All articles by Tom Ball
Tom Ball
Qualcomm turns down $121bn Broadcom buyout bid
The revised offer from Broadcom valued Qualcomm shares at $82 each, still not enough to sway the dominant chip maker.
Visa, Revolut join Team GB for PyeongChang 2018
Revolut is now officially issuing Visa cards, an important milestone for the partnership as they share major attributes.
Top 5 technological advances of the 21st century
We found that communication has been a theme at the heart of some of the greatest technological advancements of the 21st century.
GDPR and cybersecurity – changing the process of M&A
Protecting the data used in the due diligence process is becoming a particularly critical issue for business involved in M&A transactions.
Cryptocurrency fraud booms as hackers capitalise on hype
The threat landscape is growing and constantly morphing as hackers uncover new attack surfaces. Booming cryptocurrencies are creating attractive targets.
Internet gang indicted over $530m cybercrime campaign
The 36 strong gang that has been accused has members across seven different countries, the UK is one of them.
Mimecast Chief Trust Officer: Revealing the hidden risks of GDPR
GDPR compliance cannot be achieved with a solely law based approach, a robust operational strategy is critical to success.
Over half of IT leaders mull Brexit contingency plan
Increasing Brexit confidence has been noted, but IT leaders are still concerned about the potential challenges up ahead.
How UK banks can fight back in the Open Banking era
Established banks are facing a major challenge with the arrival of Open Banking and PSD2, they must be more agile while leveraging their dominant customer bases and reputation.
ALL 200 NHS trusts fail cybersecurity assessment
The WannaCry ransomware attack of 2017 revealed the vulnerability of the NHS to cyberattacks, but even after improvements the organisation is still coming up short.