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June 30
- Organizations at risk from misconfigured SaaS installations
- Apple plans return to office despite employee complaints
- Department of Health and Human Services must improve cyber security info sharing
- Slack repositions itself as a 'virtual HQ' for hybrid workers
- IT Pro 20/20: Does cyber security's public image need a makeover?
- Red Hat launches OpenShift 4.8
- Western Digital to provide recovery services for hacked NAS drives
- Australian government invests $8 million to boost cyber skills
- Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 Chromebook review: A dependable workhorse
- Tech Data adds online change management consultancy services
- Samsung to support enterprise devices with five years of Android updates
- Google clamps down on financial fraud with new ad restrictions
- LinkedIn denies data breach that reportedly exposed 700 million user records
- Kubernetes costs spiralling as businesses fail to monitor spend
- GitHub Copilot is an AI tool that helps devs to write better code
- Zoom acquires AI translation startup Kites
- Reimagining the role of distributors in a post-pandemic world
June 29
- Content fraud levels continue to rise in 2021
- 61% of organizations say improving security a top priority for 2021
- Smart cane helps guide the visually impaired
- 1080p webcams: Smarten up your video calls with these external cameras
- Cabinet Office increases cyber security training budget by almost 500%
- Facebook becomes a trillion dollar company
- Android devs must now provide personal details and use 2FA
- Windows 11 won't arrive as a free update until 2022
- KCOM sells off national ICT business to Nasstar
- Sophos strikes UK distribution agreement with Arrow Electronics
- Owning your own access security
- Microsoft 365 redesign debuts as Windows 11 preview is released
- Most tech workers plan to leave their roles in the next 12 months
- Japan's Fugaku retains title of world's fastest supercomputer
- Can the UK semiconductor industry help solve the global chip shortage?
June 28
- Maryland water company investigating ransomware attack
- Qualcomm reveals Snapdragon 888 Plus 5G chipset
- Half of enterprise 5G operators lack the tools to fix security bugs
- Microsoft fixes Windows 11 upgrade bug
- Best IDEs: The perfect code editors for beginners and professionals
- EU and UK reach post-Brexit data flows deal
- The 5 most secure phones for business 2024
- BT and OneWeb join forces to tackle rural not-spots
- Hundreds of tech jobs up for grabs during one-day hiring spree
- GitHub bug bounty payouts surpass $1.5 million
- UK’s financial regulator blocks Binance crypto exchange
- Labour calls for investigation into Hancock's use of private email
- SolarWinds hackers breach Microsoft support agent to target customers
- Cisco flaw under attack after researchers publish exploit PoC
- Acer Chromebook Spin 713 review: A high-end package with a budget price
- UK and Singapore launch digital trade negotiations
- GDPR 2.0: What do Europe’s new AI rules mean for businesses?
- IT Pro Panel: Building a data-first culture
June 26
- Best laptops for programming and coding in 2024
June 25
- What is NTFS?
- El Salvador offers its citizens free Bitcoin
- AWS buys encrypted messaging app Wickr
- Why you should modernise your systems based on need
- Fortinet firewall vulnerability could give hackers full control
- Atlassian patches One-Click flaw that allowed hackers to steal user sessions
- Toshiba chairman ousted by shareholders over collusion report
- Building an AJAX-based CRUD app in Flask
- Microsoft Teams will be natively integrated into Windows 11 at launch
- Google delays phase-out of Chrome’s third-party cookies
- LastPass review: Great to administrate, a little clunky to use
- Google Cloud and Indian telco giant Jio reveal 5G collaboration
- The most exciting features in Windows 11
- Western Digital NAS drive owners told to unplug their devices after malware attacks
- Incoming disaster or overblown: How will the semiconductor chip shortage affect enterprise IT?
- IT Pro News in Review: Google Campus closed, Microsoft hits $2 trillion, and UK cities lose millions
- 2031: Reimagining the future of life and work
- The IT Pro Podcast: What’s next for the cloud?
June 24
- The IT Pro Podcast BONUS: Windows 11 reactions
- Microsoft announces Windows 11 with redesigned UI, third-party app payments, and more
- IBM working on AI tools to fight bias in online ads
- Developing a dynamic infrastructure
- Empowering the dynamic worker
- Secure Boot flaws could enable hackers to take control of Dell devices
- PYSA ransomware gang attacks educational organizations with ChaChi malware
- Enabling your organisation to thrive with a shared security model
- IBM serves up player tracking tools for Wimbledon fans
- EE to reintroduce European roaming charges
- Druva unveils new SaaS-based MSP programme
- Visa acquires Swedish fintech Tink for €1.8 billion
- A new trust model for the 5G era
- UK gov launches £1m 5G labs in Brighton and London
- US antitrust bills designed to curb big tech pass House Committee stage
- Antivirus creator John McAfee found dead in Spanish prison
June 23
- Ping Identity acquires SecuredTouch to boost identity fraud capabilities
- Best Linux file managers 2023: Customise your workflows
- AWS and Salesforce launch integration partnership
- Salesforce adds low-code dev tools to its platform
- 20% of Google Play apps breach child privacy rules
- Oracle launches rewards scheme to cut migration costs
- Vodafone to power European network with 100% renewable energy
- Tulsa ransomware hackers leak 18,000 files on dark web
- Microsoft joins Apple in the £2 trillion valuation club
- NSW extends IBM contract for another three years
- Intel data centre boss exits as CEO plots major shake-up
June 22
- Alcatel-Lucent and RingCentral launch new UCaaS offering in the UK
- Splunk debuts a new suite of cloud security solutions
- Patent shows Apple is working on improving iPhone’s AR capabilities
- HPE CEO talks up ‘Age of Insight’ at Discover 2021
- HPE simplifies GreenLake provisioning with Lighthouse
- GreenLake is the future of HPE, CEO claims
- Nvidia Jetson chips make IoT devices vulnerable to attack
- University Medical Center Mainz taps IBM to secure health care data
- EU plans to launch bloc-wide cyber task force
- Cryptocurrency crimes have increased 12-fold since 2016
- US SEC investigates SolarWinds clients over cyber breach disclosures
- EU opens antitrust probe into Google's advertising business
- London Underground to get full 4G coverage by 2024
- How to maximise the value of your data and apps with IaaS
- GlobalFoundries invests $4 billion in Singapore semiconductor facility
- Revolut losses almost double despite crypto success
- EU privacy watchdogs call for facial recognition ban in public spaces
- HPE bolsters HPC business with Determined AI acquisition
June 21
- Hyundai completes Boston Dynamics acquisition
- Feds rescind prohibited transactions list for TikTok and WeChat
- HPE expands GreenLake offerings for Microsoft Azure
- Microsoft fights Windows 11 leak with DMCA takedown
- UK city centres to lose 'billions' as a result of hybrid working
- Virgin Media O2 doubles broadband speeds for SMBs
- Australian firms could be forced to declare ransom payments
- Google shuts down London Campus for startups
June 18
- Avanan officially launches global partner programme
- Google looks to shake up the way the tech industry classifies skin tones
- Demystify Azure migration
- NSA releases guidance on voice and video communications security
- Microsoft reveals plans for massive cloud expansion in China
- ICO: Use of facial recognition tech in public spaces deeply concerning
- OnePlus CEO hints at potential merger with Oppo
- UK first in Europe to reach 100 tech unicorns
- Bitwarden review: Worth paying for
- North Korean hackers target nuclear research centre
- IT Pro News in Review: Windows 11 leaked, WWW NFT & Irish Police password powers
- Is a good work/life balance still just a pipe dream?
- The IT Pro Podcast: When bots go bad
June 17
- Forcepoint extends defence-grade security with Deep Secure acquisition
- Lenovo launches new workstations for the hybrid working environment
- Ransomware criminals look to other hackers to provide them with network access
- Slack will now let you schedule messages up to 120 days in advance
- Dell wins US 5G contract in absence of Huawei
- UK government to consider gutting GDPR rules
- Synology RackStation RS2421RP+ review: AMD to the rescue
- Google opens its first physical store in New York
- Microsoft's Nadella now holds dual role of CEO and chairman
- Tech Nation: UK needs more fintech poster-children
- Australia internet banking outage blamed on DDoS mitigation service
- Weekly threat roundup: Microsoft Teams, iOS, Samsung Galaxy
- What is AI text mining and how can it benefit your business?
- The Locus Charter – a sign of the times
June 16
- Avast and Enterprise Nation team up to support 500,000 UK SMBs
- CVS Health data breach leaves a billion records exposed
- Four in five ransomware victims suffer repeat attacks
- Senators want the feds to identify tech to keep away from China
- A third of SMBs have never heard of gigabit broadband
- Avoiding ‘shiny object syndrome’ when pursuing digitisation
- Apple iPad Pro 12.9in (Apple M1, 2021) review: Falls just short of greatness
- Web creator to sell original source code as an NFT
- Critical supply chain flaw exposes IoT cameras to cyber attack
- AWS and Vodafone team up to bring 'ultra-low latency' to UK businesses
- Alibaba data breach exposes 1.1 billion pieces of data
- How Edinburgh Napier University mastered e-learning during the pandemic
- Windows 11 leaks in full after early build shows up online
- Privacy group files GDPR lawsuit against online advertising industry
- Ikea fined €1.1 million for spying on employees
- Big tech critic Lina Khan becomes new FTC chair
- UK watchdog to investigate Apple and Google's mobile 'duopoly'
June 15
- TeamViewer partners with SAP to drive digital transformation in industrial environments
- Red Hat offers virtual machine admins a new migration toolkit
- Akamai makes its serverless edge platform more developer-friendly
- Nokia 5.4 review: Behind the curve
- How GPUs can boost AI for your business
- HMD bolsters commitment to enterprise IoT with Nokia partnership
- US Supreme Court gives LinkedIn green light to fight data scraping
- Ubuntu Pro launches on Google Cloud
- How LSE is using digital technology to shape the future of higher education
- Millions of Pakistanis may get SIMs blocked if COVID vaccine is refused
- Apple patches iOS 12 after hackers exploit WebKit Engine flaws
- Irish police to be given powers to demand passwords
- Most tech products will be built by non-IT professionals by 2024
June 14
- Putin open to handing cyber criminals over to US
- Smartphone market projected to grow despite chip shortage
- Futurex‌ ‌and Google enable‌ ‌client-side‌ ‌Google‌ ‌Workspace encryption‌
- The complete guide to building a security awareness programme that works
- Microsoft will end support for Windows 10 in 2025
- 2021 state of the phish
- User risk report: Educate your workforce to protect your organisation
- Millions of Volkswagen customers affected by data breach
- Google Workspace is now available for everyone
- NCSC: Ransomware is the biggest cyber threat facing the UK
- Western Digital My Cloud Pro Series PR4100 review: A worthy out-of-the-box option
- Personal data exposed in McDonald’s data breach
- Toshiba aims to reassemble board after “management chaos”
- Vodafone partners with industry giants to develop Open RAN network
- Avaddon ransomware gang shuts down and releases decryption keys
- Qualcomm wants a stake in Arm if Nvidia takeover fails
- US targets big tech dominance with new antitrust bills
June 11
- US creates AI data-sharing task force
- FBI still frowns on ransomware payments
- AttackIQ teams with VMware to offer expert advice on network security
- Researchers send “unhackable” quantum data over 370-mile optical fiber
- CD Projekt acknowledges stolen data is being circulated online
- TSMC plans for new semiconductor plant seen as major win for Japan
- Nutanix, HPE expand GreenLake deal to offer Nutanix Era on ProLiant servers
- DoJ shuts down infamous stolen credentials marketplace Slilpp
- UK and US announce new science and technology partnership
- Canadian mounted police broke law with Clearview AI deal
- EA hackers steal source code for FIFA, Battlefield game series
- DrayTek VigorAP 960C review: The perfect next-generation wireless solution
- IT Pro News in Review: Massive internet outage, Colonial Pipeline recovers ransom, UK can’t fill digital jobs
- How focusing on security became the centre of UHNM NHS Trust's digitisation efforts
June 10
- AWS Proton software delivery platform is now available in select regions
- Q&A: Enabling transformation
- How to build a basic web app in Flask
- ISG and Cognigy partner on automated conversational AI
- Crypto-mining hackers hit Kubernetes clusters
- The IT Pro Podcast: Soft skills vs STEM skills
- VMware and Vapor IO to develop Multi-Cloud Services Grid
- Nutanix launches new service provider programme
- French e-signature startup hoping to break US dominance raises €30 million
- Latest Android 12 beta puts privacy front and centre
- Synology RackStation RS4021xs+ review: A familiar face
- Ten-year-old iOS 4 recreated as an iPhone app
- Hong Kong considers own centralised digital currency
- Weekly threat roundup: Windows, Chrome, VMware
- JBS pays $11 million ransom following cyber attack
- Google to run Firmina subsea cable between US and Argentina
- Zoom reimagines the desk phone for the hybrid workforce
June 9
- President Biden repeals and replaces Trump’s TikTok executive order
- CISA launches security bug reporting program
- Smart devices more than doubled in US homes amid COVID pandemic
- Why businesses must harness simplicity to fuel growth
- SnapLogic unveils new Partner Connect Programme
- ProtectedBy.AI’s CodeLock blocks malware at source code level
- Windows devices targeted by PuzzleMaker malware exploiting Chrome zero-day flaw
- Qsan XCubeNAS XN7016R review: A big rack for big business
- Female enrolment in STEM courses increased to 46% in 2020
- Cisco bolsters Webex for the hybrid workforce
- How to manage people successfully from a distance
- Japan and Finland collaborate on 6G development
- El Salvador becomes the first nation to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender
- AWS warns of the dangers of digital stagnation post-pandemic
- Fastly blames software bug for major outage
- US Senate approves bill to counter China tech competition
- Oracle updates MoU with UK's Crown Commercial Service
June 8
- Tech Data announces Proofpoint distribution partnership
- Mythic launches power-sipping AI chip
- Quantum Metric’s CRM solution now available on Salesforce AppExchange
- Fastest Wi-Fi speeds in the world
- Trusted AI 101
- Driving recovery in the UK
- Fastly outage takes down Amazon, GitHub and more
- UK gov's digital skills failure costing £6bn in lost GDP per year
- WWDC 2021: Apple unveils iOS 15, macOS Monterey and more
- Salesforce expects at least half of employees to continue working remotely
- EnGenius ECW230 review: Quick, but not quick enough
- US and Australia arrest 'hundreds' in encrypted messaging sting
- DoJ recovers 'majority' of ransom paid by Colonial Pipeline
- Spotlight: The state of the UK & Ireland mid-sized business and IT today 2021
- Medium business IT survey highlights
- Business in the new economy landscape
- Why good deals go wrong
June 7
- Egress acquires NCSC Accelerator firm Aquilai
- Square and Blockstream to build a solar Bitcoin mining facility
- Haystack raises $1.2 million for its engineering insights tool
- Most CISOs worry cloud software flaws aren’t being caught
- OnePlus 9 Pro review: An instant cult classic
- IT Pro 20/20: What the EU's new AI rules mean for business
- The highest-paying tech jobs in 2024
- How to reduce your online footprint
- WWDC 2021: What to expect from Apple's developer conference
- BT's 'SoHo' business aims to help SMBs rebuild post-pandemic
- Google is shifting YouTube infrastructure to Google Cloud
- Zoho announces new features for Bigin CRM
- NSW Health admits patient data was breached in Accellion attack
- UK to scrap Digital Services Tax in favour of G7 tax deal
- Labour urges NHS Digital to halt patient data-sharing plans
- GitHub to prohibit code that’s used in active attacks
- NSW Police Force is using AI to analyse CCTV footage
- Four reasons your digital transformation project could fail
June 4
- Cox Media Group suffers cyber attack
- Siemens acquires Nextflow Software to simplify engineering design simulations
- China-linked hacking group targeted New York MTA
- Getting started with Postgres
- TikTok implies it’s collecting users' faceprints and voiceprints
- X-rated phishing attacks just keep growing
- Millions behind on paying broadband bills in UK
- US to give ransomware 'terrorism' status
- Australian businesses point to poor internet speeds and lack of skills for limiting IT use
- Almost half of workers would share health data with their employer
- Slack reports almost 40% Q1 growth as Salesforce deals nears closure
- Qnap TS-h973AX review: Our top-choice desktop NAS
- IT Pro News in Review: JBS Foods hacked, BT tests new fibre optic cable and Zoom's massive growth
- With AI on the rise, is it time to join a union?
June 3
- Senators ask Google to conduct racial equality audit
- Amazon’s Ring now requires police to request doorbell videos publicly
- Nextech AR and Microsoft aim to bring augmented reality to university classrooms
- Tories fined £10,000 after sending unwanted campaign emails
- NortonLifeLock lets users mine cryptocurrency securely
- Weekly threat roundup: Froala, WordPress, Siemens
- The key pillars of a digital transformation strategy
- Using digital transformation to thrive rather than survive
- Facebook unveils developer tools to boost business messaging on WhatsApp and Instagram
- The IT Pro Podcast: Why is it so hard to convict hackers?
- Fujifilm hit by suspected ransomware attack
- FireEye to sell its core products and branding for $1.2bn
- Japan to lure semiconductor makers with financial incentives
- Half of UK firms to cut office space
June 2
- FCC commissioner calls for big tech to help bridge digital divide
- StorageCraft ShadowXafe review: Virtuosic VM backup
- New study shows global privacy investments increasing
- Justice Department seizes domains used in USAID spear-phishing attacks
- 'Work is no longer a place' Zoom says after posting 191% year-on-year growth
- Espresso Display 15 review: Lots of form, not enough function
- Vocus subsidiaries Dodo and iPrimus fined $2.5m for misleading broadband claims
- Samsung unveils 'zoned namespace' SSDs for cloud and data centres
- UK's AI startup scene has grown 600% over past decade
- Mozilla modernises Firefox UI with design overhaul, privacy protections
- Woolworths Group joins end-to-end payments industry with Wpay
June 1
- Cloudera to acquire Datacoral and Cazena before going through its own acquisition
- AMD will power Tesla’s upcoming in-car gaming console
- New ransomware targets unpatched Microsoft Exchange servers
- The potential sustainability benefits of flexible working
- Cloud operational excellence
- BT begins trial of 'revolutionary' hollow core fibre cables
- Post-pandemic tech jobs
- Japan funds $338 million TSMC chip development project
- Cyber attack shuts down food giant JBS
- EU to unveil plans for 'bloc-wide' digital wallet
- Microsoft's Asia-Pacific cyber security council to unite policy makers
- MSI Summit E13 Flip Evo review: A speedy sense of luxury
- Amazon devices to start communicating with each other by default