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November 29
- Hackers are using a LinkedIn recruitment scam to snare unsuspecting jobseekers
- Nucleus Security launches revamped partner program
- Avanade names new general manager for the UK and Ireland
- Are ‘ghost engineers’ stunting productivity in software development? Researchers claim nearly 10% of engineers do "virtually nothing" and are a drain on enterprises
- A security researcher stumbled upon 600,000 sensitive files left in the open by data broker
- Dell, HP post underwhelming returns as PC market remains in a state of flux
November 28
- Small language models set for take-off next year
- Researchers sound alarm over hackers exploiting critical ProjectSend vulnerability
- Dell Technologies CTO: ROI on AI should be the number one focus for execs
- Microsoft facing FTC antitrust probe over cloud, AI competition concerns
- Google just opened a new London AI campus
- Microsoft dismisses claims it’s using Word and Excel data to train AI
- T-Mobile security chief insists its defenses stood up to attacks linked to Salt Typhoon
November 27
- Network pros are wasting half of their time on tasks that could be automated
- Small businesses could see electricity bills surge 70% as AI data center energy demands skyrocket
- AWS bet big on Anthropic in the race against Microsoft and OpenAI, now it’s doubling down
- IT workers have become the cool kids on the block since the rise of AI
- Major incident declared as Merseyside hospitals hit by cyber attack
- Fresh warning issued over encryption-less ransomware as notorious threat group shifts tactics
November 26
- Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt rejects claims Al scaling has peaked
- Tech hiring is set to grow in 2025, but wary staff are putting job security front and center
- Blue Yonder ransomware attack disrupts grocery, retail, and hospitality firms
- Sysdig names cybersecurity veteran William Welch as new CEO
- AI could help UK government stretch budgets, says Google Cloud
- Everything you need to know about the Microsoft outage
- GitHub says Copilot improves code quality – but are AI coding tools actually producing results for developers?
November 25
- Workers are faking productivity levels, and it’s hitting businesses hard
- ‘Adversary in the middle attacks’ are becoming hackers’ go-to method to bypass MFA
- Nasuni revamps partner program to bolster ecosystem support
- French government plots new bid for Atos business unit
November 22
- HPE announces VM Essentials – the VMWare competitor that isn’t
- Finastra breach puts file transfer security in the spotlight, says expert
- Slow websites cost businesses thousands per year
- AI PCs not yet understood well enough to deliver full benefits, study suggests
- Firms warned to beware of fake IT workers
November 21
- Snowflake and Anthropic partner up on agentic AI, model sharing
- US authorities arrest five alleged members of Scattered Spider collective
- DoJ demands Google sells Chrome — and potentially Android too
- CISPE unveils cloud watchdog for Microsoft – and plans to monitor Broadcom, VMware too
November 20
- HPE launches exclusive sovereign cloud offering for the channel
- Microsoft unveils Azure AI Foundry to help businesses consolidate AI across their tech stack
- TSA failed to meet pipeline cybersecurity recommendations, says US government watchdog
- IT leaders are less AI-ready than they were a year ago, says Cisco report
- Security incident recovery times are over 7 months on average
- HPE Discover Barcelona 2024: All the news and updates live
November 19
- Google slams reported forced Chrome sell-off, says "radical" move would harm businesses
- El Capitan powers up, becomes fastest supercomputer in the world
- Severed subsea internet cables raise network security questions
- Business leaders face green 'investment paralysis' as concerns clash with climate targets
- Majority of firms using generative AI experience related security incidents – even as it empowers security teams
- Egnyte names Elizabeth Hajjar as new EMEA sales chief
November 18
- FOI requests show the vast majority of UK data center applications are approved
- New research network launched to bolster UK's cybersecurity
- AI is finally delivering bang for its buck, according to Microsoft
- The answer to data center sustainability? Industry rallies around light-based networking systems
- Organizations failing to use tech to reach sustainability goals
November 15
- Adopting more security tools doesn't keep you safe, it just overloads your teams
- AI tools aren’t helping developers save time on software testing
- Researchers claim Fortinet’s FortiJump patch was ‘incomplete’ and left users vulnerable
- Proofpoint names Jerome Jullien as new EMEA channel chief
- OpenAI could be plotting a foray into the world of AI agents – here’s what we know so far
- Breach at B2B data broker exposes over 100 million records
- Mimecast promises "unparalleled support" with new Partner ONE MSP program
- AI is causing headaches in the boardroom as CFOs and CIOs struggle for clarity on ROI
November 14
- Misconfigurations in Microsoft Power Pages could expose millions of sensitive records
- API attacks are spiraling out of control
- Eric Schmidt admits remote work has productivity benefits, but he still wants staff in the office
- Sluggish enterprise tech adoption has cost the UK economy billions
- AMD to cut around 1,000 staff to focus on "growth opportunities"
- Big tech’s solution for AI-related carbon emissions could be more AI
- These three critical sectors are riddled with high-risk vulnerabilities
November 13
- HPE’s AI and supercomputing journey continues with new Cray and Slingshot hardware
- The infamous Volt Typhoon hacker group is back
- AI PCs might be all the rage, but the channel isn’t fully sold
- NatWest just banned staff from using WhatsApp at work – here’s why
- Agilitas targets growth with chief revenue officer appointment
- Workplace monitoring is still out of control – but some staff are fighting back
- SAP launches sovereign cloud service for UK customers
- Databarracks snaps up Commvault solution provider COOLSPIRiT
- Enterprises are ramping up IT observability investment – here's why
November 12
- Nearly half of workers think using AI makes them look lazy and incompetent
- Why you should always offboard outgoing staff: A disgruntled ex-Disney employee targeted former colleagues with DDoS attacks and hacked its menu system to change peanut allergen information
- Microsoft's Azure growth isn't cause for concern, analysts say
- Microsoft admits users received unexpected upgrades to Windows Server 2025
- Amazon confirms employee data compromised amid 2023 MOVEit breach claims – but the hacker behind the leak says a host of other big tech names are also implicated
- "Markets do not stand still": The UK needs to up its game to fend off open source competition
- Power supply shortages are a ticking time bomb for data center operators
November 11
- Nearly half of all digital initiatives still fail – here’s how you can learn from the ‘digital vanguard’ and deliver success
- Want developers to build secure software? You need to ditch these two programming languages
- Google CEO says more than 25% of the company's code is now AI-generated – is this the future of software development?
- Working all that overtime won't help you hit KPIs – but it will impact your mental wellbeing
- Execs are happy to let AI make decisions for them, and it’s got IT workers worried
November 8
- CrowdStrike eyes SaaS security gains with Adaptive Shield acquisition
- Brits are positive about data centers – once they know what they actually are
- AI recruitment tools are still a privacy nightmare – here's how the ICO plans to crack down on misuse
- Nokia waves off IntelBroker breach claims, says leaked source code came from a third party application
- Cybersecurity salaries are rising, but some professionals wonder if the stress and burnout is worth it
- Google's 'Project Jarvis' project could let AI agents take over computers
November 7
- Serco, DHL among firms affected by Microlise cyber attack
- Python just brushed past JavaScript to become the most popular programming language on GitHub – and a key factor is that AI developers love it
- The demise of the floppy disk continues — Months after Japan 'won the war' on the legacy storage medium, San Francisco announces plans to spend millions overhauling its metro rail technology
- IT services spending set to surge in 2025 as CIOs shift to AI partner solutions
- Westcon-Comstor bags major distribution deal with CrowdStrike
- Suspect in Snowflake hack arrested in Canada
November 6
- Google Cloud will make MFA mandatory by the end of 2025 – here’s what you need to know
- Broadcom EMEA CTO claims the company has been able to solve most of its customer issues following VMware acquisition
- Amazon CEO Andy Jassy claims controversial RTO mandate is not a “backdoor layoff” strategy – but it’s a tactic that some execs admit to
- UK government trials chatbots in bid to bolster small business support
- Cloud repatriation may be nipping at hyperscaler market share, but it’s a boon for VMware
November 5
- Windows Server 2025 is now available – but Microsoft warns admins to watch out for three major bugs, including one that causes the dreaded blue screen of death
- Google’s Big Sleep AI model just found a zero-day vulnerability in the wild — but don’t hold your breath for game-changing AI bug hunting tools any time soon
- Microsoft and Nvidia are teaming up to support UK AI startups – and they want to attract firms outside of London and the South East
- Schneider Electric confirms breach after hacker claims to have 40GB of stolen data
- AWS dealt major blow in nuclear-powered data center deal after regulators reject upgrade plans
- Data centers will be critical to UK economic growth in the coming decade – but researchers have warned of a ‘data doomsday’ unless energy infrastructure is improved
- Jensen Huang doesn't think AI will come for his job — but other CEOs might disagree
- Netskope appoints Colette Kitterhing as vice president for the UK and Ireland
- VMware Explore 2024 live: All the news and updates as they happen
November 4
- Warning issued after SharePoint flaw puts entire corporate networks at risk
- New four-day week trial kicks off for workers across UK
- Wasabi Technologies promotes Jon Howes to SVP of global sales
- Hackers have been posing as IT support on Microsoft Teams
- “There is no one model to rule every scenario”: GitHub will now let developers use AI models from Anthropic, Google, and OpenAI
November 2
- The Open Cloud Coalition wants to promote a more competitive European cloud market – but is there more to the group than meets the eye?
November 1
- "Our goal is to transform partner success": Cisco just announced a major overhaul of its partner program – here’s what you need to know
- Dropbox layoffs continue as firm cuts another 20% of staff
- Forget the metaverse, AI is the money-spinner at Meta — Reality Labs lost $4.4 billion this quarter, but Mark Zuckerberg’s razor sharp AI focus is delivering results
- Proofpoint acquires data security posture management firm Normalyze
- Midnight Blizzard is on the rampage again, and enterprises should be wary of its new tactics
- Microsoft's Recall delayed once again as roll-out fiasco continues