A guide to DORA compliance
The Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) came into force on 16 January 2023. Following a two-year implementation period, from 17 January 2025, financial organizations must fully comply with the…
The AI Opportunities Action Plan is recommended reading
Showing not a slither of triskaidekaphobia, the government chose 13 January to launch its AI Opportunities Action PlanMany months in the making, it's a good paper from Matt Clifford, who…
UK's female fintech leaders hit harder by investment collapse
The women behind fintechs still face discrimination when seeking investment, despite the issue being an industry talking point for years, according to figures from a UK fintech industry body.…
Biggest Patch Tuesday in years sees Microsoft address 159 vulnerabilities
Microsoft kicked off 2025 with a bang on the second Tuesday of January, dropping a massive Patch Tuesday update containing fixes for 159 vulnerabilities – rising to 161 incorporating…
Russia's Star Blizzard pivots to WhatsApp in spear-phishing campaign
In the wake of a significant action against its infrastructure, the Kremlin-backed advanced persistent threat (APT) actor Star Blizzard has pivoted to exploiting social messaging application WhatsApp in its…
Fujitsu staff at HMRC to strike for two days over pay
Fujitsu staff working at HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) will walk out for two days this month after union members voted for industrial action in a pay dispute. Staff…
Biden signs new cyber order days before Trump inauguration
Outgoing United States president Joe Biden has signed a cyber security executive order (EO) promising to build on the “foundational steps” taken earlier in his administration by ordering additional…
Users protest, flee TikTok as clock ticks on US ban
With the 19 January 2025 ban on TikTok just days away, American social media users and businesses are facing up to the fact that the video-sharing platform may go…
DDN seeks AI leadership as it bags $300m investment
DDN, which made its name in high-performance computing (HPC), has gained investment of $300m from US fund Blackstone, which it says will be used to translate leadership in supercomputing…
Almost half of UK banks set to miss DORA deadline
Although they have had two years to prepare for the incoming legislation, a study has today revealed that a significant minority of UK financial services organizations are set to…