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August 20, 2020
20
Aug'20
Social media data leak highlights murky world of data scraping
A data brokerage left its database of 235 million Instagram, TikTok and YouTube profiles exposed to anybody who cared to access it
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August 18, 2020
18
Aug'20
Reports Oracle to enter TikTok bidding war
Oracle may be about to make a bid to acquire the US operations of TikTok from its Chinese parent ByteDance, according to the FT
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August 07, 2020
07
Aug'20
Virgin Media customers targeted in Twitter phish
Customers seeking help from the ISP are being targeted by a scam Twitter account
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August 07, 2020
07
Aug'20
TikTok to be banned in US in 45 days
Trump says his Executive Orders against Chinese mobile apps are in the interests of dealing with a national emergency
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August 05, 2020
05
Aug'20
Egypt’s datacentre plans take key step forward
Government lays the foundations for a datacentre industry with its new data protection law
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July 31, 2020
31
Jul'20
Parents accuse Amazon of inaction in combatting child abuse material online
Parents protest over Amazon Web Services’ alleged inaction in dealing with child sexual abuse material hosted on its servers
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July 31, 2020
31
Jul'20
Labour Party is latest victim of Blackbaud ransomware attack
Widening Blackbaud data breach ensnares the Labour Party as the cloud software firm continues to duck questions about its behaviour
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July 31, 2020
31
Jul'20
US lawmakers grill big tech chiefs over market power
Sixth antitrust hearing sees CEOs of major technology companies face combative questioning from members of Congress over their market power and dominance
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July 30, 2020
30
Jul'20
Finland government funds work on potential quantum leap
Finland's government is committing money to the development of quantum computing technologies to potentially provide a giant leap for the nation's industries
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July 29, 2020
29
Jul'20
Campaigners urge government to resist big tech lobbying pressure
Lobbyists for big tech, supported by senior US politicians, have rallied against stricter regulation of technology companies, and threatened the US-UK trade deal unless Britain scraps plans to levy a digital services tax
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July 29, 2020
29
Jul'20
Cosmetics firm Avon faces new cyber security incident
Technical information relating to Avon’s web and mobile sites was inadvertently left exposed on an unsecured Microsoft Azure server
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July 23, 2020
23
Jul'20
Twitter announces crackdown on QAnon accounts
In a bid to stem the spread of disinformation and prevent real-world harm, Twitter is taking action against QAnon conspiracists
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July 22, 2020
22
Jul'20
New opportunities for Nordic startups post-Covid-19 as virtual offices become the norm
As companies adjust to digital office life in the pandemic era, a host of Nordic startups are already helping them convert these short-term fixes into long-term strategy
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July 22, 2020
22
Jul'20
Privacy Shield: Companies face new hurdles to legally transfer data to the US
Businesses will have to conduct legal assessments to ensure they can transfer data from the EU to the US and other countries, following a European Court of Justice ruling
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July 17, 2020
17
Jul'20
Enterprises need to rethink how end-of-life equipment is dealt with
Electronic waste is a massive and growing problem, but many companies are not recycling or reusing IT equipment, instead opting for physical destruction of the assets
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July 17, 2020
17
Jul'20
Twitter hack fallout: Investigators on trail of cyber criminals
Investigators are hunting the cyber criminals who broke into Twitter’s systems to hijack prominent accounts, amid concerns that more attacks may come
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July 16, 2020
16
Jul'20
Schrems v Facebook: European court strikes down EU-US Privacy Shield agreement
The European Court of Justice has struck down Privacy Shield, the EU-US data-sharing agreement, creating uncertainty for European countries that share data with the US and pressuring the US to reform surveillance laws
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July 16, 2020
16
Jul'20
Room for improvement in Dutch digital skills
The Netherlands has good telecommunications and IT networks that can be used safely and reliably, but there is room for improvement in digital skills among the Dutch
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July 16, 2020
16
Jul'20
Cryptocurrency scammers attack Twitter in insider breach
Apparent insider breach at Twitter saw so-called “blue tick” accounts of business people, politicians and celebrities hijacked to promote a Bitcoin scam
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July 15, 2020
15
Jul'20
Huge declines in traditional outsourcing as Covid-19 puts a stop on deals
Traditional IT outsourcing deals value plummets in the last quarter as contracts dry up amid Covid-19 disruption
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July 14, 2020
14
Jul'20
European court to decide legality of EU-US data sharing in dispute between Schrems and Facebook
A ruling by the European Court of Justice will have ramifications for hundreds of thousands of companies that share data with the US. The case aims to balance US surveillance laws with the rights of EU citizens to keep their data private
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July 08, 2020
08
Jul'20
Use of spyware apps linked to domestic abuse soars in lockdown
The rise in domestic violence during the pandemic has been linked to increase use of stalkerware apps by abusers
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July 08, 2020
08
Jul'20
Over 15 billion credentials for sale on dark web
Research by Digital Shadows reveals the scale of the security threat facing consumers as it uncovers 15 billion usernames and passwords stolen in more than 100,000 different data breaches
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July 08, 2020
08
Jul'20
Security funding soars despite Covid-19 slump, but problems lie ahead
The overall cyber security funding ecosystem in the UK is healthier than ever despite Covid-19, but the figures mask stark and concerning disparities in where the money is going
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July 02, 2020
02
Jul'20
Cops take out encrypted comms to disrupt organised crime
The UK’s National Crime Agency, alongside other law enforcement agencies in France and the Netherlands, have busted illicit arms and drugs rings after disabling an encrypted comms platform
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July 02, 2020
02
Jul'20
Locked-down teens flock to NCSC CyberFirst training scheme
A record number of 14 to 17-year-olds have signed up to the National Cyber Security Centre’s CyberFirst summer school
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June 29, 2020
29
Jun'20
Lords urge government to take immediate action on online harms
Select committee calls for tech giants to be held responsible for the harm done to individuals, wider society and democratic processes through online misinformation
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June 24, 2020
24
Jun'20
Amazon’s carbon emissions surge during 2019
Amazon’s carbon footprint continues to grow, jumping 15% in one year, with the company maintaining it will take some time for its green investments to yield measurable results
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June 23, 2020
23
Jun'20
Advertisers revolt over Facebook’s inaction on hate speech
Several companies plan to pull their adverts from Facebook in protest at its unwillingness to deal with hateful content on its platforms
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June 19, 2020
19
Jun'20
Facebook allows US users to disable political ads
Users of the social media platform will soon be able to opt out of seeing politically motivated posts
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June 18, 2020
18
Jun'20
US pulls out of talks with Europe for global digital tax
Despite the US’s resistance to an international digital services tax, the UK and other European countries plan to continue pushing for a global solution to taxing technology giants
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June 16, 2020
16
Jun'20
Activists call on Zoom to implement encryption for all
A coalition of tech organisations and nonprofits have urged Zoom CEO Eric Yuan to make end-to-end encryption available to all users
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June 12, 2020
12
Jun'20
Fake contact-tracing apps delivering banking trojans
Spoof government coronavirus apps are popping up all over the world, says the Anomali Threat Research team
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June 12, 2020
12
Jun'20
Twitter kills thousands of misinformation accounts
The accounts were linked to the governments of China, Russia and Turkey, and engaged in systematic operations against pro-democracy activists, political opponents and dissidents
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June 11, 2020
11
Jun'20
Tech firms respond to Nordic government calls
Nordic firms are working with tech suppliers to help them get back up and running after Covid-19
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June 05, 2020
05
Jun'20
Businesses develop apps quickly to manage disruption of Covid-19
Healthcare companies, insurers, government agencies and big tech companies have used technology from Pegasystems to develop apps to manage the disruption caused by coronavirus
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June 05, 2020
05
Jun'20
London Tech Week to go ahead through Zoom
London Tech week will go ahead next week, with the tech industry attending through Zoom
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June 04, 2020
04
Jun'20
Dutch organisations invest heavily in compliance – but in vain
Despite the fact that companies in the Netherlands have invested heavily to comply with GDPR legislation introduced two years ago, 90% of them are still discovering fundamental weaknesses in their IT environment
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June 04, 2020
04
Jun'20
Government evades being pinned to a date for online harms legislation
MPs challenge government on online harms bill timetable, but have to settle for “clear assurances” that it will brought to parliament before the end of the session
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June 04, 2020
04
Jun'20
The Security Interviews: How the BSI protects the IoT from itself
David Mudd of the BSI reveals how a pragmatic and realistic approach to security vulnerabilities underpins its internet of things kitemark, helping give users the confidence to buy smart devices safely
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June 02, 2020
02
Jun'20
NIS security regulations proving effective, but more work to do
The UK’s NIS cyber security and risk regulations are proving somewhat effective, according to a government report
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June 01, 2020
01
Jun'20
Employees must be consulted on technologies monitoring the return to work
Experts say the workforce must be ‘in the room’ and given a meaningful say about technologies introduced to monitor their return to work following the Covid-19 pandemic
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June 01, 2020
01
Jun'20
How Saudi Arabia is using cloud to navigate the Covid-19 downturn
Organisations in Saudi Arabia are using cloud computing services to help them navigate challenges caused by the coronavirus pandemic
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May 29, 2020
29
May'20
Trump signs executive order targeting social media firms
US president moves to weaken legal protections for social media companies after Twitter takes action on his posts
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May 26, 2020
26
May'20
Max Schrems accuses Ireland of ‘Kafkaesque’ delay in Facebook GDPR investigation
Privacy campaigner Max Schrems has urged the European Commission to intervene after the Irish Data Protection Commission allegedly used ‘Kafkaesque’ tactics to delay investigations into Facebook’s compliance with GDPR
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May 21, 2020
21
May'20
Coronavirus: Dutch work on XR technology shows promise in pandemic scenario
Netherlands leads the way in the development of extended reality technology, which could prove its value in a crisis such as Covid-19
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May 01, 2020
01
May'20
No going back to packed workplaces after Covid-19
A recent project by IT service providers outlines how, in a post-coronavirus world, businesses like Barclays Bank will reduce their reliance on skyscrapers packed with people
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April 29, 2020
29
Apr'20
Coronavirus: Call for extension to European payment security standard deadline
Payment processors across Europe want more time to meet the SCA payment security standard
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April 27, 2020
27
Apr'20
UK tech companies launch online safety body
Online Safety Tech Industry Association unites 14 technology companies to drive conversation and policy around online safeguarding
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April 24, 2020
24
Apr'20
How likely are IT service providers to offer discounts in an unprecedented global recession?
As the global economy slows, businesses are trying to cut costs, with IT services one of the first stops – but what are the chances of a happy outcome?