Governments should make software companies liable for developing insecure computer code. So says Katie Moussouris, the white hat hacker and security expert who first persuaded Microsoft and the Pentagon to offer financial rewards to security researchers who found and reported serious security vulnerabilities. Bug bounty schemes have since proliferated and have now become the norm for…

Freemixer/Getty Images The logical assumption about wearing headphones while driving is that it’s a big no-no. Not only might they distract you from what’s happening on the road, but covering your ears also makes it challenging to hear things around you, which is crucial while driving. You can have a conversation with someone via Bluetooth…

As security leaders in the UK, we often feel squeezed between an increasingly aggressive threat landscape and a sprawling legislative framework. A new assessment of the UK’s cyber security legislative framework confirms what many of us discuss over drinks at industry conferences: we are drowning in compliance obligations, yet the nation’s cyber resilience remains alarmingly…

Stock all/Shutterstock Winter changes how we go about our lives, with shorter days and lower temperatures forcing us to spend more time indoors. This can lead us to recognize inefficiencies in our home, as well as boredom and even cabin fever. When you throw in the gauntlet of holiday festivities that close out one year…

Among the interesting discussions taking place during this year’s annual UKISUG conference was how much SAP customisation is actually needed, and how to move into the SAP cloud. Like many companies, Radisson Hotel Group has been on a journey to migrate from a legacy SAP system to a more modern platform. But unlike many organisations,…

Microgen/Shutterstock Researchers have successfully resurrected a gene that humanity lost millions of years ago. The results could change how we treat common diseases such as gout and maybe even contribute to slowing down aging. Using the gene editing tool CRISPR-Cas9, a team at Georgia State University introduced a reconstructed version of the ancient enzyme gene…

Wachiwit/Getty Images Netflix subscribers who have been using the mobile app on a smartphone or tablet to cast a show onto a TV are in for a surprise. The streaming service has quietly removed casting support for most users. It’s almost impossible to start playing a show or movie from the Netflix app on mobile and beam…

Riyadh Air has collaborated with IBM Consulting to deliver what the pair claim is the world’s first airline that is artificial intelligence (AI) native. Launched in March 2023, the airline Riyadh Air is a digitally led, full-service airline, which aims to connect passengers to more than 100 destinations around the world by 2030. The airline…

The hyperscalers’ hold on the global, multibillion-pound cloud computing market has come under repeated scrutiny over the past couple of years from governments, regulators and trade bodies. In broad terms, the purpose of this scrutiny is to ascertain if the market’s biggest hitters, which include Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft, are behaving in anti-competitive…

Microsoft has addressed a little shy of 60 newly designated common vulnerabilities and exposures (CVEs) in the final Patch Tuesday update of a challenging year for defenders, bringing the total volume of flaws fixed this year to more than 1,100. Out of this month’s flaws, three are rated as critical in their severity, one is…