Eliot Beer

Gov’t IT energy use falls 10%, but e-waste surges

And the MOD accounts for 36% of all gov't ICT energy consumption.

Eliot Beer November 18, 2022

Infosys leak: IT firm left “god mode” AWS S3 key exposed on PyPi

Infosys leak: IT firm left “god mode” AWS S3 key exposed on PyPi

"Our infrastructure has not been impacted by this incident and there is no loss of data."

Eliot Beer November 18, 2022

Searching for search: UK Gov wants to dump GOV.UK Elasticsearch

Searching for search: UK Gov wants to dump GOV.UK Elasticsearch

"We would also like to reduce the long term maintenance work..."

Eliot Beer November 17, 2022

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Iran-backed group breaches US agency via Log4Shell, mines crypto

"In some cases the state may ignore the crime to tap capabilities outside the public sector."

Eliot Beer November 17, 2022

UK to block sale of Newport Wafer Fab

“The decision is wrong, and we will appeal to overturn this divestment order."

Eliot Beer November 17, 2022

Linux Foundation launches open source telco project

Linux Foundation launches open source telco project

Sylva to provide solution to "edge/cloud continuum" challenges.

Eliot Beer November 15, 2022

UKCloud liquidation: Arguably became inevitable when AWS won the spooks

UKCloud liquidation: Arguably became inevitable when AWS won the spooks

The "vast majority" of government customers using UKCloud services have "already moved" onto alternatives a Cabinet Office spokesperson said as the homegrown cloud services company went into liquidation. "Those who remain on UKCloud will find alternative arrangements as soon as possible... "We do not...

Eliot Beer October 27, 2022

Wanted: Chief Data Officer for the US intelligence community

Wanted: Chief Data Officer for the US intelligence community

Enjoy dealing with projects with “ill-defined requirements, ambiguity and high risks."

Eliot Beer October 26, 2022

Extra $800m energy costs zap Microsoft earnings forecasts

Extra $800m energy costs zap Microsoft earnings forecasts

Rising energy costs will sting Microsoft for $800 million this financial year according to the firm, as it saw slightly slower growth of its Azure cloud business in its Q1 results. In its earnings call CFO Amy Hood noted Microsoft's energy costs will escalate throughout the year, saying...

Eliot Beer October 26, 2022

“Complacency” leads to fourth-largest ICO fine – and a stark warning for other firms

“Complacency” leads to fourth-largest ICO fine – and a stark warning for other firms

Firm was running Microsoft Server 2003 R2 on 18 servers; domain admin group had 280 users.

Eliot Beer October 24, 2022

49 suppliers make it onto UK's £2bn new Big Data shopping list

BAE, Palantir, Splunk among those making the cut

Eliot Beer October 24, 2022

Microsoft data breach "BlueBleed" exposes 2.4TB of customer data

Microsoft data breach "BlueBleed" exposes 2.4TB of customer data

Customers being told GDPR disclosure unnecessary

Eliot Beer October 20, 2022

‘29 systems to order boots’ – MOD warned on digital strategy hurdles

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‘29 systems to order boots’ – MOD warned on digital strategy hurdles

“The high level of support may help the MoD achieve more fundamental change this time."

Eliot Beer October 20, 2022

3 trillion open source downloads, a 633% rise in malicious activity -- and a worrying sense of security

3 trillion open source downloads, a 633% rise in malicious activity -- and a worrying sense of security

IT managers say their orgs are better prepared - infosec pros are less confident...

Eliot Beer October 18, 2022

FIDO2 is touted as a security panacea: Why isn't it everywhere?

FIDO2 is touted as a security panacea: Why isn't it everywhere?

FIDO2 makes the user initiate all authentication attempts.

Eliot Beer October 18, 2022

Cybersecurity

Windows fails to update vulnerable driver blocklist for THREE YEARS

MS now says the blocklist will only be updated alongside major Windows releases.

Eliot Beer October 17, 2022

British gov't aims to kill off Companies House's Bobby Tables problem

British gov't aims to kill off Companies House's Bobby Tables problem

The British government is changing Companies House name rules to prevent people from creating company names which include code that could sabotage unwary data processors through cross-site scripting (XSS) injection attacks. When a company is registered in the UK, it has to follow certain rules about its name – but provided...

Eliot Beer September 26, 2022

UK’s Open Cosmos plans communal satellite constellation

UK’s Open Cosmos plans communal satellite constellation

“Partner members can contribute satellites to the constellation."

Eliot Beer September 22, 2022

Execs at Goldman Sachs conference see IT spending keep growing...

Execs at Goldman Sachs conference see IT spending keep growing...

“What do we make of that? We're not quite sure, to be honest with you."

Eliot Beer September 22, 2022

Uber hack update: Initial analysis suggests contractor creds bought on dark web

Uber hack update: Initial analysis suggests contractor creds bought on dark web

“We’ve not seen the attacker accessed the production systems."

Eliot Beer September 20, 2022

This Cargo shipping giant is testing AI voyage optimisation, but it's taking a while to build trust

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This Cargo shipping giant is testing AI voyage optimisation, but it's taking a while to build trust

"Suddenly we had 10,000 data points in our database, and needed to make sense of that."

Eliot Beer September 16, 2022

Patch Tuesday: Critical Windows TCP/IP vuln allows bad packets to gain pre-auth RCE, plus 0day

Patch Tuesday: Critical Windows TCP/IP vuln allows bad packets to gain pre-auth RCE, plus 0day

More than half the release involves RCE - time to get patching.

Eliot Beer September 14, 2022

Malware use is plummeting because employee credentials are so easy to get: CrowdStrike

Malware use is plummeting because employee credentials are so easy to get: CrowdStrike

"Adversaries continue to have success with older, widely publicized and patchable exploits."

Eliot Beer September 13, 2022

UK fintech investment drops 65% in a year – are we doomed? (no)

UK fintech investment drops 65% in a year – are we doomed? (no)

2021's Refinitiv deal distorts the picture...

Eliot Beer September 12, 2022

Advanced waiting on ICO report as it fights to rebuild NHS systems

Advanced waiting on ICO report as it fights to rebuild NHS systems

Meanwhile the NHS's paperwork backlog continues to build...

Eliot Beer September 12, 2022

Fresh flurry of ransomware attacks hits hotels, buses, schools, states

Intercontinental Hotels Group

Iran

LA Unified School District

Fresh flurry of ransomware attacks hits hotels, buses, schools, states

Attacks escalate, as implications of state cyber-aggression get more serious.

Eliot Beer September 08, 2022

Ports digitalisation project will open up data across the supply chain, says ABP CIO

Enterprise IT

ABP

Associated British Ports

logistics

SAP

Wärtsilä

Ports digitalisation project will open up data across the supply chain, says ABP CIO

"We need to be mindful -- through data --of the role that ports can play in the whole supply chain"

Eliot Beer September 07, 2022

HMRC dismisses ‘scathing’ IR35 report, says everything is in hand

Public Accounts Committee

HMRC dismisses ‘scathing’ IR35 report, says everything is in hand

Problem? What problem?

Eliot Beer September 05, 2022

MI5 revealed as silent partner to Alan Turing Institute since 2017

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MI5 revealed as silent partner to Alan Turing Institute since 2017

"MI5 has a long and proud history of use of cutting-edge technology in an ethical way."

Eliot Beer September 01, 2022

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Troubled fintech Klarna's losses quadruple

Swedish fintech still reeling from 85% fall in valuation earlier this year.

Eliot Beer September 01, 2022

HPE's order backlog is now 5X historical levels

HPE's order backlog is now 5X historical levels

"That backlog ... is now five times historical levels."

Eliot Beer August 31, 2022

Industry gets a year more to implement strict new UK telco security rules

Industry gets a year more to implement strict new UK telco security rules

Strong new requirements for cloud providers and network security on their way.

Eliot Beer August 31, 2022

Bad Ubuntu update crashes global Azure Kubernetes services

Canonical pulls update, as MS suggests rebooting affected VMs.

Eliot Beer August 30, 2022

Industrial software vuln actively exploited says CISA – but little evidence of real-world attacks

Industrial software vuln actively exploited says CISA – but little evidence of real-world attacks

Attacks against ICS and OT systems are an increasingly real concern though.

Eliot Beer August 30, 2022

"We have an endemic problem" OpenSSF director warns over secure development

"We have an endemic problem" OpenSSF director warns over secure development

"We're not teaching our developers anything, and so we're getting better software than we deserve."

Eliot Beer August 18, 2022

South Staffs Water hacked -- Ransomware group breaches corporate network

South Staffordshire PLC

South Staffs Water

South Staffs Water hacked -- Ransomware group breaches corporate network

“Incident has not affected our ability to supply safe water.”

Eliot Beer August 16, 2022

Job of the Week: CDIO, Department of Work and Pensions

Job of the Week: CDIO, Department of Work and Pensions

You'll be looking after an IT budget of £1.4bn, and 50 million lines of code.

Eliot Beer August 15, 2022

Why's Whitehall avoiding ResilienceDirect? New report urges crisis network reform

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Loughborough University

ResilienceDirect

Why's Whitehall avoiding ResilienceDirect? New report urges crisis network reform

"If it’s the government’s preferred solution, why is the government not using it?"

Eliot Beer August 15, 2022

Landmark Arm Morello CPU now available for testing

Landmark Arm Morello CPU now available for testing

New CHERI instruction set allegedly eliminates almost all memory safety issues.

Eliot Beer August 12, 2022

NHS software could be offline for a month after ransomware attack on Advanced

Other clients not at risk

Eliot Beer August 11, 2022

Cisco hacked in latest social engineering breach. CISOs, pay heed to MFA bypass threat

Cisco hacked in latest social engineering breach. CISOs, pay heed to MFA bypass threat

Employees need to be trained to respond to errant MFA push requests on their phones

Eliot Beer August 11, 2022

What's all the fuss about Microsoft "Symbols"?

What's all the fuss about Microsoft "Symbols"?

"Releasing symbols is a step towards making Office easier for researchers to audit."

Eliot Beer August 11, 2022

Think you’ve air-gapped that PC? Hak5's Rubber Ducky says think again…

"The binary values of the lock keys are stored as 1’s and 0’s in the loot.bin file."

Eliot Beer August 09, 2022

Google denies Iowa data centre explosion linked to global outage

Google denies Iowa data centre explosion linked to global outage

“We are aware of an incident at Google’s data center in Council Bluffs, Iowa."

Eliot Beer August 09, 2022

Accept devaluation or freeze, Softbank’s Son warns unicorns after $23bn Q2 loss

Accept devaluation or freeze, Softbank’s Son warns unicorns after $23bn Q2 loss

"Unicorn leaders do not accept they may have to see their valuations fall lower."

Eliot Beer August 08, 2022

BT’s energy efficiency obsession has its Networks division chasing flexibility

BT’s energy efficiency obsession has its Networks division chasing flexibility

“We obsess about something called the bits per second per hertz per megawatt."

Eliot Beer August 05, 2022

Deal close for $5bn Intel Italy chip plant

Deal close for $5bn Intel Italy chip plant

Plant will use "new technologies to weave together full chips out of tiles".

Eliot Beer August 04, 2022

Why is cyber incident response so bad? Blame the lawyers…

Why is cyber incident response so bad? Blame the lawyers…

"The tragectory of the law is doing a disservice to cybersecurity."

Eliot Beer August 04, 2022

GitHub supply chain attack cloned thousands of projects, spoofed genuine users

GitHub supply chain attack cloned thousands of projects, spoofed genuine users

"No-one has the time or sanity to audit every thing every build process pulls in."

Eliot Beer August 03, 2022

Macquarie buys stake in UK data centre operator Virtus, as power problems loom over the sector

Macquarie buys stake in UK data centre operator Virtus, as power problems loom over the sector

"We believe Europe will present sizeable growth opportunities over the next decade."

Eliot Beer August 02, 2022

iProov wins £17.5m One Login contracts, digital ID framework moves to beta

iProov wins £17.5m One Login contracts, digital ID framework moves to beta

"Testing will allow industry to show consumers how trustworthy digital identity can benefit them."

Eliot Beer August 01, 2022

Google, NHS count cost of heatwave IT outages – what happens next time?

Google, NHS count cost of heatwave IT outages – what happens next time?

"Research focuses too narrowly on health and building over other critical sectors."

Eliot Beer August 01, 2022

Google Cloud losses slump to $858 million

Wasn't cloud meant to be a cash machine? Alphabet executives say they're unconcerned...

Eliot Beer July 27, 2022

GM keeps burning cash on 'aggressive' self-drive startup as glitches persist

GM keeps burning cash on 'aggressive' self-drive startup as glitches persist

“When you've got the opportunity to go after a $1 trillion market, you don't casually weigh into that."

Eliot Beer July 27, 2022

HMG to retain OneWeb national security guardrails

HMG to retain OneWeb national security guardrails

Deal still needs regulatory approval - and then there's the Russia thing...

Eliot Beer July 26, 2022

NHS dangles £6.7m for "digital maturity assessor"

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NHS dangles £6.7m for "digital maturity assessor"

"Recent initiatives have seen a reduction in the supplier base in some markets."

Eliot Beer July 25, 2022

Eutelsat-OneWeb deal gives UK's "sovereign" space play a French flavour

Eutelsat-OneWeb deal gives UK's "sovereign" space play a French flavour

Chinese stake in Eutelsat may jeopardise deal on national security grounds.

Eliot Beer July 25, 2022

Govt commits to digital spine and consumer dashboard in energy digitalisation drive

Govt commits to digital spine and consumer dashboard in energy digitalisation drive

"We recognise more work is needed from BEIS, Ofgem, and industry."

Eliot Beer July 20, 2022

UK unveils ‘light touch’ AI regulation plans

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UK unveils ‘light touch’ AI regulation plans

"Much of the UK AI industry will choose to comply with the EU AI Act"

Eliot Beer July 20, 2022

Political turmoil trashes Softbank’s Arm UK IPO plans

Political turmoil trashes Softbank’s Arm UK IPO plans

Ministers who championed Johnson-backed deal have quit.

Eliot Beer July 19, 2022

Denmark bans Chromebooks, Google Workspace over GDPR concerns

Something rotten in the state of Denmark's data?

Eliot Beer July 19, 2022

Introducing Apache Ignite, an open source dark horse...

Introducing Apache Ignite, an open source dark horse...

Ignite is increasingly underpinning production workloads

Eliot Beer July 18, 2022

The energy sector's digital transformation and data blockers

The energy sector's digital transformation and data blockers

"National Grid, or any central body, have absolutely no chance of being able to ingest..."

Eliot Beer July 12, 2022

Online payments fraud to hit $343 billion

Online payments fraud to hit $343 billion

"FIs will need to focus on a multi-layered approach to mitigate losses."

Eliot Beer July 12, 2022

NIST reveals first four post-quantum cryptography algorithms

NIST reveals first four post-quantum cryptography algorithms

"Our post-quantum cryptography program has leveraged the top minds in cryptography worldwide."

Eliot Beer July 11, 2022

HMG wants your views on the "future of compute"

HMG wants your views on the "future of compute"

"Advanced computing capability is fundamental to achieving our objectives"

Eliot Beer July 11, 2022

NCSC and ICO issue stark warning on ransoms

NCSC and ICO issue stark warning on ransoms

"Criminalising ransom payments could shift the focus of criminality from the perpetrator to the victim."

Eliot Beer July 08, 2022

UK gov pushed British chip startup to move production to Malaysia, says CEO

Department for International Trade

semiconductors

UK gov pushed British chip startup to move production to Malaysia, says CEO

"There's such mixed signals about what we can and can't do in the UK."

Eliot Beer July 08, 2022

Microsoft backtracks on change to block Office macros, despite security concerns

Microsoft backtracks on change to block Office macros, despite security concerns

“To say I'm disappointed is an understatement."

Eliot Beer July 08, 2022

Newport Wafer Fab acquisition in limbo after Kwarteng delays decision

Newport Wafer Fab acquisition in limbo after Kwarteng delays decision

"After this review, will I still have a job?"

Eliot Beer July 07, 2022

UK Data Sharing: Get on with it, says industry lobby group

UK Data Sharing: Get on with it, says industry lobby group

"We are now falling behind key competitors..."

Eliot Beer July 07, 2022

Manchester United signs DXC for tech deal, shirt sleeve spot

Manchester United signs DXC for tech deal, shirt sleeve spot

"Fan first is how they call it, instantly getting that engagement."

Eliot Beer July 06, 2022

US DoD bug bounty programme reopens after flood of submissions

US DoD bug bounty programme reopens after flood of submissions

"At ease, soldiers! The findings have been outstanding..."

Eliot Beer July 05, 2022

New DASA Ideas Marketplace wants your innovative defence tech pitches

New DASA Ideas Marketplace wants your innovative defence tech pitches

"Businesses that show technical promise will be given opportunity, support and guidance..."

Eliot Beer July 05, 2022

HackerOne says worker stole vulns for profit – fired employee blasts ‘baseless claims’

HackerOne says worker stole vulns for profit – fired employee blasts ‘baseless claims’

"We have terminated the employee, and bolstered our defenses to avoid similar situations."

Eliot Beer July 04, 2022

VW Cariad staff called it ‘bad bank’ says head of software division

VW Cariad staff called it ‘bad bank’ says head of software division

"It's clear some unresolved issues were thrown into Cariad..."

Eliot Beer July 04, 2022

IBM bags bank's £34m ‘Rainbow’ contract

Big Blue to build core systems and security for savings bank.

Eliot Beer June 30, 2022

New Open CVDB project puts cloud vulnerabilities in the spotlight

“There is currently no universal standard for cloud vulnerability enumeration..."

Eliot Beer June 29, 2022

Mitel 0day being used as access point for ransomware

Mitel 0day being used as access point for ransomware

Crowdstrike-discovered vuln added to CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

Eliot Beer June 28, 2022

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Tech Nation

DCMS launches £12m Digital Growth Grant; wants less London-centricity

“Current growth provision is often in low-risk, established markets and regions."

Eliot Beer June 28, 2022

Nike's "consumer-led digital transformation" sees app sales surge

Nike's "consumer-led digital transformation" sees app sales surge

But a large ERP transformation project is behind schedule...

Eliot Beer June 28, 2022

Liberty claws partial win against Investigatory Powers Act

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Liberty claws partial win against Investigatory Powers Act

"What is crucial is the function being carried out, not the identity of the body performing it."

Eliot Beer June 27, 2022

Oracle vuln left scores of blue chips exposed to pre-auth RCE exploit for 6 MONTHS post disclosure

Oracle vuln left scores of blue chips exposed to pre-auth RCE exploit for 6 MONTHS post disclosure

Major firms left exposed to

Eliot Beer June 23, 2022

FCA saves £20m with new tech, inks £12m+ contract

FCA saves £20m with new tech, inks £12m+ contract

Contracts inked for app maintenance, digital squads and takedown tools.

Eliot Beer June 23, 2022

Supreme Court clears up Electronic Communications Code mess – in favour of telcos

Supreme Court clears up Electronic Communications Code mess – in favour of telcos

A win for telcos, landowners will remain unhappy.

Eliot Beer June 22, 2022

Defence, industry, academics maul HMG over chip sector failings

Defence, industry, academics maul HMG over chip sector failings

“I haven’t seen any direction from government..."

Eliot Beer June 22, 2022

SaaS, fintech, AI dominate still-booming UK tech investment

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SaaS, fintech, AI dominate still-booming UK tech investment

UK tech firms took 45% of all equity investment last year.

Eliot Beer June 22, 2022

MSFT moves on cross-tenant Azure hardening as shocking "SynLapse" exploit details released

Orca Security takes Azure Synapse off its naughty list after six-month investigation.

Eliot Beer June 15, 2022

Atos bluntly tells world it is in the sh*t, lacks skills, sets shares crashing

Atos bluntly tells world it is in the sh*t, lacks skills, sets shares crashing

Firm touts its own "low productivity and inadequate skill-set"

Eliot Beer June 14, 2022

UK Gov digital strategy -- sensible but stale, and with a glaring gap

UK Gov digital strategy -- sensible but stale, and with a glaring gap

A lack of detail and fresh ideas undermines sensible plan.

Eliot Beer June 14, 2022

NHS data strategy lauded for "rare willingness to move beyond aphorisms"

NHS data strategy lauded for "rare willingness to move beyond aphorisms"

Data security and open code promises hailed

Eliot Beer June 14, 2022

UK gov taps Google’s Ghahramani to head ‘Future of Compute’ review

UK gov taps Google’s Ghahramani to head ‘Future of Compute’ review

Review will report 'later this year' on how gov't should encourage compute development.

Eliot Beer June 13, 2022

VMware customers warned ahead of Broadcom deal

VMware customers warned ahead of Broadcom deal

Gartner offers three key recommendations for VMware customers.

Eliot Beer June 09, 2022

£9.5m NHS Tech Innovation Framework seeks cloud-only GP solutions

NHS Digital says more than 36 suppliers have already expressed interest.

Eliot Beer June 09, 2022

Firmware security in the spotlight after novel ransomware attacks

Firmware security in the spotlight after novel ransomware attacks

“The learning curve isn't as steep as people think.”

Eliot Beer June 08, 2022

This is how Chinese hackers are breaching telcos worldwide, say US authorities

This is how Chinese hackers are breaching telcos worldwide, say US authorities

SOHO devices and unpatched enterprise switches are the way in.

Eliot Beer June 08, 2022

European charger rules will force Apple to ditch Lightning jack from 2024

New rules will cover devices including cameras, tablets, headphones and laptops.

Eliot Beer June 07, 2022

Apple M2 chip gets next-gen 5nm performance boost

Move to 3nm delayed thanks to rollout problems at TSMC.

Eliot Beer June 07, 2022

ReliaQuest snaps up UK-based Digital Shadows for $160m

ReliaQuest snaps up UK-based Digital Shadows for $160m

'The world-class threat intelligence... is going to provide an exponentially better service to our customers.'

Eliot Beer June 01, 2022

Security teams still face finger-pointing. Blame culture must end

Security teams still face finger-pointing. Blame culture must end

This issue is still rife and causing burnout, says one CISO

Eliot Beer June 01, 2022

FCA hunts for platform for next-gen digital sandbox

FCA hunts for platform for next-gen digital sandbox

Current Digital Sanbox is prized for providing synthetic data for validation.

Eliot Beer May 31, 2022

Want to help develop the UK semiconductor strategy? Your country needs you -- badly

Want to help develop the UK semiconductor strategy? Your country needs you -- badly

Can a new policy advisor and government inquiry help?

Eliot Beer May 31, 2022

AI-based Healum calls for participants to help build datasets

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healthcare

Healum

machine learning

AI-based Healum calls for participants to help build datasets

Firm aims to offer personalised recommendations to patients with long-term conditions.

Eliot Beer May 30, 2022

Broadcom agrees $61 billion deal for VMware

Broadcom agrees $61 billion deal for VMware

Price is 44% premium on VMware's valuation before rumours of the deal surfaced.

Eliot Beer May 26, 2022

Ofgem beefs up data team as regulator plays digital catch up

Ofgem beefs up data team as regulator plays digital catch up

Ofgem data science team will grow to 50 by end of 2022

Eliot Beer May 26, 2022

Fintech Solarisbank shakes up tech management with new CIO and CTO

Fintech Solarisbank shakes up tech management with new CIO and CTO

The German bank is working to incorporate acquisition Contis' tech.

Eliot Beer May 23, 2022

Are British universities holding back tech spin-outs with unreasonable equity demands?

Are British universities holding back tech spin-outs with unreasonable equity demands?

Demands for up to 50% equity are putting off investors and founders.

Eliot Beer May 19, 2022

NASA taps Booz Allen for $622m IT security contract after failures

NASA taps Booz Allen for $622m IT security contract after failures

First task: No more random Raspberry Pis on the network.

Eliot Beer May 19, 2022

6 takeaways from the full HP-Autonomy judgment

6 takeaways from the full HP-Autonomy judgment

The full Autonomy judgment is finally here! What's in it?

Eliot Beer May 18, 2022

UK Data Reform Bill risks EU 'adequacy' agreement

UK Data Reform Bill risks EU 'adequacy' agreement

Plans may see gov't take direct control of ICO guidance and appointments.

Eliot Beer May 17, 2022

Read This

Goldman Sachs backs UK fintech Elwood, as crypto platforms continue to draw institutional investment

Deal follows Bloomberg integration in February 2022.

Eliot Beer May 16, 2022

Automated patching, risk-based approach critical to resilience: First, face the "Bleedin' obvious"

Automated patching, risk-based approach critical to resilience: First, face the "Bleedin' obvious"

Former NCSC Director of Incident Management John Noble, opening the Qualys Security Conference (QSC) in London, warned that much of what he would say would be “to use a British expression, bleedin’ obvious”. He was right. And that's a problem. “My colleagues in the NCSC [say] patching remains...

Eliot Beer May 16, 2022

Uneasy wait for MSPs as Microsoft goes quiet on partner changes

Uneasy wait for MSPs as Microsoft goes quiet on partner changes

"The partner centre was broken from day one..."

Eliot Beer May 12, 2022

Red Hat Linux to drive GM’s Ultifi vehicle operating system

Red Hat Linux to drive GM’s Ultifi vehicle operating system

'Software defined vehicles' will generate new revenue streams for car makers.

Eliot Beer May 11, 2022

BPFDoor: Chinese tool almost undetected for FIVE years is second BPF-based attack this year

BPFDoor: Chinese tool almost undetected for FIVE years is second BPF-based attack this year

Researchers warn of risks from extending BPF beyond Linux.

Eliot Beer May 09, 2022

BT's 'reverse flywheel' problem: CDIO inks fresh cloud deal, targets £600m/y legacy IT spend

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BT's 'reverse flywheel' problem: CDIO inks fresh cloud deal, targets £600m/y legacy IT spend

Are hyperscalers the answer to BT's digital transformation programme?

Eliot Beer May 06, 2022

Demand for UK cyber-pros shoots up as shortfall triples

Demand for UK cyber-pros shoots up as shortfall triples

Almost half of vacancies are hard to fill, as demand outstrips supply.

Eliot Beer May 06, 2022

US gov tells agencies to get serious on quantum threat to cryptography

US gov tells agencies to get serious on quantum threat to cryptography

Administration tells agencies to inventory cryptographic systems stat.

Eliot Beer May 06, 2022

Critical Avaya and Aruba switch vulns could affect 10 million devices

Critical Avaya and Aruba switch vulns could affect 10 million devices

Fixes are still pending - and some Avaya switches won't be patched.

Eliot Beer May 04, 2022

AMD says it is on track to meet ambitious data centre efficiency targets

AMD says it is on track to meet ambitious data centre efficiency targets

AMD's energy efficiency drive on track - so far.

Eliot Beer May 03, 2022

Savings bank NS&I launches £700m+ in IT tenders

Savings bank NS&I launches £700m+ in IT tenders

The £2bn programme spells the end for Atos's BPO deal with NS&I.

Eliot Beer May 03, 2022

The 10 most-exploited vulnerabilities of 2021: Not patched? Likely pwned...

The 10 most-exploited vulnerabilities of 2021: Not patched? Likely pwned...

Attackers continue to accelerate their weaponisation of newly-discovered flaws, the Five Eyes list of most-exploited vulnerabilities of 2021 shows. Contrary to some reports suggesting fears of mass-exploitation had been over-indexed, the flaw in Log4j joined the most widely-exploited vulnerabilities last year, despite only being discovered at the year's...

Eliot Beer April 29, 2022

Civica dumps malware-hit Gloucester council at altar

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Civica dumps malware-hit Gloucester council at altar

Council denies Civica's withdrawal is related to December cyber-attack.

Eliot Beer April 28, 2022

More than a gimmick? Alphabet's Wing makes record 50k drone deliveries in Q1

More than a gimmick? Alphabet's Wing makes record 50k drone deliveries in Q1

Wing now delivers in Texas, Virginia, Finland and Australia - but not the UK.

Eliot Beer April 27, 2022

Low-profile Sonar banks $412m investment to grow clean-code

The company is now valued at $4.7bn, and plans to double its sales force.

Eliot Beer April 27, 2022

The EU’s Digital Services Act -- what you need to know

The EU’s Digital Services Act -- what you need to know

Algorithmic transparency and huge fines - what does the DSA mean?

Eliot Beer April 26, 2022

Healthcare AI environment ‘very confusing’ for devs: National Data Guardian

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healthcare

NHS

Healthcare AI environment ‘very confusing’ for devs: National Data Guardian

Guidance and advice needs to be improved said Dr Nicola Byrne.

Eliot Beer April 21, 2022

One To Watch #9: Nuclia aims to transform unstructured data search

One To Watch #9: Nuclia aims to transform unstructured data search

Search video, text, audio, PDFs...

Eliot Beer April 21, 2022

Okta to directly manage third-party devices, modify customer support tools in wake of breach

Okta to directly manage third-party devices, modify customer support tools in wake of breach

Just two customers actually affected, but...

Eliot Beer April 21, 2022

Regtech spending to triple by 2026: But are incumbents struggling to procure from startups?

Regtech spending to triple by 2026: But are incumbents struggling to procure from startups?

Onboarding and AML tools leading the charge.

Eliot Beer April 19, 2022

Netflix's problem is everyone's problem now: How to eliminate database trade-offs

Netflix's problem is everyone's problem now: How to eliminate database trade-offs

“A lot of cloud databases have turned into a compromise vote..."

Eliot Beer April 15, 2022

In which we stumble into the nascent Metaverse, ask "will this really fly?"

Enterprise IT

Featured

Metaverse

In which we stumble into the nascent Metaverse, ask "will this really fly?"

As enterprises ponder the metaverse, is it any use?

Eliot Beer April 14, 2022

Rogue script leaves Atlassian users fuming as outage drags on

Rogue script leaves Atlassian users fuming as outage drags on

Company blames a maintenance script gone wrong for outage.

Eliot Beer April 12, 2022

Kaseya's Datto buyout creates a dumpster fire of bad sentiment

Kaseya's Datto buyout creates a dumpster fire of bad sentiment

MSPs complain, as Kaseya threatens a partner over Reddit comment.

Eliot Beer April 12, 2022

SLC inks £178m deal with Tata as it keeps spending on troubled IT setup

Student Loans Company

Tata

SLC inks £178m deal with Tata as it keeps spending on troubled IT setup

TCS joins Atos and Capgemini as SLC strategic partner

Eliot Beer April 12, 2022

Co-op Insurance wins £80.6m from IBM for failed IT project

Co-op Insurance wins £80.6m from IBM for failed IT project

From user testing until termination, 1,784 defects were recorded...

Eliot Beer April 11, 2022

Testing delayed on HMG's "One Login" project

Testing delayed on HMG's "One Login" project

Public testing should have started in March, but has been held back.

Eliot Beer April 06, 2022

LSEG buys KYC specialist GDC to boost identity verification abilities

Enterprise IT

digital identity

GDC

Global Data Consortium

KYC

London Stock Exchange

LSEG

LSEG buys KYC specialist GDC to boost identity verification abilities

LSEG's James Mirfin praised GDC's 'unique approach' to identity data.

Eliot Beer April 06, 2022

Enterprise IT

data centre

Docklands

London Stock Exchange

LSEG

Exa to provide low-latency connectivity to new LSEG data centre

LSEG targeting August bank holiday to complete data centre switch-over.

Eliot Beer April 05, 2022

UK's largest Ford dealer confirms Conti ransomware attack

UK's largest Ford dealer confirms Conti ransomware attack

Dealer group without access to internal systems since March.

Eliot Beer April 05, 2022

AMD buys Pensando for $1.9bn –- adds to programmable chip and DPU expertise

AMD buys Pensando for $1.9bn –- adds to programmable chip and DPU expertise

AMD is buying Pensando, a networking specialist, for $1.9 billion, as the chipmaker aims to increase its reach into the data centre, the firms announced today. The acquisition, expected to close in H2, will give AMD the "capability to innovate at the chip, software and platform level"...

Eliot Beer April 04, 2022

'Heath Robinson' devices and non-existent dongles -- The Stack peeks inside Ford's 5G test project

'Heath Robinson' devices and non-existent dongles -- The Stack peeks inside Ford's 5G test project

Ford's 5G project had ambitious goals - what did it achieve?

Eliot Beer April 04, 2022

Samsung threatens to pull R&D team from the UK over 6G funding failures

Samsung threatens to pull R&D team from the UK over 6G funding failures

Howard Benn says UK on its 'last chance' to save telecoms research industry.

Eliot Beer March 31, 2022

Celonis buys PAF to extend Power Platform process mining reach

Celonis is pivoting away from SAP towards other platforms and Big Four clients.

Eliot Beer March 29, 2022

As funding dries up for private 5G trials, is there a business case?

As funding dries up for private 5G trials, is there a business case?

"As gov't funding for these projects comes to an end, most of the trials are wrapping up..."

Eliot Beer March 29, 2022

Google patches exploited new Chrome 0day

Google patches exploited new Chrome 0day

The vulnerability, CVE-2022-1096, also affects other Chromium browsers.

Eliot Beer March 29, 2022

New EU-US data transfer deal agreed but challenges already beckon

New EU-US data transfer deal agreed but challenges already beckon

New framework would end Schrems II uncertainty, but faces legal challenges.

Eliot Beer March 28, 2022

UK5G Showcase shows the value of extensive trials and testing for new tech

UK5G Showcase shows the value of extensive trials and testing for new tech

The UK5G Showcase is brimming with interesting projects and valuable lessons.

Eliot Beer March 22, 2022

Geospatial data heads to the cloud -- but there’s a long way to go before blue skies

Satellite data infrastructure provider Ursa Space capped off a busy few months for the company today by announcing it had raised $16m in Series C funding from several big-name investors. Last November, meanwhile, the firm became an AWS Partner; then on 12 January Ursa Space said it was working with...

Eliot Beer March 21, 2022

Cybersecurity

Lapsus

Microsoft

Microsoft investigating claimed Lapsus hack of internal Azure DevOps account

Lapsus hacked Microsoft DevOps account with Bing projects access, group claims.

Eliot Beer March 21, 2022

One to Watch #8: WCKD RZR's Chuck Teixeira on revolutionising data access in multinationals

One to Watch #8: WCKD RZR's Chuck Teixeira on revolutionising data access in multinationals

"You can start to work on this use case immediately, not waiting months."

Eliot Beer March 17, 2022

HackerOne apologises to Ukrainian hackers after bounty freeze row, CEO deletes Tweet

HackerOne apologises to Ukrainian hackers after bounty freeze row, CEO deletes Tweet

Russian, Belarussian hackers bewail frozen payments as critics say...

Eliot Beer March 16, 2022

Coupa shares plummet as forecasts fall short, despite Q4 profits

Coupa shares fell 30% as its forecasts failed to meet expectations.

Eliot Beer March 15, 2022

Intel unveils €80bn EU investment -- UK misses out

Intel unveils €80bn EU investment -- UK misses out

Intel will spend €33 billion on new fabs in Germany, Ireland and Italy, plus R&D investment elsewhere.

Eliot Beer March 15, 2022

Webroot sues CrowdStrike, Sophos, others over alleged patent infringement

"Legitimate licensing discussions start with a phone call, not a lawsuit..."

Eliot Beer March 15, 2022

Gov says new UK digital ID plans could add £5bn to economy, promises no mandatory ID cards

Gov says new UK digital ID plans could add £5bn to economy, promises no mandatory ID cards

Introduction of a UK Digital ID could boost economy by up to £5.4bn.

Eliot Beer March 14, 2022

Mitel phone software abused to launch unique form of DDoS attack

Mitel phone software abused to launch unique form of DDoS attack

Attackers are using a record-breaking Mitel DDoS attack vector in the wild.

Eliot Beer March 09, 2022

UK gov issues new datacentre security guidance

UK gov issues new datacentre security guidance

The UK’s NCSC and CPNI have laid out a datacentre security strategy for owners and users of datacentre facilities, covering everything from physical and cyber security to supply chain and personnel. The National Cyber Security Centre and Centre for the Protection of National Infrastructure datacentre security guidance covers seven...

Eliot Beer March 09, 2022

IWD 2022: ‘Discussion is good. Action is better’

IWD 2022: ‘Discussion is good. Action is better’

Women in tech still face significant challenges on IWD 2022.

Eliot Beer March 08, 2022

Port of Felixstowe 5G project goes live crane sensors, AI modelling

Enterprise IT

supply chain

UK5G

Port of Felixstowe 5G project goes live crane sensors, AI modelling

Port of Felixstowe 5G project goes live with AI and IoT monitoring.

Eliot Beer March 07, 2022

Lloyds’ CEO vows digital transformation as critics slam bank's cost-to-serve

Lloyds’ CEO vows digital transformation as critics slam bank's cost-to-serve

We look at LBG's IT plans, from £1bn spend, a £400m IT write-off, and more.

Eliot Beer March 07, 2022

Police National Computer replacement runs risk of further 3-year delay

Police National Computer replacement runs risk of further 3-year delay

Replatforming UK's Police National Computer would add three years of delays.

Eliot Beer March 02, 2022

UPDATED: $16B freight forwarder "Expeditors" hit by crippling hack

UPDATED: $16B freight forwarder "Expeditors" hit by crippling hack

Company takes a severe hit...

Eliot Beer March 01, 2022

Toyota cyberattack on supplier halts production -- car makers among most vulnerable to attack

Toyota cyberattack on supplier halts production -- car makers among most vulnerable to attack

Toyota cyber attack halts firm's car production in Japan.

Eliot Beer February 28, 2022

The battle for Agile’s soul

Is "Agile theatre" taking over?

Eliot Beer February 25, 2022

Big Blue mainframes head for the cloud as IBM launches ZaaS

IBM Z cloud offes 15x better performance than emulated z/OS.

Eliot Beer February 24, 2022

With $325m Tora buyout, LSEG eyes crypto trading opportunities

London Stock Exchange

With $325m Tora buyout, LSEG eyes crypto trading opportunities

London Stock Exchange buys Tora for $325m to add digital asset trading.

Eliot Beer February 22, 2022

Researchers decrypt Hive ransomware, recover up to 98% of encrypted files

Researchers decrypt Hive ransomware, recover up to 98% of encrypted files

South Korean researchers publish method to decrypt Hive ransomware.

Eliot Beer February 21, 2022

Critical VMware vulns showcased at China's Tianfu Cup finally get a patch

Critical VMware vulns showcased at China's Tianfu Cup finally get a patch

Firm urges users to update now: "Ramifications are serious".

Eliot Beer February 16, 2022

Flagship Liverpool 5G healthcare network project nears completion

Flagship Liverpool 5G healthcare network project nears completion

Network for health and social care will complete in March

Eliot Beer February 16, 2022

CrowdStrike names Turkey and Colombia as significant new sources of cyber-attacks

New state actors, labelled Wolf and Ocelot, identified in threat report

Eliot Beer February 15, 2022

CISOs from Siemens, United Airlines, HP warn on M&A, insider threats

CISOs from Siemens, United Airlines, HP warn on M&A, insider threats

Enterprises need to be alert not just to new malware threat types but risks arising from M&A, and lures being extended by cybercriminals to insiders in return for a slice of a ransom payment -- as attacks continue to drive huge revenues for cybercriminals. (One company paid a...

Eliot Beer February 14, 2022

Crown Hosting inches closer to £250m, competition-free framework

Crown Hosting inches closer to £250m, competition-free framework

HMG still feels there's just one good place for sensitive workloads...

Eliot Beer February 14, 2022

EU Chips Act disappoints, with doubts over sources of €43 billion funding

EU Chips Act disappoints, with doubts over sources of €43 billion funding

Proposals only allocate €11bn in EU funds but open door to more state aid, as EU Chips Act aims to secure 20% of semiconductor production in the bloc by 2030.

Eliot Beer February 08, 2022

Scoop: Foreign Office hacked in "serious cyber security incident"

Breach only revealed in incident response contract award.

Eliot Beer February 08, 2022

UK fintech deals accounted for 10% of all global activity in 2021 -- will a rate hike put the cat among the pigeons?

UK fintech deals accounted for 10% of all global activity in 2021 -- will a rate hike put the cat among the pigeons?

The UK’s fintech sector had a storming 2021, recording deals worth $37.3bn (up from $5.2bn in 2020), the biggest deal globally, and five of the top 10 fintech deals in EMEA, according to KPMG’s Pulse of Fintech report.

Eliot Beer February 07, 2022