Ian Murphy
Ian has been a journalist, editor and analyst for over 35 years. While technology remains the core focus of Ian's writings he also covers science fiction, children toys, field hockey and progressive rock. As an analyst, Ian is the Cyber Security and Infrastructure Practice Leader for Synonym Advisory.
A keen hockey goalkeeper, Ian coaches and plays for a number of clubs including Guildford Hockey Club, Alton Hockey Club, Royal Navy, Combined Services, UK Armed Forces and several touring sides. His ambition is to one day represent England. Ian has also been selected to be the goalkeeping coach for Hockey for Heroes, a UK charity supporting the UK Armed Forces.
LATEST NEWS
The MoD completes its first Bug Bounty programme
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has completed its first Bug Bounty programme. It engaged with 26 ethical hackers and US-based HackerOne to identify...
Mobile video conferencing apps usage rose 150% in the First Half of 2021
As world starts opening up after Covid-19 lockdowns, research from Sensor Tower indicates the use of top mobile video conferencing apps is here to...
Independent Reserve gains in-principle approval from MAS
Cryptocurrency exchange Independent Reserve has received an 'in-principle approval' letter for a Major Payment Institution Licence in Singapore from the Monetary Authority of Singapore...
ATT spots FatalRAT spreading across Telegram
AT&T has spotted a new Remote Access Trojan (RAT) that it has called FatalRAT. The malware is spreading across a range of forums and...
Salesforce to acquire RPA vendor ServiceTrace for MuleSoft
MuleSoft, a Salesforce company, is to acquire Servicetrace. The announcement came in a blog by Brent Hayward, CEO of MuleSoft. Hayward did not disclose...
Pixafy launches solution that enables transactional enterprise sites in 60 days
Pixafy has launched its erpCommerce for NetSuite solution. erpCommerce enables organisations using NetSuite to integrate with Adobe Commerce, supported by Magento to launch a...
NSA advises on how to secure wireless devices in public
The US National Security Agency (NSA) has warned of the risks to wireless devices when used in public. It is more than the usual...
Charles Brett’s Blockchain Catch-up Week 30 (2021)
This is Charles Brett's start-of-the-week Enterprise Times ‘blockchain catch-up’ Week 30. Necessarily it is idiosyncratic and selective.
It is not intended to be comprehensive but...
Unicorn seeks riders and welcomes diversity
Mythical Unicorns only allowed young virgins to capture them. FloQast is a modern Unicorn that has a different approach. Following its recent Series D...
SOCI acquires Brandify to create a powerful digital marketing force
SOCi has acquired Brandify, the industry-leading location-based digital marketing solutions provider that helps brands connect to their customers. Neither party disclosed the terms of...
Cart.com buys Sauceda Industries to provide full-service eCommerce support
Cart.com, an end-to-end eCommerce-as-a-service provider has acquired Sauceda Industries. Sauceda is a 3PL provider committed to providing fulfilment services to eCommerce brands of all...
Access-for-sale ads on dark web marketplaces soar during pandemic
Access-for-sale ads on dark web marketplaces have increased seven-fold over the last year, and the problem is getting worse. The ads offer access to...
Kimble grows Enterprise Advisory Board again
Kimble has continued to increase its Enterprise Advisory Board (EAB), adding five new customers to the ten already on it. The EAB also held...
Instacart announces next-gen fulfilment plan for North American retailers
Instacart has unveiled the first phase of the company’s next-generation fulfilment initiative. The programme is designed to bring automated technology solutions to retailers across...
