Why our online harms laws will be good for tech
The UK’s tech industry is booming. It’s three million people strong and contributes a staggering £149bn to our economy every year. Last year it hit new heights attracting £10.1bn of...
SolarWinds hackers have a clever way to bypass multi factor authentication
Getty Images The hackers behind the supply chain attack that compromised public and private organizations have devised a clever way to bypass multi-factor-authentication systems protecting the networks they target. Researchers...
~18,000 organizations downloaded backdoor planted by Cozy Bear hackers
About 18,000 organizations around the world downloaded network management tools that contained a backdoor that spies believed to be backed by the Russian government could use to install additional malware...
Virgin’s bargain fibre broadband deals come with £50 vouchers and low costs
There are plenty of broadband deals out there right now, but if you can get it where you live, one offer seems to sit above the rest right now, offering...
South Africa affected by Google outage
Google is down globally and South Africans are also feeling the effects as major applications freeze. According to Downdetector, services affected include Google, Google Meet, Google Hangouts, and Gmail.YouTube, however, is back...
Looking at the long-term legacy of Covid-19 on enterprise cloud adoption rates
The adoption curve of public cloud was already on an upward trajectory at the start of 2020, but there is no denying that the Covid-19 pandemic has conspired to drastically...
Russian hackers hit US government using widespread supply chain attack
Getty Images Russian hackers have breached networks belonging to the US government and private organizations worldwide in a widespread espionage campaign that uses the global software supply chain to infect...
ShareChat leans on AI to expand regional language user base
ShareChat, the social sharing platform that caters to users across 15 Indian languages, is leaning on artificial intelligence (AI) based solutions to expand its user base among the non- English...
Zodiac Killer cipher is cracked after eluding sleuths for 51 years
Enlarge / Composite drawings of the Zodiac Killer.Getty Images A coded message sent by a brutal serial killer who has never been caught has been cracked more than 51 years...
Facebook says hackers backed by Vietnam’s government are linked to IT firm
Facebook said it has linked an advanced hacking group widely believed to be sponsored by the government of Vietnam to what's purported to be a legitimate IT company in that...