November rundown: Supply chain scares and Google’s AI code

What this episode covers

November has come to a close, and the depths of winter are just around the corner. But that doesn’t mean events in tech are slowing down at all – nor that attackers are taking an early Christmas break.In the past month, we’ve seen a slew of cyber incidents, ranging from high-profile exploits of Microsoft vulnerabilities to a ransomware attack on a supply chain software company integral to high-street brands.Elsewhere, Google CEO Sundar Pichai has hailed the strides his company has made with using AI to generate internal source code – but how far can AI code really go, and does it put software engineers at threat of redundancy?In this episode, Jane and Rory speak once again to Ross Kelly, ITPro’s news and analysis editor, to unpack some of the most significant stories of November.Read more:https://www.itpro.com/security/cyber-attacks/warning-issued-after-sharepoint-flaw-puts-entire-corporate-networks-at-risk (Warning issued after SharePoint flaw puts entire corporate networks at risk) https://www.itpro.com/security/cyber-attacks/blue-yonder-ransomware-attack-disrupts-grocery-retail-and-hospitality-firms (Blue Yonder ransomware attack disrupts grocery, retail, and hospitality firms) https://www.itpro.com/security/data-breaches/breached-for-years-how-long-term-cyber-attacks-are-allowed-to-linger (Breached for years: How long-term cyber attacks are able to linger) https://www.itpro.com/security/ransomware/how-it-leaders-can-respond-to-the-evolution-of-ransomware (How IT leaders can respond to the evolution of ransomware) https://www.itpro.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/sundar-pichai-says-more-than-25-percent-of-googles-code-is-now-generated-by-ai-and-its-a-big-hint-at-the-future-of-software-development (Google CEO says more than 25% of the company's code is now AI-generated – is this the future of software development?) https://www.itpro.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/gemini-code-assist-enterprise-google-wants-to-simplify-code-for-all (Gemini Code Assist Enterprise – Google wants to simplify code for all) https://www.itpro.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/gemini-code-assist-could-be-googles-secret-weapon-to-challenging-github-copilot (Gemini Code Assist could be Google's secret weapon to challenge GitHub Copilot)