The UK’s newly created National Cyber Advisory Board has held its first meeting in London, bringing together expertise from across the country to set out an agenda to protect and promote the UK’s interests in the digital world, and counter cyber threats. Chaired by chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Oliver Dowden, who replaced […]

Microsoft has released fixes for six actively exploited zero-day vulnerabilities in its November Patch Tuesday drop, one of them publicly disclosed and three of them carrying critical Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) ratings. These zero-days are among a total of 69 different vulnerabilities – 11 critical – that were patched in a slightly lighter […]

By Published: 09 Nov 2022 Ransomware is one of those issues that can keep senior staff awake at night, particularly those responsible for keeping a company and its data information safe. They have probably done a good job, but nevertheless stories about major breaches at large institutions can cause a sense of unease. Typical […]

What is a trackball? A trackball is a computer cursor control device used in many laptop computer keyboards and older versions of computer mice. The device comprises a ball held by a socket containing sensors to detect a rotation of the ball about two axes — like an upside-down mouse with a ball in it. […]

VMware CEO Raghu Raghuram claims enterprises are abandoning their “cloud-first” digital transformation strategies after running into a series of progress-blocking technology challenges that are making it impossible for them to move their IT off-premise as quickly as they envisioned. Raghuram used the opening keynote of the virtualisation giant’s VMware Explore Europe partner and user […]

Two of the most prominent global names in consumer cyber security and antivirus protection, NortonLifeLock and Avast – which came together in an $8bn deal in 2021 – have revealed their new corporate identity following the completion of their merger in September 2022. The newly formed Gen Digital, Gen for short, unites multiple consumer […]

Renault Group has named Google as its preferred cloud partner, as part of an announcement about the pair’s plans to extend the reach of the multi-year cloud deal they signed in 2020. As reported by Computer Weekly at the time, Renault turned to Google Cloud to help it bolster the efficiency and future development […]

Thank you for joining! Access your Pro+ Content below. 8 November 2022 How the US-China chip war will affect IT leaders Share this item with your network: In this week’s Computer Weekly, as the US ramps up semiconductor sanctions on China, we examine the ramifications across the tech sector. Cyber criminals are turning to new […]

The idea of IT as a force multiplier is a concept that analyst Gartner believes CIOs should put into practice to help their organisations deliver digital initiatives to navigate the economic downturn. A force multiplier is the term Gartner has applied to the situation where the deployment of new technology delivers a multitude of […]

In the past decade, ransomware has gone from being a relatively obscure crime to a multi-billion dollar industry, with the largest enterprises and even governments in its sights. Organised cyber crime groups demand ransoms of six and seven figures or more from their victims. Using a combination of network infiltration, malware and cryptography, ransomware […]