Rare event. Disruption around the globe after outage hits Google services including Gmail, Google Drive, and Google Docs on Thursday morning
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NSA Issues Alert For Critical Infrastructure Operators
Operators of critical infrastructure are being warned to harden their networks against cyber threats to their operational technology (OT)
The State of LawTech
What is the current state of LawTech? LawtechUK, will this year, pilot a government-backed LawTech R&D programme - the Lawtech Sandbox - to help accelerate the digital transformation of the UK's legal sector. What could this mean for b ...
Coronavirus: IBM Pulls Annual Forecast As Client Priorities Change
Worldwide pandemic hits software sales, as IBM warns that its customer priorities are changing and it withdraws its annual forecast
FinTech Part 2: Building the FinTech Ecosystem
How are FinTech companies innovating? What's the tech that sits behind the development of their apps and support networks, and what these advancements might mean for wider industries and consumers.
Travelex Facing Ransom Demand After Attack
Ransomware attack has crippled currency seller services, with cyber criminals reportedly demanding a £4.5 million ransom within two days
Broadcom Sells Symantec Unit To Accenture
Brief affair. Only a few months after finally acquiring it for $10.7bn, Broadcom opts to offload Symantec's Enterprise division
TSB Staff Fired Over Compensation Claims For IT Meltdown
Five TSB workers fired for allegedly gaming the compensation system set up after the bank's epic IT meltdown in early 2018
IBM Profit Slumps As Tech Services Struggles
Big fall in profits at Big Blue as tech services division declines, as does IBM's systems division
Yahoo Mail Outage Impacts BT, Sky, TalkTalk Customers
Problems at Yahoo's global emailing service has impacted British customers at Sky, BT and TalkTalk
Only A Third Have Full Confidence In Disaster Recovery Capabilities
Databarracks survey finds 8 percent of UK businesses are not all confident of their disaster recovery plans
Salesforce Acquires ClickSoftware For $1.3bn
US cloud services provider snaps up Israeli maker of workforce management and service solutions
Senators Question Pentagon’s Motive For JEDI Cloud Contract Delay
Democratic senators ask newly appointed defence secretary if 'outside' influence was behind JEDI suspension
Republicans Urge Trump Not To Delay Pentagon Cloud Contract
Republicans ask President Trump not to delay Pentagon cloud project for which Amazon is competing
Chinese Ministry Hackers Hit Eight Services Firms – Report
China’s Ministry of State Security implicated in report on hacking attacks on US and Japanese IT services giants
Wipro Hires Forensic Firm After Hack
Firm investigates alleged hack of IT systems that are being used to launch attacks against customers
Government Review Urges Law Overhaul To Tackle Facebook, Google Domination
Competition laws need overhaul to tackle dominance of tech giants such as Facebook, Google and Amazon
EU Countries Endorse Copyright Reform
Bad news for tech firms and meme creators as European countries approve reform of copyright rules
Budget 2018: Tech Industry Reactions
Reaction to chancellor's proposed digital tax, extra funding for industrial strategy, full fibre connectivity, and cyber defence
Budget 2018: Tech Giants Face Hammond’s Digital Tax
Tech giants to be forced to pay fair share of tax, under plans unveiled by chancellor Philip Hammond
Third Party Developers Can Read Gmail Emails
Google privacy form gives third party developers the ability to read millions of emails from Gmail users
Former Telsa Staffer Sued For Hacking
Disgruntled former employee alleged to have hacked IT system and transferred sensitive data to third party
ICANN’s WHOIS Website Refused GDPR Extension
But domain organisation is accused of poor planning and being too slow to react to the global impact of GDPR
Carphone Warehouse To Close Nearly 100 Stores
More bad news for the high street as profit warning prompts decision to close 92 Carphone Warehouse stores
Nokia Tests 5G Calls In France, Acquires SpaceTime Insight
Nokia bolsters IoT portfolio with SpaceTime purchase, and teams up with SFR to test 5G in France
TSB Boss Calls In Experts From IBM
As boss admits the bank is 'on our knees' and calls in experts from IBM to sort out IT fiasco
WhatsApp Raises Minimum Age To 16
GDPR's approach sees ban on under 16 years old using popular messaging service WhatsApp
Vodafone Rated As Worst Mobile Operator In Which? Survey
But EE not much better, with smaller players achieving a higher rating according to annual customer satisfaction survey
IBM Disappoints As Q1 Profit Slips
Big Blue grows revenues, but shares in the firm fall after first quarter margins miss Wall Street expectations
Cambridge Analytica CEO Suspended
Facebook data sharing row continues after boss of firm at centre of controversy is suspended