Latest articles by Connor Jones
GitHub makes Copilot generally available despite weak effectiveness
News The AI pair programmer and code-completer has passed a 12-month technical trial but most suggestions are ignored by developers
Delivery firm Yodel disrupted by cyber attack
News The company confirmed that some services are down but deliveries are continuing, though specific details are currently unknown
Security BSides commits to greater conference diversity after speaker backlash
News A surprise booking of a divisive social engineer prompted a number of cyber security experts to pull out of BSides Cleveland
Cloudflare fixes outage that knocked major web services offline
News Online services such as Nord VPN, Shopify, and Steam were all inaccessible by users in most regions
Cisco claims it's solved 'broken' hybrid work model
Analysis Networking giant flexes muscles at Las Vegas with slate of product launches as it insists recent troubles are in the rearview mirror - our Cisco Live 2022 view from the airport
Microsoft reportedly blocks Russian Windows 10 and Windows 11 downloads
News Local media report issues from inside Russia but the company has yet to confirm if it was a deliberate move or merely an error
WAN Insights is Cisco’s first foray into predictive network intelligence
News The company has worked on the technology for years but WAN Insights is the first product that has been made available to businesses
Cisco unveils new ‘intelligent’ approach to networking with brace of product launches
News Cloud Management for Cisco Catalyst and Cisco Nexus both aim to bring deeper insights and ease the burden of IT teams
Deepfake attacks expected to be next major threat to businesses
News Cisco’s cyber security experts agreed that social norms may also become “super weird” as a result
Businesses need to be more aggressive with their cyber security, Cisco warns
News Government warnings of Ukraine-Russia cyber war spillover must be heeded in order to stay safe
Palermo ransomware attack: Vice Society claims responsibility as city details recovery strategy
News The Italian municipality is attempting to defy attackers by restoring its systems from backups
Cisco must prevent its blip from becoming a full-blown crisis
Opinion Supply chain woes have hampered the networking giant’s recent fortunes, but Cisco Live 2022 gives it the opportunity to prove doubters wrong
Microsoft overhauls staff contracts, abandons 'non-compete clauses' to comply with state laws
News The tech giant will also no longer invoke non-disclosure agreements and will publish salary ranges on all job listings
Kali Linux creators announce free cyber security sessions delivered live on Twitch
News The brand-new initiative is aimed at reaching more aspiring certified pen-testers through twice-weekly livestreamed lessons
Apple faces a catch-22 decision with iPhones and USB-C
Analysis The EU's decision to mandate USB-C across all electronics means Apple must either eat its words or anger its loyal customers once again
Double extortion ransomware pushes average payments close to $1 million
News As the average payment approaches the landmark figure, experts reflect on times when the going rate was just $500
Cyber criminals are spending longer inside business' networks after the initial breach
News Cyber attackers' dwell time is up 36% thanks to initial access brokers and repeat exploitation of Microsoft Exchange vulnerabilities, according to Sophos
Apple overhauls SwiftUI navigation and brings a score of new features to developers at WWDC 2022
News Xcode also receives performance improvements and additional functionality, while Xcode Cloud is finally launched too
Exploitation of Atlassian Confluence zero-day surges fifteen-fold in 24 hours
News The zero-day code execution vulnerability was discovered last week and cyber attackers are already capitalising on the proof-of-concept code
Fairphone 4 Review: A modular phone for a wasteful world
Reviews The latest Fairphone is still the statement fashion piece to show your eco-friendliness, but better performance can be found elsewhere for a cheaper price
State-sponsored hackers delay new Microsoft Exchange Server by four years
News Hafnium's devastating zero-day exploit chain in 2021 forced Microsoft to improve the security of current versions instead of releasing the new one on schedule
GitHub Enterprise Server 3.5 is equipped with a horde of new security protections
News Admins are also given more controls to ensure the smooth running of servers, be it on-prem or in the cloud
Chinese hackers exploit Microsoft zero-day as list of vulnerable Office products grows
News Microsoft has published a support guide and temporary workarounds for IT admins to mitigate the threat
