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Several US authorities have released a new alert warning of the threat to critical infrastructure (CNI) providers from the AvosLocker ransomware group. The ransomware-as-a-service affiliate operation is targeting financial services, manufacturing and government entities, as well as organizations in other sectors, the report revealed. Victims reportedly hail from all over the globe, including the US, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Germany, Spain, Belgium, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, the UK, Canada, China and Taiwan. While double extortion…

Reports of fraud related to Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) have risen by triple digits between 2020 and 2021, albeit from a low base, according to data seen by law firm Pinsent Masons. The multi-national legal practice claimed today that while reporting figures were still only in double figures last year, the actual number for NFT fraud is likely to be much higher as inexperienced investors are drawn to the fast-growing market. NFTs are unique blockchain records that…

Tens of thousands of London residents have had their personal details accidentally leaked by their council after emails were sent to the wrong recipients. The electoral services department of Wandsworth Council in the south-west of the capital sent out the routine emails to registered voters at the end of last week. They were intended to clarify changes to electoral ward boundaries ahead of upcoming local elections. However, 43,000 voters – representing around 13% of local…

What is a data scientist? Data scientists are analytical data experts who use data science to discover insights from massive amounts of structured and unstructured data to help shape or meet specific business needs and goals. Data scientists are becoming increasingly important in business, as organizations rely more heavily on data analytics to drive decision-making and lean on automation and machine learning as core components of their IT strategies. Data scientist job description A data…

While first and foremost a humanitarian crisis, the hostilities have Russia’s military invasion of Ukraine has also been a concern for IT outsourcing customers with interests in the region — and those taking advantage of the global IT services market generally. The conflict has had a significant impact on Ukraine’s IT outsourcing industry, which exports $6.8 billion of IT services annually, approximately 4% of GDP, according to trade group IT Ukraine Association. Ukraine, together with…

If there’s one thing Jamie Holcombe has learned from his decades-long career as a public and private sector IT leader, it’s how to be a good salesman. Staying razor-focused on business benefits and communicating in a language everyone understands is central to successful IT initiatives, whether the project involves state-of-the-art technology like robotic process automation (RPA) or is a bit more mundane, like upgrading an aging data center. Now, fresh off a pandemic-fueled cycle of…