Alight Completes $1.2B Sale of Payroll & Professional Services to H.I.G. Capital, Launches Strada

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Alight, Inc. (NYSE: ALIT), a leading cloud-based provider of human capital technology and services, today announced the completion of the previously disclosed sale of its Professional Services segment and its Payroll & HCM Outsourcing businesses within the Employer Solutions segment (the “Payroll & Professional Services business”) to a subsidiary of HIG Capital. The divested business … Read more

Virgin Media O2 Finishes Gigabit Upgrade for 15.5M UK Premises

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Virgin Media O2 has finished rolling out gigabit-capable connections across its entire network, now reaching 15.5 million premises. The latest activation brought gigabit speeds to an additional 1.1 million homes. Customers on the company’s Gig1 plan can now enjoy ultrafast performance with an average download speed of 1,130 Mbps — roughly 22 times faster than … Read more

Sigma Technology Group Ranked Top 3 Employers in Sweden 2024

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For the twelfth consecutive year, Sigma Technology Group has been named one of Sweden’s Best Employers by Universum, securing a prestigious third-place ranking. This achievement underlines the company’s ongoing commitment to building a workplace where authenticity, inclusion and individuality are central. Sigma Technology Group remains committed to putting people first and fostering a culture where … Read more

Name Your Car E.T. — By 2015 It Will Phone Home via eCall

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The European Commission has approved draft legislation requiring all new cars sold from 2015 onward to be equipped with an eCall device. Technically, the system calls 112 — the emergency number across Europe — but “eCall to Home” doesn’t make for as catchy a headline. eCall transmits a defined “minimum set of data” in the … Read more

November Threat Report: Malware Targeting Critical Infrastructure

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IT security firm Check Point Software has released its malware snapshot for November. The report highlights the growing threat posed by the Androxgh0st malware, which has risen to a joint first place with Fakeupdates, affecting 6.91 percent of Swedish organizations. Researchers also found that Androxgh0st is exploiting vulnerabilities in IoT devices and servers—components that are … Read more

NETRA: How India’s NSA Spy Program Mirrors PRISM

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If you assumed the United States’ NSA (National Security Agency) was the only government organization running intrusive surveillance programs, that isn’t the full picture. In India, intelligence agencies appear more transparent about their initiatives, even as they pursue similar goals. The project, known as NETRA (Network Traffic Analysis), is designed to detect and capture voice … Read more

Belarusian Hackers Deploy Excel Malware Against Opposition and Ukraine

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The Ghostwriter group is behind a new wave of attacks. Opposition activists in Belarus, as well as Ukrainian military and government organizations, are being targeted by a campaign that uses Microsoft Excel documents as bait to deliver a new variant of the Picassoloader malware. This threat cluster is assessed to be an extension of a … Read more

BT Misses Deadline to Remove Huawei Equipment: What Comes Next?

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The UK government’s deadline for telecom operators to remove Huawei equipment from their core networks has passed, and BT has reportedly not fully completed the work. In November 2022 the government served formal legal notices on several operators, including BT, instructing them to eliminate Huawei-supplied kit from critical parts of their networks on national security … Read more

Europe Must Adapt to Russia’s Hybrid Cyber Warfare

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Ukraine’s extensive experience defending against a large-scale cyber war with Russia would be invaluable in forming an alliance with the UK and the EU to better protect Europe. In a paper for the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence (CCDCOE), Dr Nataliya Tkachuk proposes creating a “Cyber Alliance” that would bring together Ukraine, the … Read more

Swedes’ Data Use Hits New High — 17% Increase in One Year

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Swedes’ data consumption continues to surge. In the first quarter of this year, the average Swedish household used 555 gigabytes per month — a 17 percent increase compared with the same period last year. This is the first time the average has exceeded 550 GB/month, according to new figures from GlobalConnect’s Surf Index. To put … Read more