Esteban Prieto

2023 was a breakout year for AI in the commercial and consumer worlds. This has created huge momentum for further growth in investment, development and implementation of AI going into 2024.  However, there are issues that could impact on that momentum in different countries including regulation, intellectual property disputes, workforce skills and financial incentives. … Leer más

Only a few years ago, global space-based broadband and 5G communications was essentially just getting off the launch pad, but in the subsequent years, satellite communications (SatCom) systems have undergone an evolution. ABI Research reports that the industry’s shift to commercial space, also known as “new space”, is helping technology move from niche applications … Leer más

Multi-solution crowdsourced cyber security platform Bugcrowd says it saw growing acceptance and adoption of crowdsourced security strategies among mainstream end-user organisations in 2023, as ethical hackers continue to prove their value to in-house security teams over and over again. The organisation this week published its latest annual Inside the platform report, revealing that in … Leer más

Cisco has developed technology to help developers manage the software agents they use to monitor applications and IT infrastructure. Smart Agent for Cisco AppDynamics provides agent lifecycle management, which, according to Cisco, dramatically simplifies application instrumentation for full-stack observability through intelligent agent automation and management.  Cisco said customers can use Smart Agent to identify … Leer más

Virgin Media O2 (VMO2) has revealed the advances it has made in providing enhanced mobile coverage to the Shetland Islands, with local politicians welcoming the company’s investment in its plan to transform mobile connectivity for the community, which will see the firm build or upgrade six masts as part of the Shared Rural Network … Leer más

Ransomware, data breaches and fraud are unabating, with cyber insecurity as well as misinformation and disinformation being the top and fourth risks, respectively, for the upcoming two years as projected in the World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report 2024. The attack surface gets ever more complex with the increased adoption of cloud, AI, thanks … Leer más

Salesforce’s long-running bug bounty programme continues to pay dividends to both the organisation’s customers and its growing network of ethical hackers, as the software giant announces it has now paid out more than $18.9m in bug bounties since the scheme’s inception in 2015, covering 30,600 potential vulnerabilities. In 2023, Salesforce revealed, it paid out … Leer más

Artificial intelligence (AI) will be leveraged to increase the volume and impact of cyber attacks involving ransomware between now and 2026, the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has warned in a report. The NCSC has previously rejected overt alarmism over the impact of AI on cyber security, but now believes the rapidly emergent … Leer más