programme for 150,000 students in India
- IBM signs CaixaBank in cloud services deal
September 14
- Apple unveils iPhone 13, new iPad, and iPad mini
- Appian reengineers low-code platform for adaptability
- Singapore and India to link fast payment systems for cross-border transactions
- Intuit plans end-to-end SMB platform after $12 billion Mailchimp acquisition
- South Korea fines Google for abusing Android dominance
- Smishing attacks increased 700% in first six months of 2021
- Fuze deepens partnership with Microsoft Teams
- Hackers develop Linux port of Cobalt Strike for new attacks
- Apple patches zero-day flaw abused by infamous NSO exploit
- UK broadband speeds continue to lag in Europe
September 13
- JFrog acquires Upswift for edge-based DevOps expansion
- Sensome’s AI-powered stroke guidewire begins human trials in Australia
- Booz Allen acquires cyber security firm Tracepoint
- Robust password policies cut cyber attacks by 60%
- Salesforce offers to relocate employees out of Texas
- Lack of talent a "significant" barrier to emerging technologies
- BT conducts 'world's first' trial of quantum-secure communications
- Irish data regulator fails to resolve 98% of big tech GDPR cases
- Google handed user data to Hong Kong authorities despite pledge
- Olympus hit by suspected ransomware attack
- WhatsApp activates end-to-end encrypted cloud backups
September 10
- Medigate and CrowdStrike bolster IoT medical device security
- Senators accuse Amazon of mistreating pregnant workers
- Tektronix updates its asset management software
- Dual citizen sentenced to 11 years for role in North Korean crypto hacking scheme
- IoT devices are more vulnerable than ever
- Apple fires employee who alleged workplace sexism for 'leaking confidential data'
- Dell launches new security services to tackle surging data demands
- Microsoft cancels October office return as it ponders "great reshuffle"
- IT Pro News In Review: Upcoming Apple release, UK net neutrality laws questioned and REvil hackers return
- Amazon to pay college tuition fees for 750,000 front-line employees
September 9
- Oracle Utilities partners with Veracity and Triniti to streamline utilities’ digital transformation
- Commerce Department creates an artificial intelligence committee
- DOJ extradites Ukrainian man who used a botnet to decrypt login credentials
- IBM adds new features to Watson Assistant
- Ransomware hackers break off from Babuk to join a new group
- Over 90% of IT teams feel pressure to compromise security
- Three to reintroduce £2 per day EU roaming charges
- Gaming ban would stifle interest in STEM, warns BCS
- UK street lamps and bus shelters to boost 5G rollout in £4 million trial
- Weekly threat roundup: Atlassian, Microsoft Office, Zoho ManageEngine
- Azure Container Instances users urged to revoke privileged credentials after flaw discovery
- Amazon, Microsoft won $50m in military contracts after Google's Project Maven exit, report
- British Army's data platform recognised for support of NHS COVID-19 response
September 8
- Yext’s Find-a-Doc streamlines finding a doctor with AI
- Oracle launches free cloud training
- Hacked PayPal accounts tripled in value during pandemic
- CLEVR’s new AR solution simplifies field service management
- Hackers use open source tools to steal usernames and passwords
- REvil ransomware gang resurfaces after brief disappearance
- Apple confirms iPhone 13 launch event for 14 September
- Microsoft acquires video-editing platform Clipchamp
- Howard University cancels classes following ransomware attack
- IBM unveils next-gen Power10 server for hybrid cloud
- PayPal to acquire Japanese firm Paidy for $2.7 billion
- Hackers exploit Windows zero-day to target users with Office files
- Ofcom launches review of UK's net neutrality rules post-Brexit
September 7
- Lenovo and VMware collaborate on resilient edge computing
- Microsoft Outlook shows real contact details in some phishing emails
- Network-wide security flaw discovered in NPM package
- Ragnar Locker vows to leak data if victim contacts the police
- Large US businesses are hackers' ideal ransomware targets
- US 5G data shows urban-rural digital divide
- Bitcoin becomes legal tender in El Salvador
- Automated hiring systems are rejecting qualified candidates
- ProtonMail criticised for sharing activist's IP address with law enforcement
- Estonia is making its internal government testbed free to use
- ICO under fire over plans to urge G7 to tackle cookie pop-ups
September 6
- EU may consider enforcing seven-year smartphone lifespan
- Irish police seize Conti domains used in HSE ransomware attack
- TechUK subsidiary extends digital training initiative to tackle skills shortage
- Texas city aims to attract Samsung chip plant with property tax breaks
- US officials warn of “mass exploitation” of Atlassian Confluence flaw
September 3
- Apple delays controversial CSAM detection feature
- Google reveals five high-risk flaws in Chrome browser
- Australia’s TechnologyOne acquires Cambridge-based education software firm Scientia
- AWS to expand Trust and Safety team amid fight against harmful content
- Eight US investment firms fined over inadequate cyber security policies
- IT Pro News In Review: Global Talent Visa increase, Google delays office return, Windows 11 update
September 2
- Microsoft helps protect Amazon rainforest with AI project
- Bad bots account for almost 40% of internet traffic
- 91% of industrial organizations open to cyber attacks
- FTC bans SpyFone and orders company to quit surveillance app business
- WhatsApp fined €225 million over obscure data sharing policies
- Weekly threat roundup: Exchange Server, AMD CPUs, Azure Cosmos DB
- Australia, Malaysia, Singapore, and South Africa partner on shared digital currency platform
- Amazon global hiring spree to add 55,000 new jobs
September 1
- HPE inks $2 billion high-performance computing deal with the NSA
- Apple is experimenting with attention sensors to save battery life
- Microsoft announces new Spring Cloud offering on Azure
- Google Calendar now gives greater insight into your workday
- UK tech visa applications increase by almost a third
- Cloudflare ditches Intel Xeon CPUs over “enormous” energy consumption
- Google pushes its return to the office date into 2022
- LinkedIn to sunset Stories after less than a year
- Google reportedly planning Chromebooks with custom CPUs by 2023
- CISA and FBI release holiday ransomware alert