MARKET REPORT: Shares bounce back after governments intervene 

Anxious investors were offered a little respite yesterday on another topsy-turvy session on stock markets around the world.  The FTSE 100 swung in and out of the red as a slew of companies temporarily shut stores, cut jobs or revealed they were on the brink of going bust because of the impact of the coronavirus … Read more

Government’s chief scientific adviser says there could now be 55,000 cases of coronavirus in UK

The government’s chief scientific adviser today revealed there are likely to be as many as 55,000 cases of coronavirus in the UK as official government statistics put the number at 1,950. Sir Patrick Vallance said modelling of the spread of the disease in Britain showed that for every death there was likely to be 1,000 positive … Read more

Local governments: Don’t pay ransoms to hackers

A Deloitte survey about ransomware also recommends that local governments use air-gapped system backups. Ransomware: The new cost of doing business Atlanta’s ransomware attack was just the beginning. Larry Dignan and Bill Detwiler explain why cyber-attacks are the new normal for business. A new report from the Deloitte Center for Government Insights surveyed ransomware attacks … Read more