Sources: Palo Alto Networks, Sophos, and others record an increase in demand for their ransom negotiators, as businesses seek help in talks with cybercriminals
With ransomware attacks on the rise, businesses are calling on a new class of security expert to help with high-stakes talksLinkedIn:Kieran SmithLinkedIn:Kieran Smith:NEW: An Easter Sunday dive into t...
A look at the rise of AI companion apps; a researcher counts 206 such apps on the App Store and 253 on Google Play, with 220M+ total downloads as of July 2025
The technology is changing the way many people meet and form relationships but some experts believe it may do more harm than good LinkedIn: Kieran Smith . Bluesky: @hypervisible.blacksky.app LinkedIn:...
Sources: UK companies tell the UK that a planned ban on paying ransoms to ransomware gangs is unlikely to stop attacks and could result in services collapsing
Kieran Smith / Financial Times : LinkedIn: Greg Palmer . Mastodon: @GossiTheDog@cyberplace.social LinkedIn: Greg Palmer : Georgina Kon and I spoke with Kieran Smith from the Financial Times about the...
ThinkBroadband: 78%+ of UK properties have access to full-fiber broadband, up from 12% in January 2020, which experts trace to Ofcom pushing competition in 2021
If that chucklefuck worked any harder for ISPs they'd have to list him as a line item on your cable bill. [embedded post] Dominik Picheta / @dom96.picheta.me : A rare thing in the UK that's actually ...
Sources: Bumble CEO Whitney Wolfe Herd says Bumble's “center of gravity” will move to the US where the “talent pool is right now”; 70% of its staff is UK-based
Amazing that Bumble's staff weren't charmed by their CEO's approach.... [images] Christopher Mims / @mims : “Dating apps are feeling like a thing of the past” says [checks notes] CEO of a dating app ...