News Archive | August 2019

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August 30th
- Happy Birthday PC Pro!
- iland enhances channel programme with updated tools and new data centre
- Enterprise PC growth indicates that it’s not all over for the humble desktop
- Mozilla’s CEO Chris Beard is stepping down as search for a successor starts
- Hacking group FIN6 changes tactics and aims at e-commerce websites
- Ma and Musk trade clashing view in AI threat
- Microsoft plots major Windows 10 UI refresh for 2-in-1s
August 29th
- Atos strikes distribution deal with Ingram Micro for Unify portfolio
- Startups should build not sell, says ex-Google exec
- Digital ecosystems could lead to elimination of classical value chains in business
- Huawei plans Mate 30 smartphone launch despite Google ban
- Vodafone and IBM help National Express get on the digital transformation bus
- Apple axes 300 ‘Siri eavesdropping’ contractors in Ireland
August 28th
- VMworld 2019 sees wide range of partner announcements
- Pat Gelsinger: “Bitcoin today is not OK”
- Snom brings Lee Fletcher onboard as new UK channel manager
- BBC set to launch “Beeb” AI voice assistant
- Ex-Waymo engineer charged with stealing documents
- Government pens Autumn date for Huawei 5G decision
- WannaCry-style cyber attack could trigger full NATO response, says Secretary General
- Google to shut down Hire service from 2020
- Dutch data regulator warns Windows 10 still breaches user privacy
- Microsoft and Oracle bring multicloud alliance to the UK
- US court orders alleged Bitcoin inventor to split his bitcoin hoard
August 27th
- VMware boosts networking portfolio with new updates
- "Concerning" number of businesses still reliant on Windows 7, XP
- NatWest, RBS, Ulster Bank hit by website outage
- Oracle to appeal "unlawful" decision on JEDI contract lawsuit
- Google and Dell team up on enterprise Chromebooks
- Government pours £30m into boosting rural 5G
- VMware shakes up executive lineup with new CTO
- Microsoft offers select Windows 7 users an extra year of support
- Fintech sector warns of UK leadership complacency
- VMware doubles down on Kubernetes and hybrid cloud
August 26th
- VMware deal is a boon for partners, says Carbon Black CEO
August 23rd
- HP's Dion Weisler steps down as CEO
- Google web initiative aims to walk the line between privacy and advertising
- Kaspersky extends Office 365 protections to OneDrive
- Android drops the sugar in new naming scheme
- NCSC warns organisations to ditch Python 2 before it hits end of life
August 22nd
- 01T adds white-label service for UK MSPs
- Tech giants assemble to tackle cloud and data security
- Hacked Texas government agencies face $2.5 million ransom
- 5G-less O2 swipes at Vodafone's 'fake' 5G
- Box Shield brings security controls to lockdown cloud collaboration
August 21st
- Druva launches intelligent storage tiering for AWS
- Intel announces new 10th-gen ‘Comet Lake’ processors
- NHS now ranks as one of the UK's biggest IT recruiters
- Resolve bolsters automation platform with FixStream acquisition
- Foreign investment in UK tech reaches record levels
- Mozilla, Google move to block Kazakhstan's attempts to spy on its citizens
- Microsoft launches bug bounty programme for Chromium-based Edge
August 20th
- Microsoft acquires Java specialist jClarity to boost Azure workloads
- Japanese-Korean tensions could cause global memory and storage drought
- Qualitest underlines expansion with opening of London HQ
- Adult site Luscious data breach affects more than a million users
- Three UK defends allegations it 'misled' the public with its 5G advertising
- Norwich man faces 20-month prison sentence for selling personal data
August 19th
- Manchester City urged to drop facial recognition idea
- McAfee sues Dixons Carphone over breached sales deal
- Three launches UK's first fully unlimited 5G network
August 16th
- Facebook failed to warn users of 2018 data breach, lawsuit claims
- Virtual Instruments expands cloud portfolio with Metricly acquisition
- Terrible tech conference Wi-Fi could soon be a thing of the past
- KNOB attack lets hackers insert themselves into your Bluetooth calls
- Manchester police forced to release suspects after botched IT upgrade
- Google: 1.5% of all login attempts use compromised passwords
August 15th
- Immersive Labs offers cyber security course to disappointed A-level students
- Google staff demand it shuns US immigration contract
- Data centre M&As surge as companies turn to cloud providers
- UK government issues big funding boost to search for diverse talent
- Huawei employees allegedly aid cyber espionage in Africa
- VMware in talks to acquire Pivotal
- Sadiq Khan concerned over facial recognition at King's Cross
August 14th
- Slack hands more power to large company admins
- Vaioni secures multi-million-pound investment to fuel growth
- Amazon claims AWS Rekognition can now detect fear
- FCA agrees to phased rollout of Strong Customer Authentication rules
- Co-op embarks on major digital transformation project with SAP
- Massive biometric data breach found in system used by banks and Met police
- British Airways check-in vulnerability exposes passenger information
- Microsoft patches abundance of "critical" and "wormable" Windows vulnerabilities
August 13th
- SnapLogic doubles channel partners in six months
- Exertis extends Optoma range for resellers
- Take your documents digital with these PDF editors
- UK government offers £2m fund for autonomous car security
- Def Con developer sells $200 Mac-hacking iPhone cables
August 12th
- Gadgets can be hacked to produce 'dangerous noises'
- NatWest trials voice banking in the UK
- Massive fines headed for tech giants that host harmful online content
- Researchers show how easy it is to inject a DSLR camera with ransomware
- UK's tech sector hit by wider economic downturn
- Samsung's European device market share surges to 40%
August 9th
- Microsoft slammed over changes to cloud licensing
- Intel reveals new branding strategy for next-gen laptops
- Researcher exploits GDPR rules to uncover partner's data
- Firms urged to scan networks for major BIG-IP load balancer flaw
- Decade-old vulnerability found in globally popular office phone
- Security researchers now eligible for bug-hunting iPhones
- Vodafone 5G network review: Patchy coverage douses potential
August 8th
- Samsung launches slew of products at Galaxy Unpacked
- Children's tablet leaks location and enables unsolicited messages from strangers
- 4C partners with FinancialForce for EMEA implementation
- Hackers may start 'Warshipping' businesses to steal data
- Salesforce buys field services firm ClickSoftware for $1.35bn
- Broadcom reportedly set to acquire Symantec's enterprise business
- NHSX's £250m AI Lab to develop 'practical' frontline treatments
- Microsoft contractors listen to Skype Translator recordings
August 7th
- Twitter owns up to third-party data breaches
- VoIP background data-gathering to be restricted in iOS 13
- Fujistu calls on RingCentral to help broaden its UCaaS portfolio
- Slack unveils new admin security controls
- SWAPGS Attack is the latest Windows exploit to worry about
- Japanese regulator probes Apple for ‘coercing’ parts makers
- Three major vulnerabilities found in Cisco SMB switches
- Sharp Business Systems UK snaps up Complete I.T.
- British Airways flights disrupted by major IT outage
August 6th
- Salesforce appoints new UK leader to cement focus on local growth
- Lenovo and Intel to accelerate HPC and AI
- Businesses urged to patch against 'highly severe' Nvidia flaws
- Microsoft launches dedicated host service alongside licensing changes
- UK coastguards to use drones for sea rescues
- Microsoft observes Russian hackers actively attacking businesses through IoT devices
- HPE snaps up struggling data platform MapR
- Apple macOS Catalina will be incompatible with more than 200 apps
- Global regulators call for Facebook to reveal Libra's data protection policies
August 5th
- Auth0 aims to double UK staffing amid record EMEA growth
- The majority of Chrome extension installs are split across these 13 apps
- GitHub faces lawsuit for role in Capital One leak
- Hack on ecommerce site StockX hits 6.8 million customers
August 2nd
- Office 365 ban in German schools 'temporarily' lifted
- Ingram Micro expands AWS partnership to UK and Ireland
- JEDI contract put on hold after intense industry lobbying
- BT claims PM's 2025 full fibre pledge will cost £30bn
- JEDI contract put on hold after intense lobbying
- "Outdated" AI patent authorship law must be changed, say academics
- UK gov launches second audit of cyber security labour market
August 1st
- IBM goes cloud-native with Red Hat OpenShift
- Vodafone, Ford potentially targeted by Capital One hacker
- Equifax data breach victims will get "nowhere near" $125 promised
- G Suite now offers enhanced security for high-risk users
- Cisco pays out $8.6m in damages over faulty government software