Latest LockBit ransomware versions have wormable capabilities

The LockBit ransomware cartel behind the recent Advanced Software – NHS attack continues to evolve and upgrade its locker malware, incorporating new wormable functionality that allows it to self-spread, making it easier to use, and obfuscation capabilities that enable it to mimic the activity of legitimate penetration testers. Operatives at Sophos’s Managed Detection and […]

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NIS regulations to be extended to cover MSPs

The government is to press ahead with a series of reforms and updates to the Network Information Systems (NIS) regulations of 2018, which it claims will strengthen them to better protect the UK’s critical national services from cyber attack by bringing providers of outsourced IT and managed service providers (MSPs) into scope. The NIS […]

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From capex to opex: Storage procurement options bloom

We are in an age of unprecedented flexibility in storage procurement. The cloud has been a huge driver, making the concept of pay-as-you-go a norm of far-reaching influence. The fundamental pull of pay-as-you-go is flexibility in use, deployment, upgrades, scalability, speed of development and roll-out, and with the promise of better cost efficiency. Storage has […]

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Parity AI talks about auditing recruitment algorithms for bias

Independent algorithmic auditing firm Parity AI has partnered with talent acquisition and management platform Beamery to conduct ongoing scrutiny of bias in its artificial intelligence (AI) hiring tools. Beamery, which uses AI to help businesses identify, recruit, develop, retain and redeploy talent, approached Parity to conduct a third-party audit of its systems, which was […]

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Think technology, process, human risk to manage ransomware

Effective ransomware handling is not simple – it must span every area of the business and requires a multi-layered approach. To achieve this, CISOs need to focus on providing all employees and the organisation with the necessary “tools” to recognise and react appropriately to an attack and prevent it from succeeding. These can be […]

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