Crossing the digital frontier: how innovation demands innovative defenses
The convergence of the digital and physical worlds is no longer confined to the realm of science fiction; it has become our reality. Combining the two has resulted in a new category of technology known...
View ArticleThe Met and NCA “used Clearview AI’s facial recognition database”
The Met Police and National Crime Agency (NCA) have carried out hundreds of searches on Clearview AI’s controversial facial recognition platform in recent months, according to documents seen by...
View ArticleWill Cisco’s SecureX platform really help it to “democratise security”?
Cisco announced at RSA this week that in June it will be launching SecureX, a security platform that aims to provide control and visibility of security infrastructure (both its own and third-party)....
View ArticleThoma Bravo completes £3.1bn Sophos takeover
US investment firm Thoma Bravo has completed its £3.1bn ($3.9bn) takeover of the British security giant Sophos. The two companies, which announced plans for the acquisition in October, confirmed on...
View ArticleNCSC reveals three tips for protecting connected devices
British security officials have issued new guidance to help consumers bolster the security of internet-connected devices. The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) revealed three tips on Tuesday (3...
View ArticleLet’s Encrypt bug could harm trust in thousands of websites
As of today (4 March), millions of websites could stop functioning properly, due to a bug affecting the digital certificates used to secure them. Let’s Encrypt, the project from the non-profit...
View ArticleCathay Pacific “got off lightly” with £500,000 ICO fine
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) revealed on Wednesday that it has handed Cathay Pacific a £500,000 fine for failing to protect the personal data of more than 111,000 UK travellers. But...
View ArticleFormer EU security commissioner Julian King to join Oxford Internet Institute
The European Union’s former security commissioner, Julian King, is set to join the Oxford Internet Institute (OII) as a visiting policy fellow. Britain’s last EU commissioner, King stepped down from...
View ArticleVirgin Media breach: unprotected database was stored in the cloud, telco...
Virgin Media revealed last night (5 March) that the misconfiguration of a marketing database had led to around 900,000 customers’ contact details being breached. Now, a spokesperson for the telecoms...
View ArticleTory MPs propose amendment to ban Huawei’s 5G kit
A group of eight Tory MPs aim to pass a law next week that would remove all Huawei technology from the UK’s telecoms networks, including 5G mobile phone infrastructure, by 2022. Led by Sir Iain Duncan...
View ArticleChina’s Hanwang Technology claims it can ID mask-wearing faces
A Chinese company claims to have developed facial recognition that can successfully ID faces that are partially obscured by masks – which most are these days to ward off the risk of contracting...
View ArticleEARN IT: the US bill that could end all encryption
A bill currently wending its way through US Congress is ostensibly aimed at combating child sexual abuse material. But privacy organisations are warning that it could have the (perhaps not entirely...
View ArticleIs the UK’s cyber essentials scheme working?
Launched in 2014, the UK’s “cyber essentials” scheme is designed to equip organisations with a grounding in basic security practices like patching and access management. The programme is a flagship...
View ArticleIsrael to use “anti-terrorist” surveillance tech to track coronavirus spread
Israel is kicking its coronavirus response up a gear with prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s announcement that the government plans to deploy anti-terrorism tracking technology in order to curtail the...
View ArticleCyber-attack on US health agency aimed to disrupt COVID-19 response
A cyber-attack on the US Health and Human Services Department’s (HHS) computer system has been framed as a campaign of disruption aimed at hindering the response to the coronavirus pandemic. The HHS is...
View ArticleZoom urged to be transparent about government data requests
Digital rights advocacy group Access Now has called on video conferencing company Zoom to produce a transparency report on security and privacy. These type of reports, routinely published by bigger...
View ArticleWill Covid-19 affect the future of data privacy?
The Covid-19 global health crisis may alter the future of data privacy in the name of public safety. According to published reports, the US government is in talks with tech companies that include...
View ArticleUK government could track mobile location data in coronavirus response
BT, owner of UK mobile operator EE, is in talks with the UK government about handing over its phone location and usage data for the purpose of monitoring whether coronavirus response measures like...
View ArticleHackers target WHO as cyber attacks on health organisations surge amid COVID-19
Hackers tried to break into the World Health Organisation (WHO) earlier this month, sources told Reuters – part of a two-fold increase in attacks levelled against the organisation. The attackers set up...
View ArticleThreat group APT41 launches “broadest Chinese campaign in years”
US security researchers have uncovered what they say is one of the broadest Chinese cyber campaigns in years. First observed in late January, the campaign has been traced to a threat group, called...
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