Edward Targett

Ed is a co-founder of The Stack. He previously edited Computer Business Review. He has also covered energy markets. He started his journalism career on local papers. He left school at 15 and has made a living asking "but why?" ever since.

Enterprise IT | Feb 01, 2021

A major new ESG report casts light on a complex market: Our digested read.

"Providers not only have an issue with timeliness, but also with accuracy and reliability"

Security | Jan 26, 2021

Millions affected by 10-year old bug in a Linux utility that gives root.

Full root privileges on Ubuntu 20.04, Debian 10, and Fedora 33 demonstrated.

Security | Jan 26, 2021

This AWS API bug lets you check permissions without generating logs in CloudTrail: It's not getting fixed.

Some 645 different API actions across 40 different AWS services affected.

Enterprise IT | Jan 22, 2021

Intel's Bob Swan is going out in style - but a sweeping shakeup is coming, Gelsinger suggests.

Gelsinger: "We're not just interested in closing gaps."

Security | Jan 20, 2021

Malwarebytes the latest victim of SolarWinds attackers: Here's how the threat group is pivoting to Azure/O365 tenants - and how to secure them.

Help yourself to a third free tool to audit AD permission.

Security | Jan 19, 2021

Dridex crimeware is back with a vengeance - and now it's dropping ransomware too.

Malicious Excel docs are the most common dropper.

Security | Jan 18, 2021

NSA: DNS-over-HTTPS "no panacea". NCSC: Handy if *we* run it, though.

DoH can "bring issues to enterprises, including a false sense of security" says NSA.

ESG/ClimateTech | Jan 18, 2021

One to watch #2: Carbon management startup Persefoni.

"Like GDPR in 2017. People know they need to comply, but not how..."

Featured | Jan 15, 2021

Is Nigeria an overlooked IT outsourcing gold mine?

From power to connectivity, cost and more, here what you need to know.