What is Opex (operational expenditure)? Opex (operational expenditure) is the money a company or organization spends on an ongoing, day-to-day basis to run its business. These expenses can be one-time or recurring. Depending on the industry, these expenses can range from the ink used to print documents to the wages employees are paid. Businesses might […]
At the end of 2021, research from network improvement systems provider OpenVault found the percentage of subscribers pushing against the upper limits of their broadband networks’ speed tiers had increased dramatically over the past 18 months, putting massive strain on strain on hybrid infrastructures, and now the company has seen data consumption in such […]
Social media platform Reddit has moved to reassure its users that their data is secure, after a cyber attack on its systems that saw an unspecified threat actor gain unauthorised access to a limited number of internal documents, code and some internal business systems. The data breach first came to light on Sunday 5 […]
What is a CD-ROM? A CD-ROM (Compact Disc Read-Only Memory) is a type of compact disc that can only be read, not written to. It is a digital storage medium that can hold large amounts of data, including text, images and audio. The data on a CD-ROM is encoded in a spiral track that begins […]
A new Border Force unit set up to curb English Channel crossings will deploy a range of “new technologies” alongside 730 additional staff to bolster its existing surveillance capabilities, as the Home Office takes back Channel policing duties from the military. The Home Office, which Border Force is a part of, said the introduction […]
The UK government has sanctioned seven Russian cyber criminals associated with the Conti and Ryuk ransomware operations, freezing their assets and imposing travel bans, in a coordinated action with the US authorities. The seven men, named today as Vitaliy Kovalev, Valery Sedletski, Valentin Karyagin, Maksim Mikhailov, Dmitry Pleshevskiy, Mikhail Iskritskiy and Ivan Vakhromeyev, were […]
Frankfurt-based financial exchange firm Deutsche Bӧrse is expanding its long-standing technology tie-up with Google Cloud by signing a 10-year strategic partnership with the search giant. Deutsche Bӧrse is responsible for providing a marketplace for trading shares and securities, while giving enterprises and investors access to global capital markets. The company has been working with […]
Over a third (35%) of people who are struggling financially during the current cost-of-living crisis would change their bank account provider if it meant they could access tailored financial support. That is one of the findings of research by open banking technology supplier Tink, which also found that 46% of Brits are already “only […]
What is a digital footprint? A digital footprint — sometimes called a digital shadow — is the body of data that an individual creates through their actions online. Almost every online activity leaves some form of digital trace. A digital footprint is relatively permanent, and once the data is public — or even semipublic, as […]
An organisation that provides a code of practice for banks has called on signatory banks to introduce transaction monitoring technology that can identify authorised push payment (APP) fraud. The Lending Standards Board (LSB) provides independent oversight of banks that voluntarily sign up to its Contingent Reimbursement Model Code. As part of the code, the […]