Latest articles by Emma Woollacott
Slow websites cost businesses thousands per year
News Business owners tell Liquid Web they're losing traffic because of poor website performance with one in ten saying their bounce rates were over 50%
Firms warned to beware of fake IT workers
News SentinelLabs has uncovered a network of front companies supplying North Korean remote workers under false identities
DoJ demands Google sells Chrome — and potentially Android too
News Confirming earlier reports, the US Department of Justice filing calls for Chrome to be divested over monopoly concerns
IT leaders are less AI-ready than they were a year ago
News Organizations feel pressure to deliver on AI as they lack infrastructure, data processing capabilities, and talent
Security incident recovery times are over 7 months on average
News Businesses tell Fastly survey they have concerns about the reliability and quality across their security stack with three in ten considering a change of vendor
Severed subsea internet cables raise network security questions
News With international communications links vulnerable to attack, researchers are working to provide dynamic routing via space
Majority of firms using generative AI experience related security incidents
News Security teams eye larger budgets for AI responses as they stare down threats such as data breaches, deepfakes, and targeted attacks
FOI requests show the vast majority of UK data center applications are approved
News Of the 88 applications put forward last year, only three were declined
New research network launched to bolster UK's cybersecurity
News The CRANE network aims to pull together academics, government, industry, and non-profit organizations, to focus on existing and emerging threats
Organizations failing to use tech to reach sustainability goals
News Businesses are urged to put sustainability at the heart of corporate strategy, and use AI to help
AI tools aren’t helping developers save time on software testing
News The productivity benefits of AI aren't quite materializing for many developers
API attacks are spiraling out of control
News Most UK organizations suffered an API attack over the last year, protection tools are seen as inadequate
Sluggish enterprise tech adoption has cost the UK economy billions
News The UK economy could have grown dramatically had organizations accelerated digital adoption
AI PCs might be all the rage, but the channel isn’t fully sold
News A lack of availability means many channel partners don't plan on shipping AI PCs next year
Workplace monitoring is still out of control
News Workers say they dislike being tracked, yet employers are still ramping up surveillance practices
The UK needs to up its game to fend off open source competition
News Investment in the open source ecosystem needs to increase alongside broader government support
Nearly half of all digital initiatives still fail – here’s why
News With most digital initiatives are failing to deliver, CIOs are urged to work more closely with other executives
Execs are happy to let AI make decisions for them, and it’s got IT workers worried
News IT decision makers are more cautious than the C-suite with AI adoption
Brits are positive about data centers – once they know what they actually are
News A survey found people are a lot happier to have a data center nearby if they're told about the economic benefits
ICO issues fresh guidance on AI recruitment tools
News The ICO has issued guidance for recruiters and AI developers after finding that many are mishandling data
Serco, DHL among firms affected by Microlise cyber attack
News The incident affected vehicle tracking for two major customers
Suspect in Snowflake hack arrested in Canada
News Alexander 'Connor' Moucka is believed to be a prominent figure in the hacking group behind breaches at 165 companies
UK government trials chatbots in bid to bolster small business support
News The UK government is running a private beta of a new chatbot designed to help people set up small businesses and find support.
