Microsoft recently announced that it will be blocking Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) macros by default as a way to stop the spread of malware. Since these macros are important automation tools for Microsoft Office apps, how is this going to work?
What Are Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) Macros?
Tech News : £23 Million For AI And Data Science Scholarships
The UK government’s Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport has announced funding of up to £23 million for AI and data conversion courses in England.
Help Underrepresented Groups To Join World-Leading Industry
The government says that the funding will create (postgraduate) conversion courses that could help...
Security Stop-Press : Ransomware Warning
UK, US, and Australian cyber experts are warning of a "growing wave of increasingly sophisticated ransomware attacks". Lindy Cameron, the chief executive of the UK National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), has warned that ransomware is "a rising global threat with potentially devastating consequences". Businesses can get advice about how to prevent and protect against...
Tech News : European Oil Facilities Targeted By Cyber Attacks
In a worrying trend, oil facilities in Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands have all recently been targeted by cyber-attacks.
Germany
The attack on German oil, vehicle fuel and petroleum products company Oiltanking Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG happened just over a week ago. Some reports have suggested...
