Amazon Web Services (AWS) has signed a cloud skills-focused three-year memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the UK government’s Ministry of Defence (MoD). The arrangement will see AWS provide three years’ support to the MoD’s Digital Skills for Defence programme, which is geared to provide “critical” digital skills to people working in the defence sector. […]

The cyber security sector is awash with analysis, reports and studies exploring cyber threats and future predictions. But whether the findings are published by industry leaders or academia, they all agree on one key thing – the prevalence and severity of cyber attacks has increased exponentially. This is a worrying trend that shows no […]

Two security researchers have raised the alarm over both the personal dangers of participating in viral TikTok challenges, and of being drawn in by promises that seem too good to be true, after uncovering evidence of a malware operation targeting platform users with the promise of viewing nude videos. The Invisible Challenge requires participants […]

The UK government has proposed replacing the Online Safety Bill’s controversial “legal but harmful” provision with new duties to increase the accountability of the tech giants. Under the Bill’s previous duty of care, tech platforms that host user-generated content or allow people to communicate would have been legally obliged to proactively identify, remove and […]

Every employee needs to be aware of cyber security risks and the basic actions they may need to take, such as correctly reporting suspected phishing attacks. Others, including IT staff, need more in-depth training. There is also a legislative requirement for cyber security training. The Data Protection Act 2018 states in chapter 4, section […]

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With almost two decades of experience working at NatWest Group, David Charnley, head of transformation and strategy at the financial services giant, knows better than most what it takes to tweak systems and services to create great new experiences for customers. Charnley joined the bank in 2005 after starting his career with consulting giant […]

Molly Russell was just 14 when she killed herself in 2017. It was ruled that Molly had died from “an act of self-harm while suffering from depression and the negative effects of online content”. The inquest into Molly’s death has rightly sparked a huge push for tougher social media regulation. But to effectively protect […]

Cloud NAS and global file system provider Panzura is back, and it has teamed up with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to provide immutable backups. In case of ransomware attack, this allows the replacement of targeted data by duplicates held intact in AWS. AWS is pleased to have found a way to secure critical operations. […]

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is following in the footsteps of its public cloud rivals, Google and Microsoft, by committing to becoming a water-positive entity by 2030. This means AWS is committing to ensuring its direct operations return more water to the surrounding environment and communities than they consume, with the cloud giant claiming it […]