May 28, 2025
Russian IT pro sentenced to 14 years forced labor for sharing medical data with Ukraine
The latest in a long line of techies to face Putin’s wrath A Russian programmer will face the next 14 years in a "strict-regime" (high-security) penal colony after a regional court ruled he leaked sensitive data to Ukraine.…
The cost of compromise: Why password attacks are still winning in 2025
Poor password management is responsible for thousands of data breaches, but it doesn’t have to be this way. Sponsored feature The IT business likes to reinvent things as quickly as possible. Except passwords, that is. We've been using them since Roman times, only now they're digital. They're the…
DragonForce double-whammy: First hit an MSP, then use RMM software to push ransomware
SimpleHelp was the vector for the attack Updated DragonForce ransomware infected a managed service provider, and its customers, after attackers exploited security flaws in remote monitoring and management tool SimpleHelp.…
ASUS to chase business PC market with free AI, or no AI – because nobody knows what to do with it
Really strong USB ports make a difference too by reducing the need for motherboard replacements Computex Analysts rate Taiwan’s ASUS the world’s fifth most prolific PC-maker, but the company wants to climb the charts by targeting business buyers, according to Shawn Chang, Head of Go-To-Market for the outfit’s…