Google Cloud’s Mandiant and Barracuda Networks have confirmed that a zero-day vulnerability in Barracuda’s Email Security Gateway (ESG) appliances was heavily exploited by suspected Chinese state hackers – tracked as UNC4841 – in a months-long campaign targeting government bodies, mostly in the US and Canada, although a number of UK victims were observed. The […]
Nats, the UK’s national air traffic control system, experienced a flight planning issue which affected the system’s ability to automatically process flight plans. This meant that flight plans had to be processed manually. Although the technical issue affecting Nats’ flight planning system were identified and remedied within a few hours, the delay caused major […]
Just under 70% of the top-performing chief information security officers (CISOs) dedicate recurring time for professional development on their work calendars compared to just 38% of their bottom-performing counterparts, according to the results of a three-year study of more than 225 CISOs conducted by analysts at Gartner. In a report titled Key behaviours driving CISO […]
As a CIO, your efforts to shore up cybersecurity are critical. Due to the widespread reliance on technology, exponential increase in remote work, complexity of modern networks and proliferation of advanced threats, organizational security is more challenging than it’s ever been. Despite that, the pressure is on to get security right every time. When […]
As enterprises respond to the demands of the new world of work, they are increasingly recognising the role of the internet of things (IoT) in driving innovation and operational efficiency, but choosing the right connectivity technology for their specific use cases is still a daunting task, according to the fourth edition of the Connectivity Technologies […]
To go paperless or speed up confirmation of legal and business agreements, organizations have long relied on digital signatures. The market for digital signatures — a highly secure type of e-signature — is mature. Organizations can deploy these software tools across various use cases, said Viky Manaila, trust services director at Intesi Group and […]
Google has moved to address some of the more pressing needs faced by users of its Workspace service, adding artificial intelligence (AI)-backed features to cover zero-trust, digital sovereignty and threat defence controls as part of a series of enhancements to the platform. Yulie Kwon Kim, vice-president of product management, and Andy Wen, director of […]
The number of girls choosing to take GCSE computing has risen for the second year in a row after a few years of falling numbers. It comes as the number of overall students choosing to take the subject also showed a year-on-year (YoY) rise and has been on the rise for the past three […]
The UK government will be hosting an international artificial intelligence (AI) safety summit at Bletchley Park on 1 and 2 November 2023. The conference will look at the risks of AI and how these can be mitigated through internationally coordinated action. Matt Clifford, co-founder and CEO of investment firm Entrepreneur First, and former senior […]
The alleged teenage ringleader of the Lapsus$ cyber extortion collective, which hacked into the systems of multiple high-profile victim organisations in 2021 and 2022, has been ruled responsible for his hacking spree at Southwark Crown Court. The 18-year old from Oxford, who was first named as Arion Kurtaj earlier is year, is autistic and […]