Watch out for scammers posing as NCSC agents offering CrowdStrike services
The 19 July Microsoft outage has caused a surge in opportunistic cyber criminals taking advantage of the situation, according to security agencies. Despite the outage
The CrowdStrike Disarray Highlights Dangers of Centralized ‘Big IT’
Experts are warning that the recent global Microsoft outage, caused by a faulty update from security firm CrowdStrike, highlights the risks of relying too heavily
NCA busts operation offering DDoS-for-hire services for digital stress
The National Crime Agency (NCA) in the UK has successfully infiltrated and disrupted the underground criminal marketplace known as digitalstress.su. This marketplace was responsible for
Better Accessibility Embedded in Software and Websites: An Interview
The graphical user interface (GUI) is how most people interact with computing devices, from smartphones to laptops and websites. While voice-activated interfaces like Siri have
Sir Alan Bates accuses civil servants of managing Ed Davey and Jo Swinson in the Post Office cover-up situation.
Former coalition government ministers were manipulated by civil servants who prioritized their own interests during the emergence of a scandal at the Post Office, according
How Cloud AI Technologies Can Drive Sustainability in Enterprises: Insights from IT Sustainability Experts
The UK government is taking proactive steps to address climate change, setting ambitious targets such as reducing greenhouse gas emissions by at least 68% by
Understanding Data Privacy: TechTarget’s Definition
Data privacy, or information privacy, is a crucial component of data protection that focuses on securely storing, accessing, retaining, ensuring the immutability, and safeguarding sensitive
Global Failure of CrowdStrike Security Update on Windows PCs
A major global outage affected systems using Microsoft Windows software, causing PCs to crash with a “blue screen of death”. Sky News, KLM, and other
Derby City Council aims to achieve annual savings of £12.25m through the implementation of AI and chatbot technologies.
Derby City Council is implementing artificial intelligence (AI) tools to save nearly £12.5m annually in costs. The council has identified 261 tasks where AI can
An Interview with Nvidia: Addressing AI Workload Demands and Storage Performance
AI workloads present a new challenge for enterprises, ranging from compute-intensive training to lightweight inferencing and RAG referencing. The I/O profile and storage impact can
The consequences of an indispensable IT infrastructure
The recent Microsoft outages, caused by a Crowdstrike update, highlight the risk of relying too heavily on a single global platform. While initial concerns of
Unraveling the Chaos: A Guide to the Latest CrowdStrike Update
On Friday 19 July 2024, the UK woke up to news of a widespread IT outage affecting numerous organizations globally. The disruption began in Australia