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Security experts warn of ‘contradictory confidence’ over critical infrastructure threats
Almost all critical national infrastructure (CNI) organizations in the UK (95%) experienced a data breach in the last year, according to new research. Analysis from Bridewell found that more than half had incurred financial losses of over £100,000 per breach, mostly thanks to cybersecurity upgrades, systems recovery, and increased operational costs. Cloud services have become the most targeted attack vector…
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DHSC eyes infrastructure overhaul amid £114 million IT spending boost
The Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC) will spend £114 million on IT infrastructure upgrades, new figures show. Using data retrieved under a Freedom of Information (FOI) request, the Parliament Street thinktank found the DHSC will increase budgets and staffing figures as part of an ongoing NHS restructuring in the UK. Parliament Street’s analysis also revealed that the IT…
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Nvidia, xAI and two energy giants join genAI infrastructure initiative
The new AIP members will “further strengthen the partnership’s technology leadership as the platform seeks to invest in new and expanded AI infrastructure. Nvidia will also continue in its role as a technical advisor to AIP, leveraging its expertise in accelerated computing and AI factories to inform the deployment of next-generation AI data center infrastructure,” the group’s statement said. “Additionally,…
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UK cloud infrastructure set for boost amid $5 billion Oracle investment
Oracle is set to invest $5 billion (£3.85 billion) to ramp up support for the UK’s cloud infrastructure capabilities, the firm has revealed. In an announcement confirming the move, the tech giant said the funding will be distributed over the next five years and go towards expanding the footprint of Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) in the country. It will also…
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Medusa ransomware hit over 300 critical infrastructure orgs
CISA says the Medusa ransomware operation has impacted over 300 organizations in critical infrastructure sectors in the United States until last month. This was revealed in a joint advisory issued today in coordination with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC). “As of February 2025, Medusa developers and affiliates have impacted over…
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US charges Chinese hackers linked to critical infrastructure breaches
The US Justice Department has charged Chinese state security officers along with APT27 and i-Soon hackers for network breaches and cyberattacks that have targeted victims globally since 2011. Their victim list includes US federal and state government agencies, foreign ministries of multiple governments in Asia, U.S.-based dissidents, as well as a prominent religious organization in the United States. “These malicious…
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Why liquid-cooled infrastructure has become mainstream – and how it can
Once considered niche, liquid-cooled infrastructure has become a much more common solution to maintain power-hungry components such as graphics processing units (GPUs) within data centers. Many cite the AI ‘gold rush’ as the driver of liquid cooling systems, with data center operators clamoring for ways to cool expanding data centers. But it’s not the only reason this kind of cooling…
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Microsoft invests $700 million to ramp up cybersecurity, infrastructure in Poland
Microsoft is planning to invest $700 million in Poland to expand its hyperscale cloud and AI infrastructure and help improve national cybersecurity. The company said it will partner with Polish National Defense to establish a new cybersecurity framework, including joint work on AI and the use of technologies such as quantum computing. It said it also hopes to accelerate the…
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Seashell Blizzard hacker group escalating attacks on critical infrastructure, Microsoft warns
A subgroup of the Russian state-sponsored hacking group, Seashell Blizzard, has been targeting critical infrastructure organizations and governments around the world for years, authorities have warned. The campaign, dubbed ‘BadPilot‘ by Microsoft’s Threat Intelligence Team, saw the group gain access to targets across a number of sensitive sectors, including energy, oil and gas, telecommunications, shipping, and arms manufacturing, as well…
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EV charging in America: all the news about building a new electric car infrastructure
The state of electric vehicle charging in North America is shaping up like the smartphone charging wars — but focused on much more expensive hardware. Right now, like USB-C and Android phones, the Combined Charging System (CCS, Type 1) plug is on a greater variety of cars. Meanwhile, Tesla’s plug was long compared to Apple and Lightning. But while Apple…
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