Newly appointed TUC General Secretary, Paul Nowak, voiced his disapproval of the Conservative government in his first speech to the TUC Congress. He accused the Conservatives of not caring for the issues that the country faces and criticized the controversial Strikes Act, which he felt silences dissent and pushes workers into a stereotyped system. Nowak called for greater political change and expressed a preference for a Labour government.

Explained: Johnson Controls Ransomware Attack
Industrial control systems leader Johnson Controls is tackling a ransomware attack by hackers Dark Angels, who demand $51 million to release locked data. The attack