All articles by Tom Ball

Tom Ball

UK cryptocurrency companies launch self-regulatory body

This initiative from UK crypto companies could set a standard for a global approach to regulating cryptocurrency.

Oracle guns for Amazon with cloud data centre fleet

With this major investment Oracle intends to set up twelve new cloud data centres across Europe, North America and Asia.

GDPR: An opportunity to modernise digital infrastructure

When preparing for the arrival of GDPR on the 25th of May 2018, learn about this reason for looking on the bright side.

Oracle adds autonomous tech to entire cloud platform

Autonomous technology is set to be a top tech trend in 2018 as a number of industries pursue disruption. Automation has also been pointed at as vital weapon in the cybersecurity battle.

PyeongChang Winter Olympics cyberattack revealed

Many foresaw the PyeongChang Winter Olympics being a prime target for cyberattacks, now a very successful one has been revealed.

Ransomware downtime costs European SMBs £71 million

The ransomware crisis is ongoing and businesses of all sizes are at risk, legacy anti-virus just does not cut it anymore.

Criminals stashing billions in cryptocurrency – Europol

The reputation of cryptocurrency generally is at a low, with countries across the globe looking to implement more robust controls.

Microsoft gets hands on with palm-vein biometric technology

Biometric authentication is growing in popularity, with consumers found to be ready to embrace the technology and leave passwords behind.

Intel drone team wins gold with PyeongChang 2018 record

Intel is set to provide drone technology to Olympic events through to 2024 at least.

Barclays reportedly plans U.S. cryptocurrency credit card ban

The odds continue to stack against cryptocurrency, can they make a surging recovery this time?