IT Trends Weekly — a curated, citation-first roundup for busy IT leaders. When check-in systems go dark: Europe’s airport outage and what it means for you The headline: A ransomware attack on a third-party airport software provider cascaded across Europe, forcing manual check-ins, handwritten boarding passes, long lines, and cancellations at major hubs including Heathrow, […]
IT Trends Weekly #5 — Quantum Motion’s Silicon Quantum Leap A UK start-up unveiled a silicon-based quantum computer built with standard chips, signaling quantum’s shift toward scalable, real-world deployment. Quantum’s Next Chapter: From Exotic Physics to Silicon For years, quantum computing has lived in the world of exotic materials — superconducting qubits chilled near absolute […]
Quantum Readiness Moves From Theory to Infrastructure Last week, quantum computing moved decisively from theoretical research into early infrastructure deployment. PsiQuantum announced a record-setting $1 billion raise to pursue its million-qubit roadmap, while the government of India revealed that construction has begun on a Quantum Reference Facility in Amaravati designed to support experimentation, training, and […]
Last week (Sunday, August 31 to Friday, September 5, 2025), researchers unveiled a critical new exploit—called GPUHammer, a Rowhammer-style attack targeting GPUs. This vulnerability transcends AI model integrity, exposing GPU-dependent systems to unprecedented hardware-level threats. Executive Insight: The GPUHammer Threat What happened? A University of Toronto team demonstrated that an attacker can induce bit flips […]
IT Trends Weekly — a curated, citation-first roundup for busy IT leaders. When government services go dark: lessons from Nevada & Maryland Key takeaways State and local agencies remain prime ransomware targets; when they’re hit, real-world services stop (websites, phone lines, paratransit scheduling). Build plans that assume temporary loss of core apps. Treat public-facing portals […]