All articles by Greg Noone

Greg Noone

Greg Noone is the editor of Tech Monitor. His work has also appeared in The Atlantic, The Guardian and Outside.

Atos rescue consortium formed with OnePoint and Butler Industries

The industrial investor has joined OnePoint in a new attempt to rescue Atos, amid new troubles for the beleaguered French IT giant. 

EPEI abandons its plans to buy Atos Tech Foundations division

Czech billionaire Daniel Křetínský’s investment firm has chosen to walk away from protracted negotiations to buy Atos’ legacy IT unit. 

Broadcom to sell VMware’s EUC Division to KKR for $4bn

The sale of EUC Division comes amid a drive by Broadcom to simplify VMware’s product portfolio after it bought the business last year.

LockBit ransomware gang returns a week after supposed takedown by law enforcement

In a message posted over the weekend, the LockBit ransomware gang said it had been negligent in allowing the FBI and NCA to hack its servers – but promised to target government assets more often by way of revenge. 

Avast slapped with $16.5m fine from FTC for selling user data without permission

The US regulator said Avast had been storing and selling customer information acquired through its privacy software without user consent.

Nvidia reports gigantic yearly revenue growth of 265%

Nvidia revenues surpassed analyst expectations amid soaring demand for its AI chips

Apple secures iMessage using post-quantum cryptography standard

Apple follows Signal in securing its messaging platform against hypothetical cyberattacks from quantum computers by using post-quantum cryptography standards.

Massive spike in cyberattacks using valid user credentials

Breaches against enterprises using valid user credentials rose by 71% year-on-year in 2023, says a new study by IBM. 

Adobe AI Assistant beta-launched for Acrobat and Reader

The new Adobe AI assistant is designed to summarise PDFs and other documents, as well as assist in the drafting process.

LockBit website seized and operations disrupted by the FBI and NCA

Lockbit’s website and wider operations appear to have been disrupted by allied law enforcement agencies in joint operation.