All articles by Pete Swabey

Pete Swabey

UK data centres should withstand ‘organised blackouts’ but now’s the time to check

The UK faces ‘organised blackouts’ this winter in a “reasonable worst case scenario”, a report claims.

Here’s how to disclose cybersecurity risk, according to investors

‘Boilerplate’ risk disclosures suggest a company doesn’t take cybersecurity seriously, investors tell Financial Reporting Council.

Tech Leaders Club: The cybersecurity agenda

How can cybersecurity leaders reduce ransomware risk and what makes security awareness training effective? Just two of the topics discussed at Tech Monitor’s latest Tech Leaders Club event.

Lloyds Banking Group is hiring its first dedicated data ethics chief

UK bank’s chief data officer tells Tech Monitor why it has created its first leadership role for data ethics.

Russia-linked Killnet claims responsibility for Lithuania cyberattack

Killnet has claimed responsibility for the cyberattack that has affected government departments in Lithuania today.

Nick Woods, CIO of Manchester Airports Group, is modernising its SAP estate to build a ‘digital enterprise’

MAG’s IT leader shares an update on the ongoing transformation of its enterprise applications estate.

Cloudflare outage disrupts sites including Google, AWS and Twitter

Outage at US content delivery network causes service issues for sites across the internet.

Former AWS engineer convicted over hack that cost Capital One $270m

Paige Thompson developed a tool to identify misconfigured AWS accounts and stole customer data from Capital One and others.

UK unveils new strategy to grow its digital economy

The strategy aims to accelerate the UK’s digital economy but lacks ‘long-term vision’ says techUK.

UK government lays out 21-point ‘roadmap’ for digital transformation

A new roadmap from the CDDO aims to create a ‘transformed, more efficient digital government’ in the UK by 2025.