UK Govt Office Admits Ability To Negotiate Billions in Cloud Spending Curbed By Vendor Lock-in

The UK government has admitted its negotiating power over billions of pounds of cloud infrastructure spending has been inhibited by vendor lock-in. From a report: A document from the Cabinet Office’s Central Digital & Data Office, circulated within… Continue reading UK Govt Office Admits Ability To Negotiate Billions in Cloud Spending Curbed By Vendor Lock-in

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A “cascade” of errors let Chinese hackers into US government inboxes

Microsoft still doesn’t known how Storm-0558 attackers managed to steal the Microsoft Services Account cryptographic key they used to forge authentication tokens needed to access email accounts belonging to US government officials. “The sto… Continue reading A “cascade” of errors let Chinese hackers into US government inboxes

NHS Scotland confirms ransomware attackers leaked patients’ data

NHS Dumfries and Galloway (part of NHS Scotland) has confirmed that a “recognised ransomware group” was able to “access a significant amount of data including patient and staff-identifiable information,” and has published &#8220… Continue reading NHS Scotland confirms ransomware attackers leaked patients’ data