Massive uptick in cyber attacks targeting Student Loans Company

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ISSUE DATE: 5 February 2019 TOP STORIES Massive uptick in cyber attacks targeting Student Loans Company Cyber criminals used a range of techniques, as well as malware, malicious emails and calls, in attempts to access confidential financial data belonging to students, in massive uptick in attacks in the past year. READ MORE → Dedicated blockchain accelerator opens doors to first cohort A new accelerator programme, which balances business and wellness, takes seven startups into its first cohort. READ MORE → Government restates SME spend commitment as large suppliers win more cloud hosting deals An analysis of the G-Cloud and Digital Outcomes and Specialists (DOS) framework sales figures suggests proportion of cloud hosting deals going to big suppliers is continuing to rise. READ MORE → ADVERTISEMENT

IN DEPTH Don’t bank on Google Bank, bank on banks becoming Google-like The journey to Google bank is happening as the UK 's Lloyds Bank signals its intent to move to a platform inspired by the workings of the Google engine room.  READ MORE → Swiss bank moves away from file with Cloudian object storage PostFinance opts for Cloudian object storage as it migrates 100 million files away from NetApp and builds S3-compatible archives for Hadoop and Apache Spark. READ MORE → Met Police deploys live facial recognition technology for ninth time Police say technology is helping to prevent and detect crime by identifying wanted criminals, but privacy groups have voiced their opposition. READ MORE → Orange acquires UK’s SecureData The Orange telecommunications group is to acquire UK cyber security firm SecureData to strengthen its leadership position in Europe in this sector. READ MORE →

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