Last week, the drugstore chain Rite Aid confirmed it suffered a “cybersecurity incident” in June, which resulted in a data breach. This week, Rite Aid followed up its announcement by revealing that 2.2 million customers were impacted by the breach.As reported by Bleeping Computer, Rite Aid filed notices with the Office of the Maine Attorney…
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With the country heading to the polls, ensuring the cyber security of the electoral infrastructure couldn’t be more crucial. The government has warned that rising geopolitical tensions across the globe have the potential to impact elections as at least 64 countries gear up to head to the polls, representing 49% of the world’s population. Beyond…
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Like almost every IT security leader, Matt Riley, data protection and information security officer for Sharp in Europe, often finds himself in difficult conversations with business colleagues about what they can and cannot do from a cybersecurity perspective. “My approach,” he says, “Is that the answer’s never ‘no’. You don’t win hearts and minds with…
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Unless you’re an accountant, the whole end-of-year tax filing can be a nightmare. While you might look forward to your return, you’re probably not too excited about coughing up money to a tax expert or spending a couple of hours filing yourself. But what if the entire process could be completed with a digital assistant…
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In this first part of a two-part article, we look at some of the current and future trends and implications of AI for outsourcing, based on our experience as specialist technology and outsourcing lawyers. We’re predicting here how AI will impact “traditional” forms of IT outsourcing and the management and transformation of business processes through…
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By Published: 12 Jun 2024 The public cloud is a cloud computing model that enables resources such as applications, data storage, and virtual machines to be accessed remotely and on demand. While largely a benefit, it also leaves organisations open to public cloud security risks, particularly when they allow users to access on-demand services from…
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When Microsoft pulled back the curtain on Copilot Plus PCs in May, one announcement caught the eye of many cautious Windows users. One of the exclusive features coming to Copilot Plus PCs is called Recall, which uses artificial intelligence to take snapshots of the screen, store and analyze them locally, and then allow you to…
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Our malware articles typically concern either Android or Windows, but Apple users occasionally have to deal with malicious software of their own. For instance, the Moonlock Lab cybersecurity team recently discovered a macOS malware strain that can easily evade detection.As the researchers explain, the infection chain begins when a Mac user visits a site in…
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When Microsoft announced its new AI features for AI PCs, I told you that Windows 11’s Recall is the feature I’ve always wanted from AI devices but that it’s also terrifying. Windows 11 Recall will let AI help you remember what you did on your computer and when it happened. It’s a feature we’ll need…
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Amazon has been building artificial intelligence (AI) systems and using machine learning for well over 20 years. Personalisation and recommendations were among the early innovations introduced on the ecommerce site, and these and other technology concepts, such as the Alexa voice assistant, help to drive forward AI innovation in the Amazon Web Services (AWS) public…
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