The government has accepted in full the recommendations of a report by its outgoing chief scientific adviser, Patrick Vallance, into the regulation of emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), but also drones and space technologies. Pre-eminent among those is to set up what he and his team – he took input from Priya […]
The UK government has banned the use of the Gen Z-beloved, China-owned social media application TikTok on government-owned devices with immediate effect, following in the footsteps of its United States and European Commission counterparts. The ban follows a review of TikTok conducted by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), and was widely anticipated to […]
Rubrik, a supplier of cloud data management and security services, has disclosed a data breach, possibly attributable to the Clop (aka Cl0p) ransomware operation, arising through a previously reported zero-day in a third-party supplier’s managed file transfer (MFT) software. The issue, found in Fortra’s GoAnywhere MFT product, was first communicated to Rubrik in February […]
What is USB 3.0 (SuperSpeed USB)? USB 3.0 is a Universal Serial Bus (USB) data transfer standard commonly used for computer peripherals. Mostly found on USB-A or USB-C type connectors, USB 3.0 has undergone several revisions and supports speeds between 5 and 20 Gbps. USB 3.0 is also known as SuperSpeed USB. The most common […]
A serious elevation of privilege (EoP) vulnerability in Microsoft Outlook, which was disclosed and patched earlier this week in Microsoft’s latest Patch Tuesday update, has likely been exploited by Russian state-backed threat actors against Ukrainian targets for at least 12 months. John Hultquist, head of Google Mandiant Intelligence Analysis, said that following its public […]
The green tech revolution risks passing developing countries by without urgent intervention by the developed world, a report by the United Nations Conference for Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has warned. In its flagship Technology and innovation report 2023, UNCTAD said the economic inequalities that exist between developing and developed countries look set to worsen […]
The January 2023 ransomware attack on Royal Mail has further exposed the parlous state of the company’s infrastructure, all while it battles for survival in an ultra-competitive marketplace. Ever since the loss of its 350-year monopoly in 2006, the once imperious courier has been beset by strife, with reported losses of £1m a day […]
There is no doubt that every business is a digital business today. Technology is the new normal and the next normal for companies of all sizes, offering them the chance to improve their resilience, efficiency, and customer experience. Yet today, it is clear that digital transformation cannot come at a cost to the environment. […]
Jeremy Hunt, Chancellor of the Exchequer, announced in his 2023 Spring Budget that money spent on IT equipment, plant or machinery can be deducted from taxable profits for the next three years. He also announced measures to foster the UK’s artificial intelligence (AI) industry, which he claimed houses one-third of all European AI firms. […]
During the first 10 months of Ukraine’s war with Russia and the massive disruption it brought, the country’s IT industry continued to grow. According to a report from the IT Ukraine Association, the value of IT exports in the time from Russia’s invasion in February last year to the end of December was $6bn, […]