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Amazon Repurposes Astro Robot As Security Guard
Amazon is turning its Astro robot into a security guard to help businesses detect break-ins and provide 24x7 monitoring of their premises
UK NCSC Warns Of Significant Threat To Critical Infrastructure
Annual review from National Cyber Security Centre warns of threat posed by state-aligned actors from Russia, China and Iran
FBI ‘Knows Identities’ Of MGM, Caesars Hacking Gang
FBI knows identities of at least a dozen members of gang behind attacks on MGM Resorts, Casesars, but reportedly struggling to make arrests
Australian Port Operator Resumes Operations After Cyber-Attack
Major Australian port operator resumes operations on Monday morning after cyber-attack closed four ports over the weekend
Silicon UK Pulse: Your Tech News Update: Episode 26
Welcome to Silicon UK Pulse – your roundup of the latest tech news and developments impacting your business for the week ending 10/11/2023.
OpenAI Says ChatGPT Outage Caused By DDoS Attack
Outage of OpenAI's ChatGPT service is being blamed on a DDoS attack by pro-Russian hacking group Anonymous Sudan
European IT Spending To Grow 9 Percent In 2024, Says Gartner
Gartner forecasts European IT spending to rise next year, with software and IT services segments to see the most growth
ICO Drops Investigation Into 2020 EasyJet Hack
BA not happy? UK data protection watchdog confirms it is halting EasyJet hack probe due to lack of resources
Silicon UK Pulse: Your Tech News Update: Episode 25
Welcome to Silicon UK Pulse – your roundup of the latest tech news and developments impacting your business for the week ending 03/11/2023.
Boeing ‘Cyber Incident’ Comes After Ransomware Gang Threat
Lockbit cybercrime gang claims it stole huge amounts of data from US company. Boeing says it is investigating 'cyber incident'
AI Safety Summit 2023: UK To Invest £225m For AI Supercomputer
UK government says it will invest £225m ($273m) for AI supercomputer as it seeks to bolster its AI credentials with US and China
SolarWinds Sued By US SEC After 2020 Cyberattack
US regulators sue SolarWinds and its chief information security officer after the high profile cyberattack by Russian hackers
Canada Bans WeChat From Government Devices
Canada bans Chinese super-app WeChat from government devices, following similar move for TikTok in February
Silicon UK Pulse: Your Tech News Update: Episode 24
Welcome to Silicon UK Pulse – your roundup of the latest tech news and developments impacting your business for the week ending 27/10/2023.
Online Safety Act Becomes Law In Blow To Campaigners
Online Safety Act receives Royal Assent, and government claims it will make the UK safest place in the world to be online
BT Clocks 530 Cyberattacks Every Second
Alarming. New data from UK telecoms giant BT has revealed the scale of cyberattacks being launched on a daily basis
Okta’s Latest Cyber Breach Knocks Billions Off Company Value
Not again. Another security breach admission from Okta wipes more than $2 billion off its market valuation
ICC Confirms Recent Cyberattack Was Espionage
Not a random cyberattack. International Criminal Court confirms September cyberattack was case of “sophisticated espionage”
Microsoft To Invest Billions To Bolster Australian Cyber Defences
Microsoft to spend A$5 billion ($3.2 billion) to expand AI and cloud capabilities in Australia, to help bolster skills and cyber security
Silicon Reviews: Kingston Keypad 200C
With data theft continuing, protect your data on the move with a hardware-encrypted passcode and military-level encryption.
Silicon UK Pulse: Your Tech News Update: Episode 23
Welcome to Silicon UK Pulse – your roundup of the latest tech news and developments impacting your business for the week ending 20/10/2023.
UK Cites Nuclear Plant Operator Over Cybersecurity Strategy
EDF placed under "significantly enhanced regulatory attention", as it is insists "there is no risk to plant safety at our power stations”
IT Spending Worldwide To Increase 8 Percent Next Year
Despite economic worries, Gartner says IT spending in 2024 will rise 8 percent, but spending on generative AI will not feature
Five Eyes Intelligence Heads Warn Of Chinese Cyber Espionage
Heads of Five Eyes intelligence agencies come together to accuse China of intellectual property theft and using AI for hacking
Businesses Turn To Remote Workers To Obtain Skills, Expereo Finds
New research from Expereo finds one third of global enterprises hire people they have never met, due to skills shortage
Equifax Fined By UK Watchdog Over 2017 Data Breach
UK's financial watchdog fines Equifax £11.2m for failure to protect UK consumer data in one of the largest ever cyber security breaches
Silicon UK Pulse: Your Tech News Update: Episode 22
Welcome to Silicon UK Pulse – your roundup of the latest tech news and developments impacting your business for the week ending 13/10/2023.
Google Ditches Passwords In Favour Of Passkeys
Google to make 'passkeys' the default login option for Google Accounts, as it seeks to transition to a password free future
Tech Giants Warn Of Largest-Ever DDoS Attack
Google, Amazon, Cloudflare all issue warnings after dealing with the largest-ever DDoS attack they have ever seen