Family visa income threshold should be lower, review says

Oscar Bentley Political reporter PA Media The minimum income threshold for family visas should be relaxed, a government-commissioned review has recommended. A report by the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) has suggested a reduction from the current level of £29,000. It warned against previous proposals to raise the threshold to the same level as for skilled…

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[Guest Diary] Anatomy of a Linux SSH Honeypot Attack: Detailed Analysis of Captured Malware

[This is a Guest Diary by Michal Ambrozkiewicz, an ISC intern as part of the SANS.edu Bachelor’s Degree in Applied Cybersecurity (BACS) program [1].] On April 29, 2025, my Raspberry Pi-based Cowrie SSH honeypot captured a sophisticated attack campaign targeting Linux systems. This wasn’t just another automated scanner – the logs reveal a multi-stage attack…

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Quantum batteries could make quantum computers more efficient

Quantum batteries have theoretically exciting properties da-kuk/Getty Images Hooking up a quantum computer to a quantum battery could make it much more energy-efficient and enable machines to pack more processing power into the same physical space. Quantum batteries, like regular batteries, can store energy to provide power, but rather than using electrochemical reactions, they are…

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