April 2025
Oracle’s masterclass in breach comms: Deny, deflect, repeat
Fallout shows how what you say must be central to disaster planning Opinion Oracle is being accused of poor incident comms as it reels from two reported data security mishaps over the past fortnight, amid a reluctance to publicly acknowledge all of the events as well as allegedly…
Don’t let cyberattacks keep you down
Learn how Infinidat’s enterprise cyber storage solutions can enable near-immediate recovery Sponsored Post It's not a question of if your organization gets hit by a cyberattack - only when, and how quickly it recovers.…
For healthcare orgs, disaster recovery means making sure docs can save lives during ransomware infection
Organizational, technological resilience combined defeat the disease that is cybercrime When IT disasters strike, it can become a matter of life and death for healthcare organizations – and criminals know it.…
Oracle faces Texas-sized lawsuit over alleged cloud snafu and radio silence
Victims expect to spend considerable time and money over privacy incident, lawyers argue Specialist class action lawyers have launched proceedings against Oracle in Texas over two alleged data breaches.…
One of the last of Bletchley Park’s quiet heroes, Betty Webb, dies at 101
Kept quiet for 30 years before becoming an 'unrivalled advocate' for the site Obit Betty Webb MBE, one of the team who worked at the code-breaking Bletchley Park facility during the Second World War, has died at the age of 101.…
Microsoft to mark five decades of Ctrl-Alt-Deleting the competition
Copilot told us that half a century is 25 years. It feels much longer Microsoft will officially hit the half-century mark on Friday as the Windows giant turns 50 years old. What do you consider the highs and lows of the company's journey to dominance?…
Google makes end-to-end encrypted Gmail easy for all – even Outlook users
The UK government must be thrilled Google will soon offer end-to-end encrypted (E2EE) email for all users, even those who do not use Google Workspace, and says it'll do so without imposing any undue stress on IT admins.…
UK threatens £100K-a-day fines under new cyber bill
Tech secretary reveals landmark legislation's full details for first time The UK's technology secretary revealed the full breadth of the government's Cyber Security and Resilience (CSR) Bill for the first time this morning, pledging £100,000 ($129,000) daily fines for failing to act against specific threats under consideration.…
GCHQ intern took top secret spy tool home, now faces prison
Not exactly Snowden levels of skill A student at Britain's top eavesdropping government agency has pleaded guilty to taking sensitive information home on the first day of his trial.…
CISA spots spawn of Spawn malware targeting Ivanti flaw
Resurge an apt name for malware targeting hardware maker that has security bug after security bug Owners of Ivanti’s Connect Secure, Policy Secure, and ZTA Gateway products have a new strain of malware to fend off, according to the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, aka CISA.…