Thank you for joining! Access your Pro+ Content below. April 2023 MicroScope: The benefits of security certifications Share this item with your network: In this month’s MicroScope ezine, we look at how industry-recognised certifications can strengthen business defences. We also see how ChatGPT offers the channel a chance to level the playing field. Read the […]

Trellix researchers have shared the details of a Royal ransomware attack on one of its customers, revealing insight into the tactics, techniques and procedures (TTPs) employed by one of the world’s most active and dangerous ransomware operations. Royal ransomware was first detected in January of 2022 but the group ramped up its activity from […]

Accenture and Microsoft claim to have jointly completed one of the largest and most complex cloud migrations in the consumer goods space on behalf of Unilever. The 18-month project has seen the consumer goods giant transition into a cloud-only enterprise, with the bulk of its off-premise estate now being run on the Microsoft Azure […]

Executing essential cyber security operations tasks during the threat hunting process is an increasingly challenging proposition to the vast majority of organisations, with 93% of those polled for a Sophos report saying they find basic security operations a chore. In the report, The state of cybersecurity 2023: The business impact of adversaries on defenders, […]

Tackling the climate crisis is one of the greatest challenges of our time. There is a need for a collaborative and inclusive approach to restoring our planet and protecting our future – and it is clear this topic needs to be on every boardroom agenda. Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) performance is now central […]

Thank you for joining! Access your Pro+ Content below. 4 April 2023 Revitalising UK digital government Share this item with your network: In this week’s Computer Weekly, as the UK plummets down the international rankings for digital government, can its £400m identity system revitalise the UK’s digital strategy? We examine the container management platforms from […]

To improve IT energy efficiency and sustainability, IT leaders are often advised to keep hardware in use for as long as possible. This is because a significant proportion of the hardware’s lifetime carbon footprint is consumed prior to onsite deployment. Logically, extending the life of hardware reduces its lifetime carbon footprint, but according to […]

About 80 UK bank branch closures have been announced in the past week, with Lloyds and NatWest banks joining Barclays in shuttering high street operations. All three banks cited the migration of customers to digital channels as the reason for closing their physical presence. A Lloyds Bank spokesperson said: “Our customers are increasingly using […]

A major IT outage at outsourcer Capita that began on Friday 31 March has been confirmed as the result of a cyber attack of a currently undisclosed nature. The incident downed some customer-facing services and, given the nature of Capita’s business – the organisation has billions of pounds of public sector contracts – sparked […]

The UK’s Centre for Information Resilience (CIR) has warned of a mounting Russia-backed disinformation campaign targeting Arabic speakers in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), spreading propaganda and false narratives to win over hearts and minds in its war on Ukraine. The CIR conducted extensive open source research, social media and analysis and […]