Meltdown and Spectre: to patch or not to patch

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ISSUE DATE: 18 January 2018 TOP STORIES Meltdown and Spectre: to patch or not to patch As IT recoils from the Spectre and Meltdown chip exploits, companies face patches that are incompatible, leading to crashes, reduced performance and lock-ups. READ MORE → Cyber attackers upped their game in 2017, warns report Cyber attackers ranging from criminals to nation states have upped their game in the past year, “moving the needle” in terms of tactics, techniques and procedures, a report by a cyber security firm warns. READ MORE → Booking.com’s focus on women in tech Travel comparison website Booking.com has partnered with two universities to offer grants to women looking to go into tech careers. READ MORE → ADVERTISEMENT

IN DEPTH Demand for cloud services drives increase in IT outsourcing Cloud services spending in Europe, the Middle East and Africa offset a drop in traditional IT outsourcing in 2017. READ MORE → NRF 2018: Companies should take “lab approach” to innovation, says former GE exec Organisations should use a lab-type approach to test ideas and drive innovation, according to the former vice-chair of GE, Beth Comstock, speaking at At NRF 2018. READ MORE → Tech has ‘disconnect’ between the skills students are taught and the abilities firms need Many tech graduates face unemployment because their skills do not meet employers’ requirements, say experts at Change Catalyst’s London Tech Inclusion event. READ MORE → Next-gen Mirai botnet targets cryptocurrency mining operations A variant of the Satori botnet, a successor of the IoT device hijacking Mirai botnet, is designed to hijack cryptocurrency mining operations, syphoning off newly created digital coins. READ MORE →

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