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Preparing for the quantum-enabled future – ICO News
Quantum technologies are advancing at pace, offering huge potential to improve our lives. For example, researchers are already using the next generation of certain quantum sensors to collect highly granular…
APT group GoldenJackal deploys backdoors to air-gapped systems – CSO Online
Cyberespionage group GoldenJackal, known to target government and diplomatic entities, has updated its toolset to include malware engineered to infect and steal data from air-gapped systems. Researchers from security firm…
Pupillage numbers rise sharply, regulator reports – Legal Cheek
535 614 The number of barristers undertaking pupillage has risen again for the third year in a row, a report by the bar regulator has found. The 2024 Regulatory Decision-Making…
Davis Polk sets new £70k salary record for trainee solicitors in London – Legal Cheek
Market topping pay Davis Polk has set a new record for trainee solicitor salaries in London. The US firm recruits around five UK trainees each year and now offers a…
Microsoft Issues Security Update Fixing 118 Flaws, Two Actively Exploited in the Wild – The Hacker News
Microsoft has released security updates to fix a total of 118 vulnerabilities across its software portfolio, two of which have come under active exploitation in the wild. Of the 118…
Deutschland ist Vizemeister bei DDoS-Angriffen – CSO Online
Das Angriffsvolumen der DDoS-Attacken liegt mittlerweile bei 1,7 Terabit/s. Alexander56891 – shutterstock.com Die Zahl der DDoS-Attacken auf Technologiefirmen hat sich im vergangenen Halbjahr mehr als verdoppelt. Ihr Anteil an den…
Microsoft Detects Growing Use of File Hosting Services in Business Email Compromise Attacks – The Hacker News
Microsoft is warning of cyber attack campaigns that abuse legitimate file hosting services such as SharePoint, OneDrive, and Dropbox that are widely used in enterprise environments as a defense evasion…
Halliburton räumt Datendiebstahl ein – CSO Online
Nach dem Colonial-Pipeline-Desaster im Jahr 2021 rückt mit Halliburton nun erneut ein US-Unternehmen im Bereich kritischer Infrastrukturen ins “Cyberrampenlicht”. douglasmack | shutterstock.com Wie Reuters unter Berufung auf einen anonymen Insider…
Toyota erneut um Daten erleichtert – CSO Online
Kriminelle Hacker konnten ein weiteres Mal bei Toyota zuschlagen. Hrach Hovhannisyan – shutterstock.com Datenpannen und -Leaks haben beim japanischen Autoriesen fast schon “Tradition”: Im März 2019 wurde der Konzern und…
MoneyGram confirms breach involving SSNs and other customer data – CSO Online
Anyone who wants to transfer cash quickly and easily from country A to country B nowadays resorts to international payment providers. The largest in the world are Western Union and…
Traditional partnership losing appeal, says boss of PE-backed firm – Legal Futures
The traditional partnership model is losing its grip on solicitors, according to the boss of a private equity-owned firm who says it has been able to do things it could…
Burford doubles funding for cases led by diverse lawyers – Legal Futures
Litigation funder Burford Capital has set aside a further $150m (£115m) for cases led by women or ethnic minority lawyers. The post Burford doubles funding for cases led by diverse…
Barrister disbarred over CV that lied about work in chambers – Legal Futures
A barrister who lied about having practised from a well-known London set when in fact he had never even gone through pupillage has been disbarred. The post Barrister disbarred over…
Smaller firms falling out of love with merger, research finds – Legal Futures
One in 10 smaller law firms are open to mergers or acquisitions, a proportion which has fallen steadily over the last two years, new research has found. The post Smaller…