Zach Marzouk
Zach Marzouk is a former ITPro, CloudPro, and ChannelPro staff writer, covering topics like security, privacy, worker rights, and startups, primarily in the Asia Pacific and the US regions. Zach joined ITPro in 2017 where he was introduced to the world of B2B technology as a junior staff writer, before he returned to Argentina in 2018, working in communications and as a copywriter. In 2021, he made his way back to ITPro as a staff writer during the pandemic, before joining the world of freelance in 2022.
After studying an undergraduate degree in Arabic and Spanish at the University of Leeds, Zach completed a journalism internship at The Argentina Independent in Buenos Aires where he wrote about the country’s history, politics, and technology.
Contact him at zach.marzouk@futurenet.com or find Zach’s thoughts (and more) on Twitter @ZachMarzouk
Latest articles by Zach Marzouk
Best laptops for working from home and digital nomads in 2023
By Zach Marzouk last updated
Best Whether you’re travelling or staying at home, make sure you’re prepared with the one of these devices
Information security vs cyber security vs network security: What are the differences?
By Zach Marzouk, Keumars Afifi-Sabet last updated
In-depth A guide to the essential differences between information, network, and cyber security and the basic tenets of each
Why Frankfurt is clamping down on data center sprawl
By Zach Marzouk published
Case Study Frankfurt’s package of data center regulations could be a model for FLAP-D cities and other territories across the world
Asus Zenbook 14X OLED (UX3404) review: Smart, portable, with a beautiful screen
By Zach Marzouk published
Reviews The Asus Zenbook 14X is a beefed up offering that will be great to work on the go with, as long as you charge it up the night before
Asus Zenbook 14X review gallery
By Zach Marzouk published
Reviews Photos of the Asus Zenbook 14 X
Why Microsoft Teams has only just launched in China
By Zach Marzouk published
News The tech giant has officially launched Teams via its local partner in China, after it was launched globally in 2017
Western Digital suffers cyber attack, shuts down systems
By Zach Marzouk published
News Customers are taking to Twitter to report they’re unable to log into their storage products through Western Digital’s online portal
Novel social engineering attacks soar 135% amid uptake of generative AI
By Zach Marzouk published
News 82% of employees are worried about hackers using generative AI to create scam emails
Lazarus blamed for 3CX attack as byte-to-byte code match discovered
By Zach Marzouk published
News Additional analysis suggested 3CX developer teams ignored "red flags"
3CX CEO confirms supply chain malware attack
By Zach Marzouk published
News The VoIP company has confirmed that its desktop app has been infected with malware and urged customers to uninstall it until the new version is released
Can Google Cloud realistically challenge GitHub Copilot with its Replit partnership?
By Zach Marzouk published
Analysis Replit’s 20 million-strong developer base brings “added leverage and an established community” which could challenge Microsoft’s dominance
Microsoft set to block emails from unsupported Exchange servers
By Zach Marzouk published
News The tech giants described emails coming from these servers as “persistently vulnerable” and is aiming to encourage admins to secure their environments
Latitude Financial's data policies questioned after more than 14 million records stolen
By Zach Marzouk published
News Some of the data is from at least 2005 and includes customers’ name, address, and date of birth
Some GitHub users must take action after RSA SSH host key exposed
By Zach Marzouk published
News One cloud security expert likened the incident to the infamous HeartBleed bug from 2014
North Korean hackers plot Gmail theft attacks via Chrome extension
By Zach Marzouk published
News Targeting expert researchers on the Korean Peninsula, the hacking group is also known for deploying malware that can track victim locations, keystrokes, and phone calls
Microsoft launches collaboration platform Loop, its answer to Notion
By Zach Marzouk published
News Greater collaboration tools are coming to the Microsoft 365 suite, aiming to help teams work together without having to jump between different apps
GitHub launches GPT-4-powered GitHub Copilot X
By Zach Marzouk published
News The open source platform promised a "ChatGPT-like experience" for developers with an AI chat interface embedded within their IDEs
UK's EfficiencyIT launches prefabricated data centre offering
By Zach Marzouk published
News The company has previously built modular data centres for government and defence customers in 12-16 weeks
Greek intelligence allegedly uses Predator spyware on Facebook staffer
By Zach Marzouk published
News The employee’s device was infected through a link pretending to confirm a vaccination appointment
Latitude hack leaves customers unable to protect their accounts
By Zach Marzouk published
News The cyber attack has affected around 330,000 customers, although the company has said this is likely to increase
Bitwarden to release fix for four-year-old vulnerability
By Zach Marzouk published
News The password manager knew about the issue since 2018, exploits for which were highlighted in a Flashpoint report earlier in March
Why has the UK government banned TikTok?
By Zach Marzouk published
News The app has been banned by various governments around the world
Equinix is growing data centre-powered fruit and veg
By Zach Marzouk published
News The data centre company has installed a rooftop farm at one of its sites to make use of excess heat
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