The Scottish Government Digital Directorate is launching its Cloud Platform Service (CPS), which aims to make it easier for the public sector to procure Amazon and Microsoft public cloud services. Details about the CPS began emerging late last year with the publication of a request for information (RFI) by the Scottish government in October 2022…
The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has been discussing the damage that could one day be caused by the large language models (LLMs) behind such tools as ChatGPT, being used to conduct what are now being described as prompt injection attacks against unwitting victims. The NCSC has by-and-large taken a rather sanguine approach to…
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Cyber security experts have welcomed the apparent downfall of the Qakbot malware, following a multinational law enforcement hack-back operation, encompassing the UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) and the FBI among others, which took down its botnet infrastructure over the weekend of 25-27 August. A long-established tool in the cyber criminal arsenal, Qakbot infected millions of…
Having received worldwide recognition for its compact desktop computers, Minisforum is looking beyond PCs to grow its business. Earlier this year the company introduced its first tablet and is prepping a tablet with AMD’s Zen 4-based accelerated processing unit (APU) inside. The tablet that Minisforum plans to introduce will be a 2-in-1 device with a…
The alleged teenage ringleader of the Lapsus$ cyber extortion collective, which hacked into the systems of multiple high-profile victim organisations in 2021 and 2022, has been ruled responsible for his hacking spree at Southwark Crown Court. The 18-year old from Oxford, who was first named as Arion Kurtaj earlier is year, is autistic and was…
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Microsoft has submitted a new deal to the U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority regulatory agency that proposes Ubisoft get the rights to Activision Blizzard game streaming for 15 years. After the CMA blocked Microsoft’s proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard for a colossal $69 billion back in April over cloud gaming concerns, Microsoft set its sights…
Last year, The Game Awards delivered several memorable moments, including the first look at The Super Mario Bros. Movie, as well as several celebrity appearances and a ton of major reveals in the world of gaming en route to attracting 103 million global viewers. This year looks to be no different, as the 10th annual…
Microsoft has revealed new console wraps for the Xbox Series X. These wraps work similarly to Sony’s PlayStation 5 console covers, allowing players to change the console’s cosmetic look without buying an entirely new one. Instead of sliding covers off like with the PS5, Xbox’s solution is to wrap the cosmetic change around the console,…
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IT leaders strive to enable cross-functional teams that can work effectively across organisational and geographic boundaries, using their preferred tooling. Amazing things happen when the CIO creates a positive working environment for software developers with the right tooling, constructs and methodologies, combined with a positive approach to people management and team building. When John Selvadurai,…
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Like many people that near their eighteenth birthday, the Xbox 360 will soon lose support from its parent company. Today, an announcement on Xbox Wire revealed that the Xbox 360 store will be shutting down on July 29, 2024. This means you will no longer be able to purchase games or DLC on the console, and…
