UK parliament cyber attack highlights the shortcomings of passwords
As we reported over the weekend the UK parliament's email system was subject to a brute force attack using passwords stolen in the 2012 LinkedIn breach.
Security experts have been quick to point out the inherent weakness in large organizations and government departments relying on passwords to protect highly sensitive data.
Using technology to attract research and investment
It is widely recognized that supercomputers are now regarded as the 'third pillar' of modern research due to the important role they play in speeding up calculations and analysis, some of which would previously have taken many years to complete. Supercomputers are used alongside scientific theory and experimentation to complement the scientific research process.
The value and importance of High Performance Computing (HPC) at universities has grown massively over the past decade, and it’s no exception at the University of Bristol. We’ve invested more than £16 million in HPC and research data storage over the past 10 years.
One in three UK businesses has a digital executive
More than a third of the largest companies in the UK now have a digital executive whose sole task is to pull a competitive advantage from digital transformation efforts. With a 35 percent adoption rate, it is much higher than the global average of 19 percent. This is according to a new report by Strategy&, PwC’s strategy consulting business.
All around the world, however, businesses are realizing the potential of having a dedicated digital executive. Two years ago, only six percent of companies have had a digital leader hired.
Cyber attacks and regulations don't change businesses' digital transformation plans
Businesses looking to digitally transform won’t be intimidated by cyber-attacks or data protection regulations, according to a new report by Advanced.
Based on a poll of more than 500 senior executives in UK organizations, Advanced says organizations are concerned, but won’t give up.
UK consumers want an end to misleading 'fibre' broadband advertising
Using the word 'fibre' to describe broadband services which are partly delivered using copper cable is misleading consumers according to the UK's Advertising Standards Authority (ASA).
Conducted by specialist research agency Opinion Leader, using focus groups and in depth interviews with residential and business broadband users, the research shows that adverts using the word fibre don't enable people to make an informed choice.
Connectivity issues hurt productivity the most
More than two thirds (67 percent) of small and medium-sized business in the UK see internet problems as their biggest productivity roadblock, new research has found.
According to a new report by Storey that surveyed 500 SME decision-makers across the UK, more than three quarters (76 percent) of businesses see productivity as a top priority in their office, while 69 percent are certain that improving office layout and design can do wonders on their productivity.
UK officials believe North Korea is behind WannaCry ransomware
Nearly a month after it struck devices around the globe, new information has emerged surrounding the major WannaCry ransomware attack.
The BBC says British officials from the National Cyber Security Center (NCSC) are now claiming infamous North Korean cyber-criminal group Lazarus was behind the attack.
Unencrypted USB drives putting UK businesses at risk
UK businesses are putting almost no effort into securing the data they keep on USB drives, which is not in line with what GDPR demands, potentially putting them at risk of being hit with huge fines.
That's according to data storage firm Kingston, which concluded after polling 480 employees from companies in various industries.
Malware attacks against UK businesses increase by 500 percent
British businesses are being hit by more malware than ever, new research reveals.
In the wake of the huge WannaCry attack last month, an investigation by cybersecurity experts Malwarebytes found that malware incidents faced by UK businesses increased 500 percent year over year.
UK consumers increasingly prefer biometric authentication
New research has shown that biometrics is quickly becoming the preferred method of authentication among British consumers.
A report from Mastercard/University of Oxford report, has found that more and more of us across the UK are happy to use biometric security processes such as iris scans or fingerprint authentication. The news has been welcomed by Fujitsu, which has been at the forefront of biometric development for some time.
Most UK managers support remote working
More than a third (34 percent) of business managers and HR professionals in the UK are not satisfied with the technology they work with every day.
This is according to a new report by IDC and Cornerstone OnDemand, which analyzed if UK workplaces are supplying the latest tech to their employees to help them work better.
UK businesses are already embracing artificial intelligence
The rise of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology could be set to shake up the job scene in the UK sooner than expected, new research shows.
A BT survey of over 1,500 senior UK IT decision makers found that AI, widely expected to usher in the "fourth industrial revolution," is in fact already splitting opinions in the labor market.
UK businesses are 'happy to lose' data
Almost three quarters of UK businesses (72 percent) are "happy to lose" more than 24 hours’ worth of data after a cyber-incident, new research shows.
According to a report by Disaster Recovery, 13 percent of companies have never backed up their data, while 43 percent lost vital information in the last two years.
UK businesses prepare for ransomware attacks by buying Bitcoin
British businesses are ready to pay as much as £136,000 to get their files back after a ransomware attack. This is according to a new report by Citrix and One Poll, based on a poll of 500 IT decision makers at UK companies with 250 or more employees.
The report says these new figures are four times higher than 12 months ago, highlighting the growth of ransomware risk among businesses on the Island.
More regulation is not the answer to technology's challenges
The UK government, and Theresa May in particular, has been criticized for an apparent lack of awareness in how online encryption actually works following the Prime Minister’s call for tighter regulation following the attacks.
Declaring that some internet giants were providing extremist ideology "the safe space it needs to breed," PM May took aim at not just the companies, but the internet itself, in her statement yesterday.
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