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[ad_1] Image: Getty ZIP and RAR files have overtaken Office documents as the file most commonly used by cyber criminals to deliver malware, according to an analysis of real-world cyber attacks and data collected from millions of PCs.  The research, based on customer data by HP Wolf Security, found in …

[ad_1] Orion travels in distant retrograde orbit around the Moon. Image: NASA The Artemis I spacecraft Orion is getting ready to head back to Earth.  On day 15 of the Artemis I mission, the management team at NASA have voted “go” for the decision to take Orion off its distant …

[ad_1] Hackers who breached Medibank’s systems have dumped another batch of data on the dark web, along with claims the files contain all of the data they took in a heist that impacted 9.7 million customers. The Australian insurance group confirms six zipped files of data have been released, while …

[ad_1] Italian cloud services provider Aruba SpA has secured €500m in investment, which it has used to expand its Global Cloud Data Center (GCDC) site in Ponte San Pietro, which is already Italy’s largest server farm. The company has added two further datacentres to its 200,000m² campus, including one …

[ad_1] Emails published by Russian hackers and systematically analysed by Computer Weekly reveal that in January 2020 the former “C” (chief of the Secret Intelligence Service, MI6) Richard Dearlove linked up with hard-Brexit campaigners and White House lobbyists to send a threat-laden briefing to 10 Downing Street warning about …

[ad_1] Credential management specialist LastPass has disclosed a new cyber security incident – its second in four months – that seems to have its roots in the first. The company launched an investigation, notified law enforcement and brought on board expertise from Mandiant, after it spotted unusual activity in …

[ad_1] As the UK’s metropolitan regions worry about overbuild by gigabit connectivity providers, the country’s more remote regions seem at risk of being left in the broadband slow lane. To address this imbalance, the government has announced plans to enable some of the UK’s most remote homes and businesses …

[ad_1] Kingfisher, the owner of UK home improvement brands B&Q and Screwfix, has signed a five-year deal with Google Cloud as part of a push to revamp its e-commerce platforms and digital offerings for its customers. The firm operates 1,500 stores across the UK and Ireland, France, Poland, Romania …

[ad_1] While many talk of connectivity being pervasive these days, those in small towns, remote communities and other sparsely populated areas around the globe know of the struggles of getting services worthy of the name. To address these issues, the Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) has published a report stating that Wi-Fi will …

[ad_1] The November 2022 edition of the Ericsson mobility report has found that despite current and developing economic challenges in many parts of the world, global 5G subscriptions remain on track to top one billion by the end of this year, and five billion by the end of 2028. …