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Shipping company Clarksons has fallen victim to a major ransomware attack that could result in the exposure of private data, the company warned yesterday. Clarksons confirmed the attack in a statement to the London Stock Exchange this morning. It claims that the...

1 - Backup. Schedule a rigorous back-up routine and adopt a belt-and-braces approach by keeping backups offline as well as in the cloud. 2 - Patch. A strong, regular, and thorough patching regime provides effective protection against many threats which exploit known...

Ransomware is increasingly effective because of changes in the way it operates. As cyber-extortion is a numbers game - the more devices you infect the more you earn - the objective of the attackers is to infect as many devices as quickly as possible, said Paul...

Applications only available to Business Premium plan subscribers are starting to be released for Enterprise plan subscribers. Microsoft Bookings is the first now available to E3 and E5 plans. Enterprise plan users can purchase the apps for free in the Office 365...

Outlook for Mac 2016 now includes the ability to send emails later. This has been around in the Windows version of Outlook since Outlook 2007 but is new to Max users. The “Send Later” feature in Office for Mac 2016 is accessed via a drop-down next to the Send button...

Microsoft today released a new Windows 10 preview for PCs with Edge, along with shell and input improvements. This build is part of the RS4 branch, which represents the next Windows 10 update the company has yet to announce. Windows 10 is a service, meaning it was...

Less than a fifth of large UK and multi-national organisations say that they are highly confident they’ll meet GDPR compliance requirements on time, a new report says. According to the General Data Protection Regulation survey conducted by Technology Law Alliance,...

Elon Musk's aerospace company SpaceX has unveuled plans to deploy 4,425 super-fast internet satellites in space by 2019, according to CNBC. Earlier this month, the firm filed a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) document outlining plans to send thousands of...

Technology is booming in healthcare organisations with digital transformation policies leading to increased adoption of connected medical devices, big data analytics for faster and more accurate diagnoses, and paperless systems for the easy exchange of patient...

A new malware called Ordinypt that targets German users is making the rounds — billing itself as ransomware. What's worse is that the code is really a wiper, with apparent twin motives of financial gain as well as disrupting business operations. G Data security...