A study of Britain’s most deprived communities by leading operator Vodafone has revealed a worrying digital divide between rural and urban areas, with nearly half (46%) of deprived rural areas classed as 5G notspots, whereas the same can only be said for 2.7% of deprived urban communities. The Connecting the countryside report, commissioned by Vodafone … Leer más
A little over a year after expanding a successful UK-based cyber professional certification pilot globally, with the goal of creating a million new security professionals, security training and certification specialist ISC2 says it is beginning to see some early impacts, and CEO Clar Rosso is hopeful of going further still. The One Million Certified in … Leer más
British businesses continue to fall victim to rampant cyber criminality as the government blows hot and cold on much-needed reforms to 33-year-old legislation that is hindering the ability of the cyber security profession to respond effectively, according to campaigners who have lamented a “missed opportunity” in this week’s King’s Speech. The CyberUp campaign, which has … Leer más
As organisational use of communications tools to share relevant data with third-party suppliers and partners spike, a lack of attention paid to security is cranking up risk levels, according to a global study of 781 IT, cyber and risk and compliance pros, 29% of which are drawn from EMEA geographies, which was conducted for Kiteworks, … Leer más
The UK AI Safety Summit was “not the right place” to discuss the human rights record of the countries involved, according to French finance minister Bruno Le Maire, despite government commitments made at the event to create artificial intelligence (AI) systems that respect human rights. In the opening hours of the Summit, all 28 participating … Leer más
The prestigious Marina Bay Sands (MBS) resort complex in Singapore has become the latest major hospitality operation to fall victim to cyber criminals after a serious breach of its Sands LifeStyle loyalty programme, which has seen the data of 650,000 members compromised. Self-described as Asia’s “leading business, leisure and entertainment destination”, MBS operates Singapore’s largest … Leer más
An incident response plan (IRP) is an organisation’s individualised structured set of procedures and guidelines that they follow when encountering a security incident or a disruptive event. These may threaten the confidentiality, integrity, or availability of their information technology systems and/or compromise their data. The primary goal of an incident response plan is to mitigate … Leer más
Self-driving vehicle software developer Ova and electric commercial vehicles and passenger transport solutions firm eVersum have announced their first joint roll-out of autonomous vehicle technology. The companies are aiming to deliver self-driving shuttles each capable of carrying up to 40 passengers around the Innovation District in Northern Ireland’s Belfast Harbour Estate, as well as tourist … Leer más
As the cost-of-living crises bite major economies around the world, getting value out of technology becomes even more important – and smartphones are no exception, with the latest investigation of the US mobile device trade in market by Assurant showing an acceleration in the trading in of recently launched 5G-capable devices. The global business services … Leer más
VMware Explore in Barcelona this week saw the virtualisation pioneer continue its push to go all-in on generative AI (GenAI) as a core capability for enterprises. This saw VMware extend its vision of a hybrid cloud and multicloud future built around generative AI and applications that can run in locations that include private cloud, public … Leer más
