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09 Jun 2025
Orange, Eutelsat expand LEO satellite partnership
By Joe O’HalloranMulti-year agreement enhances access to the benefits of low Earth orbit satellite communications to telco’s enterprise and government customers, and supports mobile backhaul to meet global demand
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06 Jun 2025
FTC sends message with Synopsys, Ansys divestiture order
By Makenzie HollandTo prevent the creation of a monopoly in software tools used to design semiconductors, the FTC wants two companies to divest assets before merging.
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06 Jun 2025
IBM launches Watsonx AI Labs, acquires Seek AI
By Shane SniderThe company said its new startup incubator will give AI developers access to tools and expertise to build enterprise AI applications.
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06 Jun 2025
News brief: CISA and partners face budget overhauls, cuts
By Sharon SheaCheck out the latest security news from the Informa TechTarget team.
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06 Jun 2025
Channel catch-up: News in brief
By Simon QuickeDevelopments this week at Infinigate Group, Assured Data protection, Diliko, N-able, Coro and Quantum Dice
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06 Jun 2025
InfoSec distribution panel: The value of expertise
By Simon QuickeAt security industry show InfoSec, executives from a number of distributors shared their views on the benefits they offer to partners and vendors
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06 Jun 2025
UK ICO publishes AI and biometrics strategy
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonThe UK data regulator has outlined how it will approach the regulation of artificial intelligence and biometric technologies, which will focus in particular on automated decision-making systems and police facial recognition
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06 Jun 2025
CISOs must translate cyber threats into business risk
By Stephen WithersTo manage risk effectively and secure board-level buy-in, CISOs must stop talking about technology and start speaking the language of business, according to a senior Check Point executive
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05 Jun 2025
UK backdoor order to Apple raises bipartisan concerns
By Makenzie HollandU.S. officials fear that gaps in existing law may enable countries to target U.S. companies with data access requests that harm user privacy and security.
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05 Jun 2025
HMRC phishing breach wholly avoidable, but hard to stop
By Alex ScroxtonA breach at HMRC saw innocent taxpayers tricked into letting scammers impersonate them through simple phishing attacks leading to account takeover. Such attacks are avoidable, but hard to stop
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05 Jun 2025
CyberSentriq and Netgear both courting MSPs
By Simon QuickeArrival of fresh brand in the security market and an acquisition move by networking player should provide managed service providers with options
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05 Jun 2025
UK’s error-prone eVisa system is ‘anxiety-inducing’
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonPeople experiencing technical errors with the Home Office’s electronic visa system explain the psychological toll of not being able to reliably prove their immigration status in the face of a hostile and unresponsive bureaucracy
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05 Jun 2025
How GitLab is tapping AI in DevSecOps
By Aaron TanGitLab CISO Josh Lemos explains how the company is weaving AI, through its Duo tool, into the entire software development lifecycle to enhance efficiency and automate incident response
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04 Jun 2025
Put ROCs before SOCs, Qualys tells public sector
By Alex ScroxtonPutting risk operations before security operations may help government agencies and other public sector bodies better manage the myriad threats they face, and make better decisions for the security of all
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04 Jun 2025
NCSC sets out how to build cyber safe cultures
By Alex ScroxtonThe UK’s National Cyber Security Centre has published guidance for security teams and leaders on how to foster accessible and appropriate cyber security cultures in their organisations
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04 Jun 2025
Investigatory powers: Guidelines for police and spies could also help businesses with AI
By Bill GoodwinComputer Weekly talks to Muffy Calder, technology advisor to the UK’s investigatory powers commissioner, about privacy, intrusion and artificial intelligence
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04 Jun 2025
Microsoft outlines three-pronged European cyber strategy
By Alex ScroxtonMicrosoft chair Brad Smith outlines an expansive cyber programme targeting governments across Europe with enhanced threat intelligence and support
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04 Jun 2025
European Commission should rescind UK data adequacy
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonCivil society organisations have urged the European Commissioner to not renew the UK’s data adequacy, given the country’s growing divergence from European data protection standards
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04 Jun 2025
Infosecurity 2025: SMEs feel on their own in the face of cyber attacks
By Brian McKennaProject findings to be presented at Infosecurity Europe 2025 highlight vulnerability of SMEs to cyber attack
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03 Jun 2025
HashiCorp Terraform leads IBM, Red Hat integration roadmap
By Beth PariseauHashiCorp and IBM have begun to knit together products such as Terraform and Ansible and divulged some roadmap details, but a few potential product overlaps are still unresolved.
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03 Jun 2025
SailPoint charts course for AI-driven identity security
By Aaron TanSailPoint is driving the use of agentic AI in identity security with its Harbor Pilot offering while preparing to help enterprises govern and secure AI agents
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02 Jun 2025
US cyber agency CISA faces stiff budget cuts
By Alex ScroxtonCISA is one of several US agencies facing drastic budget cuts under the Trump administration
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02 Jun 2025
Cyber and digital get over £1bn to enhance UK’s national security
By Alex ScroxtonThe government has set out plans to spend over a billion pounds on digital and cyber warfare capabilities to enhance the UK’s ability to defend itself and fight offensive wars
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02 Jun 2025
Launch of e92spark extends distie’s options
By Simon QuickeDistributor establishes fresh division to enable the business to capture emerging vendors bringing innovative technology to market
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02 Jun 2025
Infosecurity 2025: NCA cyber intelligence head spells out trends
By Brian McKennaWill Lyne, head of cyber intelligence at the National Crime Agency, sketches out cyber criminal trends as ransomware and other attack varieties become democratised beyond Russophone, skilled software developers
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30 May 2025
News brief: Week's top breaches stem from third-party attacks
By Sharon SheaCheck out the latest security news from the Informa TechTarget team.
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30 May 2025
Software supply chain security tools take on toil for users
By Beth PariseauRecent updates from software supply chain security vendors simply take over vulnerability management on behalf of IT orgs, rather than provide facilitating tools.
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30 May 2025
Dutch businesses lag behind in cyber resilience as threats escalate
By Kim LoohuisWhile non-IT business professionals in the middle of their careers face the most disruption from AI, professionals in the IT services sector and their employers must prepare for change
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30 May 2025
Channel catch-up: News in brief
By Simon QuickeDevelopments this week at Distology, Bitdefender, Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise, TD Synnex and Xledger UK
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30 May 2025
Noisy quantum hardware could crack RSA-2048 in seven days
By Cliff SaranResearch highlights the need for quantum safe cryptography given the speed with which quantum computing is evolving
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30 May 2025
Cloud migration demands contractual safeguards and clear strategy
By Aaron TanCyber security experts urge organisations to define clear objectives, understand shared security models and implement strong data governance when migrating workloads to the cloud
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29 May 2025
Gov.uk Wallet open to public sector bodies
By Lis EvenstadGovernment departments can soon begin to add documents to Gov.uk Wallet, as the Government Digital Service publishes guidance for public sector bodies on how to use the smartphone app
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28 May 2025
UK biometric surveillance exists in ‘legal grey area’
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonThe rapid proliferation of ‘biometric mass surveillance technologies’ throughout the UK’s public and private sectors is taking place without legal certainty or adequate safeguards for the public
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28 May 2025
Adidas confirms customer data was accessed during cyber attack
By Caroline DonnellySportswear manufacturer Adidas has confirmed its systems were infiltrated by an unauthorised third party
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28 May 2025
Sophos warns MSPs over DragonForce threat
By Simon QuickeExample of a recent ransomware attack is a sobering one that underlines how criminals are trying to exploit channel vulnerabilities
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28 May 2025
Infinigate and Softcat provide investor cheer
By Simon QuickeFull-year results and a Q3 trading statement underline that growth is out there for channel players pitching in-demand services and technologies
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28 May 2025
Remote purchase fraud surges 14%, says banking industry
By Karl FlindersBrits lost over £1bn to payment fraud in its many forms last year, according to the latest banking industry numbers
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27 May 2025
Maturing UK fintechs increase tech and cyber security hiring
By Karl FlindersIncreased hiring reflects that fintechs are maturing and now require more cyber security and compliance experts
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27 May 2025
US makes fresh indictments over DanaBot, Qakbot malwares
By Alex ScroxtonUS charges the operators of two malwares, DanaBot and Qakbot, whose actions led to millions of dollars worth of cyber theft and fraud
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27 May 2025
Armed forces charity steps in to address cyber mental health crisis
By Alex ScroxtonCIISec and military charity PTSD Resolution hope to address a gathering mental health crisis among frontline cyber professionals
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27 May 2025
Security growth buoys Westcon-Comstor
By Simon QuickeDistributor shares full-year results that underline the benefits of operating in security, networking and cloud
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23 May 2025
Essex Police discloses ‘incoherent’ facial recognition assessment
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonAn equality impact assessment of Essex Police live facial recognition deployments is plagued by inconsistencies and poor methodology, undermining the force’s claim that its use of the technology will not be discriminatory
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23 May 2025
Channel catch-up: News in brief
By Simon QuickeDevelopments this week at Kiteworks, CrowdStrike, Exertis, e92plus, Climb Channel Solutions UK, Pulsant and Westcon-Comstor
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23 May 2025
HP’s UK&I managing director stresses importance of partner dialogue
By Simon QuickeThe recently appointed country manager shares her views on the importance of maintaining close links with the channel
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22 May 2025
U.S. policy moves reflect big tech issues with state AI laws
By Makenzie HollandHouse Republicans proposed a 10-year moratorium on state AI rules, reflecting a concern among tech companies about the growing patchwork of state AI and data privacy measures.
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22 May 2025
Microsoft raises posse to target dangerous Lumma malware
By Alex ScroxtonMicrosoft, along with a consortium of partners, has seized and disrupted a significant part of the Lumma malware-as-a-service network used to steal data and funds
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22 May 2025
Dell arms partners with resiliency and automation tools
By Simon QuickeVendor has used Las Vegas event to make a number of announcements that are designed to improve its security, datacentre management and AI position
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22 May 2025
How to tackle your infrastructure technical debt
By Stephen WithersGartner analysts explain how infrastructure and operations teams can address the accumulation of outdated systems and make a compelling business case for upgrades
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21 May 2025
Red Hat, HashiCorp reveal Ansible, Terraform and Vault plans
By Beth PariseauRed Hat Ansible and HashiCorp reps filled in the blanks about how infrastructure automation tools will more deeply integrate, news welcomed by financial services customers.
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21 May 2025
M&S cyber attack disruption likely to last until July
By Alex ScroxtonM&S says it has moved into recovery mode after a ransomware attack, but expects some disruption to persist throughout the coming weeks
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21 May 2025
NCSC: Russia’s Fancy Bear targeting logistics, tech organisations
By Alex ScroxtonThe NCSC and its partner agencies have blown the whistle on an extensive campaign of malicious cyber attacks orchestrated by the Russian state Fancy Bear operation
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21 May 2025
Capital One pushes out data tokenisation
By Cliff SaranOrganisations using the Databricks and Snowflake platforms will be able to use Capital One’s Databolt tool to secure their data
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21 May 2025
Ransomware attacks dropped by a third last month
By Alex ScroxtonReported ransomware attacks eased off during April following a dramatic spike in the first quarter of 2025
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21 May 2025
Strong fintech security posture at risk via third-party weak links
By Karl FlindersDespite having a strong security posture, the financial technology sector could be open to attack via third parties
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20 May 2025
Court to weigh divestiture in Google ad tech antitrust case
By Makenzie HollandForcing Google to divest assets in the DOJ's advertising market antitrust case against it will present a challenging issue to the court during the upcoming remedies trial.
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20 May 2025
Dell unveils disaggregated infrastructure strategy
By Aaron TanDell makes push for disaggregated infrastructure, aiming to offer enterprises the independent scaling of three-tier architectures with the operational benefits of hyperconverged systems
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20 May 2025
Hacking contest exposes VMware security
By Cliff SaranIn what has been described as a historical first, hackers in Berlin have been able to demo successful attacks on the ESXi hypervisor
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20 May 2025
Retail cyber attacks hit food distributor Peter Green Chilled
By Alex ScroxtonCold chain services provider Peter Green Chilled, which supplies the likes of Aldi, Sainsbury’s and Tesco, has been forced to halt operations after succumbing to a ransomware attack
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20 May 2025
Sophos teams up with Capsule to cover MSP insurance needs
By Simon QuickeSecurity player arms channel partners with access to the fruits of a partnership that meets growing SME demand
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19 May 2025
New GitHub Copilot agent edges into DevOps
By Beth PariseauThe GitHub Copilot coding agent can take on toilsome tasks such as bug fixes and code reviews with its own GitHub Actions pull requests.
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19 May 2025
Chinese cyber spooks lure laid-off US government workers
By Alex ScroxtonA Washington DC-based think tank has published evidence that Chinese intelligence services have been running a network of digital ‘front’ companies targeting laid-off government workers as recruits
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19 May 2025
Legal Aid Agency breach may encompass millions of people
By Alex ScroxtonLegal Aid Agency says the data of anybody who applied for legal aid over the past 15 years has been compromised in a cyber attack
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19 May 2025
Ekco bolsters cyber testing with Predatech buy
By Simon QuickeManaged security services provider hits the M&A trail to extend its options and UK coverage
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19 May 2025
Keepit to expand SaaS backup footprint and intelligent automation
By Antony AdsheadDanish cloud backup provider will add Atlassian and Okta support and has plans for intelligent automated restores to customer RPOs and RTOs as well a threat library
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19 May 2025
Gartner: Most firms not tapping cloud’s full potential
By Stephen WithersOrganisations have not fully leveraged the full potential of cloud and must navigate emerging trends such as artificial intelligence, multicloud complexity and security perceptions to stay competitive
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16 May 2025
News brief: Patch critical SAP, Samsung and chat app flaws now
By Sharon SheaCheck out the latest security news from the Informa TechTarget team.
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16 May 2025
No workaround leads to more pain for VMware users
By Cliff SaranThere are patches for the latest batch of security alerts from Broadcom, but VMware users on perpetual licences may not have access
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16 May 2025
Security tests reveal serious vulnerability in government’s One Login digital ID system
By Bryan GlickA ‘red teaming’ exercise to simulate cyber attacks on the government’s flagship digital identity system has found that One Login can be compromised without detection
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16 May 2025
The Security Interviews: David Faugno, 1Password
By Peter Ray AllisonDavid Faugno, co-CEO of 1Password, discusses how his background led to him joining the company and why maintaining profitability is a key factor in overcoming the challenges of switching markets.
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15 May 2025
Proposed U.S. budget cuts raise fears about tech innovation
By Makenzie HollandPresident Donald Trump's proposed FY 2026 budget slashes funding for federal agencies, including NSF and NIST, which support tech research and innovation in the U.S.
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15 May 2025
NHS asks suppliers to sign up to cyber covenant
By Alex ScroxtonNHS digital and security leaders call on their suppliers to commit to a cyber security charter as the health service works to improve its resilience in the face of growing threat levels
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15 May 2025
How close is quantum computing to commercial reality?
By Cliff SaranAt a recent event, experts explored the progress towards logical qubits and how these will be applied to empower business IT
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15 May 2025
SonicWall keeps focus on MSP channel
By Simon QuickeSecurity player continues to roll out products and services for its partners as it identifies further growth fueled by customer demand for zero-trust solutions
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15 May 2025
Government starts private sector engagement on digital ID and Gov.uk Wallet
By Lis EvenstadFollowing concerns from the digital identity industry that Gov.uk Wallet would dominate the market, the government has offered private sector providers a ‘critical role’ in its future, as it revealed further details on the wallet
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14 May 2025
Scattered Spider retail attacks spreading to US, says Google
By Alex ScroxtonGoogle’s threat intel analysts are aware of a number of in-progress cyber attacks against US retailers linked to the same Scattered Spider gang that supposedly attacked M&S and Co-op in the UK
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14 May 2025
Enisa launches European vulnerability database
By Alex ScroxtonThe EU’s new vulnerability database is designed to offer a broader, more transparent source of information on new cyber vulnerabilities
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14 May 2025
Why we must reform the Computer Misuse Act: A cyber pro speaks out
By Alex ScroxtonBritain’s outdated hacking laws are leaving the UK’s cyber practitioners hamstrung and afraid. Security professional Simon Whittaker reveals how he nearly ran afoul of the Computer Misuse Act, and why he’s speaking out for reform
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14 May 2025
Ekco unveils fresh CEO as Evolve IP extends ecosystem
By Simon QuickeDevelopments in the managed service world as an experienced channel executive takes up a fresh leadership role and a partnership is struck to provide an MSP with more telephony options
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14 May 2025
UK government outlines plan to surveil migrants with eVisa data
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonElectronic visa data and biometric technologies will be used by the UK’s immigration enforcement authorities to surveil migrants living in the country and to ‘tighten control of the border’, attracting strong criticism from migrant support groups
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14 May 2025
New security paradigm needed for IT/OT convergence
By Aaron TanIndustry leaders and policymakers highlight growing cyber threats from the integration of IT and operational technology systems, calling for collaboration and regulatory frameworks to protect critical systems, among other measures
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13 May 2025
Microsoft tackles 5 Windows zero-days on May Patch Tuesday
By Tom WalatThe company addresses 72 unique CVEs this month, but several AI features bundled in a larger-than-usual update could bog down some networks.
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13 May 2025
May Patch Tuesday brings five exploited zero-days to fix
By Alex ScroxtonMicrosoft fixes five exploited, and two publicly disclosed, zero-days in the fifth Patch Tuesday update of 2025
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13 May 2025
AI copyright suits to be affected by Copyright Office stance
By Makenzie HollandFederal report findings could weaken GenAI vendors' fair use positions in copyright suits.
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13 May 2025
M&S forces customer password resets after data breach
By Alex ScroxtonM&S is instructing all of its customers to change their account passwords after a significant amount of data was stolen in a DragonForce ransomware attack
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13 May 2025
Sophos rolls out MSP Elevate
By Simon QuickeProgramme for managed service providers aims to support those committed to delivering growth
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13 May 2025
Gov.uk One Login loses certification for digital identity trust framework
By Bryan GlickThe government’s flagship digital identity system has lost its certification against the government’s own digital identity system trust framework
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13 May 2025
Australian data breaches hit record high in 2024
By Aaron TanMore than 1,100 data breaches were reported in Australia last year, a 25% jump from 2023, prompting calls for stronger security measures across businesses and government agencies
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12 May 2025
Contempt order worsens Apple's antitrust woes
By Makenzie HollandA federal judge found Apple to be in contempt of an injunction ordering the company to make access to alternative payment options in the company's App Store easier.
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12 May 2025
University will ‘pull the plug’ to test Nutanix disaster recovery
By Antony AdsheadUniversity of Reading set to save circa £500,000 and deploy Nutanix NC2 hybrid cloud that will allow failover from main datacentre
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09 May 2025
News brief: AI security risks highlighted at RSAC 2025
By Sharon SheaCheck out the latest security news from the Informa TechTarget team.
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09 May 2025
Ransomware: What the LockBit 3.0 data leak reveals
By Valéry Rieß-MarchiveAn administration interface instance for the ransomware franchise's affiliates was attacked on 29 April. Data from its SQL database has been extracted and disclosed
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09 May 2025
Channel catch-up: News in brief
By Simon QuickeDevelopments this week at Assured Data Protection, Acer, Canon, UiPath and Coro
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09 May 2025
AvePoint highlights partner contribution to Q1 performance
By Simon QuickeSecurity player AvePoint is on a mission to grow revenue significantly over the next five years, with the channel a vital part of that ambition
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08 May 2025
Government will miss cyber resiliency targets, MPs warn
By Alex ScroxtonA Public Accounts Committee report on government cyber resilience finds that the Cabinet Office has been working hard to improve, but is likely to miss targets and needs a fundamentally different approach
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08 May 2025
Preparing for post-quantum computing will be more difficult than the millennium bug
By Bill GoodwinThe job of getting the UK ready for post-quantum computing will be at least as difficult as the Y2K problem, says National Cyber Security Centre CTO Ollie Whitehouse
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08 May 2025
US tells CNI orgs to stop connecting OT kit to the web
By Alex ScroxtonUS authorities have released guidance for owners of critical national infrastructure in the face of an undisclosed number of cyber incidents
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08 May 2025
Nutanix opens up to all external storage
By Antony AdsheadCEO Rajiv Ramaswami says Nutanix will open its platform to all external storage, allowing it to profit from customers wanting to move away from VMware, as well as the hyper-converged curious
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08 May 2025
UK government websites to replace passwords with secure passkeys
By Bill GoodwinGovernment websites are to replace difficult-to-remember passwords with highly secure passkeys that will protect against phishing and cyber attackers
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07 May 2025
Meta awarded $167m in court battle with spyware mercenaries
By Alex ScroxtonWhatsApp owner Meta is awarded millions of dollars in damages and compensation after its service was exploited by users of mercenary spyware developer NSO’s infamous Pegasus mobile malware
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07 May 2025
Chaos spreads at Co-op and M&S following DragonForce attacks
By Alex ScroxtonNo end is yet in sight for UK retailers subjected to apparent ransomware attacks
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07 May 2025
Europe leads shift from cyber security ‘headcount gap’ to skills-based hiring
By Kim LoohuisResearch from Sans Institute reveals European organisations are leading a global shift in hiring priorities, driven by regional regulatory frameworks
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07 May 2025
Oxford Uni adds cyber resilience module to MBA programme
By Alex ScroxtonOxford University’s Saïd Business School is working with cyber response specialist Sygnia to help future business leaders get on top of security
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07 May 2025
UK at risk of Russian cyber and physical attacks as Ukraine seeks peace deal
By Bill GoodwinUK cyber security chief warns of ‘direct connection’ between Russian cyber attacks and physical threats to the UK