Latest articles by Sabina Weston
Two in three IT employers struggle to recruit staff with adequate digital skills
News Three quarters (77%) of surveyed senior UK IT decision-makers claimed that they are currently facing a digital skills gap in their organisation
LAPSUS$ breached T-Mobile systems, stole source code
News T-Mobile has denied that the hackers obtained customer or government information
SpaceX's Starlink signs first in-flight Wi-Fi deal
News Starlink's services will be used on up to 100 planes chartered by JSX
Palantir's poaching of former NHSX AI chief branded “scandalous”
News The controversial tech company is currently competing for a £240 million NHS federated data platform (FDP) contract
Five Eyes nations warn against impending Russian cyber attacks
News Eight hacking groups have reportedly pledged allegiance to the Russian government, according to latest findings from the US, Australian, Canadian, New Zealand, and UK cyber authorities
EE reaches new aggregated 5G speed milestone
News The 2.2Gbps data speeds were achieved using Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X65 5G Modem-RF System
Exclusive: Former Shiseido staff say company was aware of data breach weeks before official notice
News Fake companies were created using the stolen identities of hundreds of Shiseido employees, former staff claim
Virgin Media O2 to fund employee gender transition
News The telecom has announced its first diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) strategy since the Virgin Media and O2 officially merged in 2021
Blockchain expert imprisoned for five years for aiding North Korea
News Virgil Griffith provided instructions on how North Korea could use blockchain technology such as smart contracts to negotiate nuclear weapons with the US
Shiseido reportedly suffers data breach
News The Japanese cosmetics company has been accused of failing to notify affected staff of the leak
Businesses in these 12 areas can now access Vodafone's 5G network
News Vodafone’s 5G rollout has intensified as businesses are asked to migrate their services to 4G and 5G ahead of the 3G shutdown scheduled for 2023
Nokia exits Russian market
News Nokia and Ericsson’s exit leaves Huawei as the only major foreign telecom on the Russian market
Thoma Bravo acquires SailPoint for $6.9 billion
News Following the acquisition, SailPoint will no longer be listed on any public market
Ericsson’s Russia exit will stifle 5G rollout
News The move is expected to be a "huge blow" for the Swedish telecom
Microsoft uses sinkhole to thwart Russian state-backed Fancy Bear attacks
News Also known as APT28 or Strontium, Fancy Bear is one of the most active APT groups in the world
Why the ECJ's metadata ruling endangers the safety of women
Opinion Until we live in a society in which women are safe, we might need to compromise on mass data collection
Yorkshire businesses first to trial cost-cutting water pipe broadband
News If found to be safe, the technology could be deployed in water networks around the country from 2024
No 10 urges gov and businesses to “act as one” against Russian cyber attacks
News No 10 Chief of Staff, Steve Barclay warned of a “heightened risk of hostile cyber activity” coming from Russian hackers
Intel suspends operations in Russia
News The move comes 34 days after Intel joined AMD in halting chip sales to Russia
UK to introduce stablecoins
News Announcement comes three months after report from the House of Lords found no “convincing case” for the UK to introduce a CBDC
UK falls 25 places in global broadband costs ranking as prices surge by £3.73/month
News Italy, Germany, and France took the Western European podium this year
Businesses shouldn’t invest in anti-bias training, says LSE professor
News Businesses are said to have put too much focus on training that fails to lead to meaningful change
Report: Brexit and COVID to blame for lack of diversity in tech
News One in two surveyed respondents cited the two events as key factors in the failure to improve diversity in leadership roles
