Openreach and major utilities to trial fibre optic sensing for water and gas leak detection

14 August 2025

Openreach, the UK’s leading fibre optic broadband provider, has announced collaborations with several prominent partners to test innovative methods for detecting water and gas leaks by utilising its existing fibre optic infrastructure.

These trials aim to leverage fibre sensing technology — originally developed for earthquake monitoring and subsea cable protection — to provide real-time, early warning signals for underground utility networks.

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RHP Group enhances housing repairs with new digital platform

14 August 2025

RHP Group is set to bring its housing repairs service in-house, supported by the implementation of a new field service management platform developed by technology partner Totalmobile.

This strategic move aims to improve response times, enhance control over service delivery, and provide a more seamless experience for residents across its portfolio of 11,000 homes.

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Rapid7 highlights threat of illicit network access sales

13 August 2025

Rapid7, Inc. has unveiled its 2025 Access Brokers Report, offering new insights into underground marketplaces where cybercriminals buy and sell access to corporate networks.

Based on six months of threat intelligence gathered from dark web forums — including Exploit, XSS, and BreachForums — the report reveals how initial access to compromised networks is often sold at low prices — sometimes for less than $1,000 — and provides strategies for defenders to disrupt these early-stage breaches.

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PKF Littlejohn implements ControlUp ONE Platform

11 August 2025

PKF Littlejohn, one of the UK’s fastest-expanding accountancy, audit, and advisory firms, has adopted the ControlUp ONE platform to enhance its IT infrastructure monitoring and manage its growing remote workforce.

ControlUp will enable the firm to gain real-time insights into its IT environment, helping to proactively address performance issues across its physical and virtual infrastructure.

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