Ransomware attacks increase dramatically during 2021
Dramatic increase in ransomware attacks globally during first half of 2021 driven by triple extortion technique, and is only set to expand further
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Government officials lack experience to lead digital transformation, says NAO
The government needs to reskill senior decision makers and give tech leaders more influence if digital business change projects are to succeed
More than half of European IT outsourcing spending will soon be on cloud services
Cloud services will soon be the largest part of the IT services market in Europe, as enterprises invest in them as part of their Covid-19 recovery strategies
Financial services sector’s cloud use set for more regulatory scrutiny on resilience grounds
Financial stability report by Bank of England’s Financial Policy Committee raises red flag about banks’ growing reliance on a small number of cloud service providers
IR35: Contractors demand tax and employment law alignment to protect ‘zero-rights’ workers
Government is again facing calls to ensure contractors that pay the same amount of tax as permanent employees also receive the same workplace benefits
REvil ransomware crew drops offline, reasons murky
The REvil ransomware operation appears to have gone dark, but claims about its demise are almost certainly exaggerated
Kaseya apologises for extended downtime after ransom attack
CEO of Kaseya apologises after pushing back the restoration of the firm’s VSA service following a REvil ransomware attack
US Department of Defense cancels controversial $10bn JEDI contract
The US Department of Defense has cancelled the controversial JEDI cloud project awarded to Microsoft and will replace it with multi-supplier contracts.
Opportunists seen targeting Kaseya REvil victims
Malwarebytes researchers highlight new spam campaign targeting businesses impacted by the ongoing Kaseya REvil ransomware incident