Apple has deployed a patch under its new Rapid Security Response (RSR) update programme for the second time, addressing a potentially dangerous zero-day in iOS for iPhone, iPadOS for iPad, macOS Ventura for Mac, and Safari for macOS Big Sur and Monterey. However, in the intervening hours, users who have downloaded and applied the […]

Generative artificial intelligence (AI) recently burst onto the scene, producing text, images, sound, and video content that closely resemble human-made content. After being trained on publicly available data, ChatGPT, DALL-E, Bard and other AI models were unleashed to an eager public. The rate of adoption of this technology far surpasses the speed with which […]

The Post Office’s approach to prosecutions of subpostmasters suspected of theft and fraud contravened the established rules of justice, and “it defies common sense” to believe this behaviour was only limited to prosecutions based on the Horizon computer system, peer James Arbuthnot has said. Arbuthnot, a Conservative peer and campaigner for justice for subpostmasters, […]

The Met Office has made available a climate data portal aimed at helping organisations better understand and respond to climate change. It is part of a long-standing partnership between the Met Office and Esri UK, whose geospatial technology stands behind the portal. The organisations say it will make it easier for businesses and government agencies […]

There is a growing appetite among senior datacentre professionals to find ways to reuse the waste heat generated by their facilities, as the sector as a whole looks to decrease the environmental footprint of its activities. That’s according to the Waste heat: The data centres’ warm embrace report. Commissioned by consultancy firm BCS, the […]

The Post Office Horizon scandal inquiry findings could put pressure on the government to change the controversial rule on the use of computer evidence in court which contributed to wrongful convictions and punishment, destroying the lives of hundreds of subpostmasters. Last week, the controversial part of the Police and Criminal Evidence (PACE) act was […]

Microsoft and Amazon Web Services (AWS) are calling on communications regulator Ofcom to hold off on getting the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to probe the UK cloud infrastructure services market for proof of anti-competitive behaviour, it has emerged. Ofcom has published in full the responses it has received to the interim report it […]

The House of Lords has put out a call for evidence as it begins an inquiry into the seismic changes brought about by generative AI (artificial intelligence) and large language models. The speed of development and lack of understanding about these models’ capabilities has led some experts to warn of a credible and growing […]

What is a network intrusion protection system (NIPS)? A network intrusion protection system (NIPS) is an umbrella term for a combination of hardware and software systems that protect computer networks from unauthorized access and malicious activity. A NIPS helps organizations detect and respond to potential threats in real time, maintaining the integrity and confidentiality of […]

The latest report from the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has revealed that last year, 7.1 million suspicious emails were reported to its Suspicious Email Reporting Service (SERS). This equates to a suspicious email being reported every five seconds in 2022, and 22,000 per day, said the NCSC. GCHQ’s centre for cyber security added that […]