Tecnología

Research into various human augmentation technologies is progressing with little regard for the ethical consequences, despite its clear dual use nature for both medical and military applications, says Drone Wars UK. Encompassing everything from exoskeletons, robotic prosthesis and bionic eye implants to brain-computer interfaces, neurochemical enhancement drugs and thought-controlled …

In a post-Covid world all organisations have had to adapt to new ways of working. The transition to remote working was fast paced, reactive and not secure by design. As a result, it has required continual development to support the evolving environment. Flexible and hybrid working continues to present …

Cyber threats and cyber attacks have increased in frequency and become more sophisticated in the past few years. Industry observers see the threat landscape constantly shifting, with some kinds of attacks rising and others declining but, overall, risks are ever-present for organisations of any size, in every industry and …

The idea of datacentres that run only on flash storage has been discussed for at least 10 years. During that time, some pioneering IT teams have replaced conventional hard disk drives (HDDs) and other storage media such as tape with flash. But others have kept faith with spinning disks, …

The scale of the data breach affecting the British Library in the wake of a Rhysida ransomware attack is now becoming apparent after the cyber criminal gang published a 573GB tranche of data purloined from the library’s systems, comprising more than 490,000 distinct files, to its dark web leak …

Identity and access management (IAM) specialist Okta has warned customers to keep their guard up, after its ongoing investigation into a compromise of the Okta Help Center customer support management system turned up evidence that the threat actor may have compromised much more data than thought – indeed, all …

In a joint operation undertaken with law enforcement agencies from across Europe and the US, the Ukrainian authorities have taken five major players in the ransomware ecosystem into custody, including an alleged ringleader. The accused men were arrested on 21 November following coordinated raids on 30 properties in Kyiv, …

Noting that “great teams do everything together”, Zoom Video Communications has plotted a course for the early part of 2024, aiming to take advantage of investments in AI-based customer experience technologies and services to continue its stated mission to redraw the modern hybrid workspace and give back to businesses one …

The climate crisis became an increasingly urgent reality with an ever-growing impact on our lives and planet during 2023. As a result, the focus on corporate emissions intensified as part of a global drive to decarbonise the economy. And with end-point devices recognised as the biggest carbon culprits in …

The social media company Meta is facing a complaint for breaching European data protection law after offering customers the choice of accepting targeted advertisements based on their likes, interests and other personal information, or paying for an ad-free alternative. The privacy group, Noyb, filed a complaint with the Austrian …