CrowdStrike: Buggy Validator Started Massive Outage
A major disruption to Windows PCs in the U.S., U.K., Australia, South Africa and other countries was caused by an error in a CrowdStrike Falcon Sensor update, the cloud security…
How UK SMBs Can Prepare for the 5G Rollout
With many UK businesses prioritising digitisation, a strong network connection is becoming a key driver of the nation’s economy. This is why the UK government has invested £40 million in…
Ransomware Cheat Sheet: Everything You Need To Know In 2024
Ransomware is arguably the most high-profile security threat of the moment. Cybercriminals across the world are demanding money from victims by holding their devices and data hostage. This type of…
UK Trails Behind Europe in Technical Skills Proficiency, Coursera Report Finds
The U.K. is the 25th most technically proficient country in Europe, a new report by online course provider Coursera has found. It sits well behind other digital leaders in the…
Top 5 Cloud Trends U.K. Businesses Should Watch in 2024
As business data demands increase, cloud providers and their customers find themselves having to consider the implications of increasing storage costs, security risks and environmental footprint. Such impacts are of…
Delaying AI’s Rollout in the U.K. by Five Years Could Cost the Economy £150+ Billion, Microsoft Report Finds
Adding five years onto the time it takes to roll out AI in the U.K. could reduce its economic impact in 2035 by more than £150 billion, a Microsoft report…
U.K., U.S. and Canadian Cyber Authorities Warn of Pro-Russia Hacktivist Attacks on Operational Technology Systems
The U.K.’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and other international cyber authorities, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), have warned about pro-Russia hacktivist attacks targeting providers of operational technology.…
EU’s AI Act: Europe’s New Rules for Artificial Intelligence
On March 13, the European Union Parliament voted the Artificial Intelligence Act into law, setting strict rules on the use of AI for facial recognition, creating safeguards for general-purpose AI…
UK’s NCSC Issues Warning as SVR Hackers Target Cloud Services
Russian state hackers are adapting their techniques to target organizations moving to the cloud, an advisory from the UK National Cyber Security Centre and international security agencies has warned. The…
New Vulnerabilities in ConnectWise ScreenConnect Massively Exploited by Attackers
Two new vulnerabilities impact ConnectWise ScreenConnect, remote desktop and access software used for support: CVE-2024-1709 and CVE-2024-1708, with the former being particularly dangerous for organizations. The CVE-2024-1709 vulnerability, which affects…