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Hacker who ran BreachForums could face 20 years in prison

The alleged administrator of leading online hacking community BreachForums has been arrested following a US police operation last week. Conor Brian Fitzpatrick, who goes by the online moniker of ‘Pompompurin’, was arrested and charged with conspiracy to commit access device fraud, according to court documents filed in the US. SEE…

IT Pro · Mar 20, 2023

AI detection tools risk losing the generative AI arms race

As the popularity and reach of generative AI grows, many are starting to sound alarm bells over the potential for misuse and exploitation. Models like ChatGPT can already generate text that can be passed off as human-generated, and AI-generated media continues to develop rapidly. If threat actors use the chatbots…

IT Pro · Mar 20, 2023

GPT-4 shouldn’t worry anybody – we just need to be better

Text generators have been around for years, but they’ve finally gotten good. Where previous iterations required a heavy edit, the latest version of ChatGPT from OpenAI writes with better grammar than I – sorry, me. But both chatbots and generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools like the newly launched GPT-4 also…

IT Pro · Mar 18, 2023

Bechtle snaps up Tangible Benefit to expand UK market presence

Bechtle has made another stride in its UK expansion spans with the acquisition of Tangible Benefit, a value-added reseller based in London. Founded in 1997, Tangible Benefit has a staff base of 66 employees and has established itself as a well-known entity in hardware procurement, hitting revenues of €70 million…

IT Pro · Mar 17, 2023

"It's still not great": Industry divided on government's SMB tax relief package

The UK government's changes to R&D tax relief credits have been met with a mixed reception following the Spring Statement on Wednesday. Delivering the statement in the House of Commons, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt revealed the government's plans to roll out an ‘enhanced’ tax relief package for SMBs across the country.…

IT Pro · Mar 17, 2023

Taking back control of the data silos holding your business back

Organisations make key business decisions on the basis of what they know, and what they know is derived from analysing their data. To enable the best decisions, data has to be accurate and reliable. But there are still organisations out there with data silos, which by their very nature can…

IT Pro · Mar 17, 2023

ITPro Podcast: The changing face of cyber warfare

It’s been over a year since Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, and for those in the tech sector cyber warfare has defined the conflict. Ukrainian organisations, both public and private, have been subject to attacks including wiper malware, spear phishing, and data breaches. National cyber security agencies, as well as…

IT Pro · Mar 17, 2023

Why has the UK government banned TikTok?

The UK government has officially banned the TikTok app from devices across government due to national security concerns. Oliver Dowden, chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, confirmed the decision during an address in House of Commons on Thursday. Dowden's speech followed days of speculation that the UK would follow the…

IT Pro · Mar 16, 2023

Short-sighted cloud migrations leave most CIOs trapped in technical debt

Overburdening cloud technical debt is posing significant challenges for CIOs amid a period of budgetary constraints, according to new research. According to a new survey, 72% of CIOs said digital transformation progress has slowed as a result of mounting technical debt. SEE MORE Hyperscaler earnings 'highlight new era of maturity'…

IT Pro · Mar 16, 2023

Baidu unveils 'Ernie' AI, but can it compete with Western AI rivals?

Chinese tech giant Baidu has announced its own generative AI chatbot, known as Ernie Bot, in a press conference that aimed to put the firm on a competitive footing with OpenAI and Microsoft. Ernie Bot is a large language model (LLM) that has been in development at Baidu for some…

IT Pro · Mar 16, 2023