Companies are finding themselves increasingly reliant on a growing number of cloud-based services, as business tools transform into online platforms, such as infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) and software-as-a-service (SaaS). Consequently, business data is often leaving the network boundaries and being transferred to an external third-party platform, beyond the remit of internal access management systems. Data in […]

New data protection regulations that will supposedly contribute £4.7bn to the UK economy between now and 2033 by giving organisations “greater flexibility” to protect personal data have had their second reading in the House of Commons, in the face of continuing industry calls not to diverge from the European Union (EU) General Data Protection […]

Almost 40% of women in tech careers in EMEA are considering switching roles over the next year, according to Skillsoft. And more than a third of those who are considering switching roles are doing so because they are seeking more equitable career opportunities. “Despite the efforts of organisations to make diversity, equity and inclusion […]

What is Microsoft Azure Key Vault? Microsoft Azure Key Vault is a cloud-based security service offered by Microsoft as part of its Azure platform. It provides a secure and centralized storage solution for cryptographic keys and secrets, such as passwords, certificates and keys used for encryption. Azure Key Vault allows organizations to securely store and […]

An undisclosed number of users of multinational payment giant NCR’s Aloha point of sale platform for hospitality businesses are experiencing an ongoing outage to their service, following a BlackCat ransomware attack last week. The outage is impacting multiple elements of the Aloha platform in North America, and a limited number of services in both […]

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has defended its rationale for deleting names from its official online list of known tax avoidance schemes after 12 months after contracting market stakeholders described the strategy as “ridiculous”.  The tax collection agency manages an online list of named tax avoidance schemes, which also includes details of the parties […]

The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) and Ireland’s An Garda Síochána are probing a series of data breaches at several charities working with vulnerable individuals, including victims child sexual abuse, after their data was compromised in a cyber attack on an IT supplier. The supplier, Derry-Londonderry-based Evide, is a data management services firm […]

In 2022, IDC predicted the amount of data created on an annual basis would grow at a compound annual growth rate of over 21% to reach more than 221,000 exabytes by 2026. Keeping in mind that one exabyte is equal to one billion gigabytes, one cannot help but notice that’s a lot of data. […]

BAE Systems has signed a strategic agreement with Microsoft and is drawing on the software giant’s public cloud platform Azure to provide new capabilities to various different entities within the defence sector. The defence contractor said the contract with Microsoft is ultimately designed to speed up the time it takes to develop, deploy and […]

Spending on IT and business process outsourcing (BPO) services dropped sharply in the first quarter of this year as spending on cloud services slowed. According to the latest figures, ISG revealed that $24bn was spent on IT and BPO globally, an 8% decrease from the same period last year. ISG records all deals struck […]