Ransomware presents the most immediate danger to UK businesses, according to the head of Britain’s National Cyber Security Centre.
In a speech given earlier this month, Lindy Cameron warned that ransomware poses the most immediate danger – not just to businesses but also schools, local councils and national governments. In fact, recent attacks that hit everyone from Hackney Council to the Irish Health Service show that nobody is exempt.
Outages and downtime – the likes of which were seen recently on Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram – may become a much more regular occurrence in future. This is the view of tech experts who believe the recent outages may not be the one-off event that many will have hoped.
The average employee receives 120 emails per day, and has 200 messages in their inbox. This results in them spending 28% of the working day on emails – or around 13 hours of every working week.
If this sounds familiar, there are some easy and creative ways to cut down on time spent reading and replying to emails, without impacting your productivity or output.
Microsoft has rolled out Windows 11 as a free upgrade for all Windows 10 users – so what can you expect from the refreshed OS?
Perhaps the biggest change comes not in the form of a feature, but a change to the way Microsoft will roll out these updates in future. Following the like of Apple, Windows updates will be rolled out more frequently in future, with refreshes promised every year.
Telecoms firms have been warned they could be at risk from a mysterious cybercrime group that has been using much more sophisticated techniques than your average hacker.
Cyber security firm Cloudstrike identified the presence of hackers able to spy on users of telecoms providers across the world. The group uses technology developed itself to gain access to consumers’ details (such as their subscriber information and call metadata) without even needing to hack their phones directly. Instead. All this can be gleaned straight from the carrier.
With millions of people around the UK still working remotely as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, and many businesses choosing to keep some form of remote work in the longer-term, tech firms are ramping up their focus on productivity tools to help keep businesses connected.
The University of Lincoln has partnered with Microsoft to offer a new cloud computing course, in a bid to close a skills gap currently impacting the UK market.
The UK’s Court of Appeal has ruled that AI cannot be the inventor of patents, as ownership must fall to a human.
The landmark case came after US inventor Dr Stephen Thaler lodged two patent applications naming his AI system – called Dabus – as the inventor. He claimed the idea for the patents (one for a type of food container and the other for a specific flashing light) came from the “creativity machine” and not himself.
All smartphones sold in the European Union could soon come with a standardised USB-C charger, in a bid to reduce e-waste.
To combat the 11,000 tonnes of waste generated every year by charging cables alone, the EU has pledged to force all tech manufacturers operating across the bloc to use a universal system – thereby allowing consumers to re-use their existing cables.
Do you struggle to organise your Outlook Inbox? You’ve probably seen flags and colour categories whilst sorting through emails, but have you ever tried using these features to keep on top of your messages?
