Education
Ransomware attacks double in municipalities, healthcare, education
Barracuda Networks, provider of cloud-first security solutions, published its Fifth Annual Threat Spotlight on Ransomware. The new report looks at ransomware attack patterns that occurred between August 2022 and July...
Being proactive about closing the cyber skills gap
The skills gap is a heavily talked about subject amongst industry professionals as they attempt to find ways to appeal to potential new employees. New Fortinet research has revealed escalating cyber-risks due to the...
Nokia and FCCN connect Portugal’s leading universities
Nokia and FCCN have connected Portugal’s leading universities with a 100Gb/sec long-haul optical transport network. The network connects tertiary education facilities and research centres in 26 cities and capacity has i...
Evidence of innovation in Israel confirms country is spearheading IT...
Recognised as one of the most technologically influential countries in the world, Israel is a pioneer for digital savviness and innovation across Europe’s tech sector. Here we take a look at three examples of how I...
UK leads green revolution in defence and off-highway transport
As more and more companies shed light on the need for greener operations, the University of Exeter and Supacat have pioneered an ‘off-road’ electric and ‘optionally manned’ autonomous vehicle as their way of contrib...
New virtual cyber school gives teens chance to try out as cybersecurity...
Young people are being encouraged to join online classes to develop problem-solving and cyberskills. We hear from experts in the field. Thousands of young people are being offered the chance to join a virtual...
Ransomware attacks double in municipalities, healthcare, education
Barracuda Networks, provider of cloud-first security solutions, published its Fifth Annual Threat Spotlight on Ransomware. The new report looks at ransomware attack patterns that occurred between August 2022 and July...
Automate universities first… digitally transform them later
Alistair Sergeant, Founder and CEO of Equantiis, tells us how automation plays a key role in offering university students the most seamless educational experience and why it is an important first step in universities’ j...
Combatting the ongoing issue of cyberattacks to the education sector
The education sector is a lucrative target for cybercriminals due to the abundance of sensitive data in its possession combined with lacking the relevant resources to combat such attacks. Achi Lewis, Area VP EMEA for...
Sage’s £1.4 million ‘transformative’ investment to tackle digital skills gap
The Chief Secretary to the Treasury has welcomed the landmark investment by Sage, a leader in accounting, financial, HR and payroll technology for small and mid-sized businesses, hailing the ‘transformational’ thr...
BCS launches 2022 apprenticeship programme
These are exciting, yet challenging times in the industry, as we move away from the direct disruption of the pandemic into bow wave of supply shortages of materials and labour, plus hyperinflation and the ongoing...
Mind the gap: Addressing the UK’s shortage of data talent
Jonathan Westley, Chief Data Officer, at Experian, discusses the importance of tackling the growing skills gaps and suggests how leaders can attract more diversified talent. COVID-19 brought to the fore many...
Telent to revolutionise wireless communications for University of Bristol
The wireless-first approach will be enabled thanks to an upgrade of the university’s core network by Telent. More than 30,000 students and staff at the University of Bristol will soon have access to a new and improved W...
University of Cardiff selects Lenovo and Logicalis to boost HPC cluster to...
The University’s Advanced Research Computing at Cardiff (ARCCA) service is using Lenovo ThinkSystem servers to power globally important high-performance computing research. The University of Cardiff’s Advanced Res...
New survey from Anthology reveals the perceptions and realities of AI in UK...
Students and university leaders in the United Kingdom approach AI with concerns and cautious optimism. Anthology, a leading provider of education solutions that support the entire learner lifecycle, has announced the...
Grammarly exceeds customer expectations with hacker-powered security
As the world’s leading AI communication assistant serving more than 30 million people and 50,000 teams daily, Grammarly’s top priority is to ensure the data its customers trust it with remains secure and private. To str...
Coventry University achieves first-class results with enhanced endpoint...
Coventry University has leveraged CrowdStrike Falcon Complete managed detection and response (MDR) for comprehensive protection of a dynamic campus environment. Steve Rogers, Enterprise Cloud, Infrastructure and...
Sanger Institute continues delivering value from data with Dell
Data is dominating and determining scientific developments which are taking place today. Here, James McCafferty, CIO; and Pete Clapham, ISG Team Leader at the Sanger Institute, tell us how the organisation’s p...
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