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IT governance
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October 06, 2020
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Coronavirus raises the software audit stakes
IT asset managers say they are receiving more requests from software publishers to check for licence discrepancies
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October 06, 2020
06
Oct'20
Ransomware attacks go through the roof
The volume of ransomware attacks has jumped 50% in the past three months, according to data produced at Check Point
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October 06, 2020
06
Oct'20
CISOs struggle to keep up with MITRE ATT&CK framework
Despite its proven benefits for security, the MITRE ATT&CK framework is proving difficult for many, according to a joint study from McAfee and UC Berkeley
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October 06, 2020
06
Oct'20
John McAfee arrested over cryptocurrency fraud
Erratic tech baron allegedly promoted initial coin offerings without disclosing he was being paid to do so
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October 05, 2020
05
Oct'20
Employees overwhelmingly hostile to workplace monitoring tech
The use of workplace surveillance technologies to monitor and track staff working from home has increased hugely since the start of the pandemic, but most workers say it makes them feel uncomfortable
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October 05, 2020
05
Oct'20
FBI seized ‘legally privileged’ material from Ecuador Embassy, claims Julian Assange’s lawyer
The US struck a secret deal with Ecuador to seize WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s property from the Ecuadorian Embassy in London days before his arrest. The haul included legally privileged documents, says his solicitor
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October 02, 2020
02
Oct'20
Honesty is the best policy: Forging a security culture in the NHS
Clinician and technologist Sam Shah helped set up NHSX in 2019. Now he’s helping advance digital transformation in healthcare from the outside, and a big part of that is addressing security in the sector
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October 02, 2020
02
Oct'20
Future UK-EU data sharing put at risk by Brexit legislation
When the Brexit transition period ends, UK ministers will have the power to forge new data-sharing arrangements that risk undermining the viability of future data transfers with the European Union
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October 02, 2020
02
Oct'20
Security pros face sanctions if they help ransomware victims pay
New advisory from the US government warns cyber insurance and incident response specialists that they could be skating on thin ice if they help ransomware victims pay their attackers off
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October 02, 2020
02
Oct'20
Justice for subpostmasters as wrongful criminal convictions are set to be quashed
The Post Office has chosen not to contest 44 out of 47 appeals, meaning most are likely to have their names cleared, but others still face a Court of Appeal battle for justice
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October 01, 2020
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Oct'20
Trust in government technology is key to adoption
Panellists at GovTech Summit 2020 speak about the need to build trust in government digital services, as the pandemic has created room for increased use of technology in the public sector
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October 01, 2020
01
Oct'20
Blackbaud admits hackers stole banking details, passwords
Software firm paid off a ransomware gang, believed its hackers when they said they had destroyed the data, and has now discovered the cyber criminals accessed even more sensitive information than it thought
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September 29, 2020
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Threat actors becoming vastly more sophisticated
Malicious actors have been busily honing their craft and cyber security incidents are up across the board as a result, according to a Microsoft report
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September 29, 2020
29
Sep'20
NatWest offers online banking customers free security services
Bank responds to a surge in cyber crime targeting users of online banking services
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September 28, 2020
28
Sep'20
UK and US marked down on responsible AI
The UK and US have been rated as leaders in government use of artificial intelligence, but the Nordics and Baltics attained the highest scores for responsible AI
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September 28, 2020
28
Sep'20
Sustrans opens door to NCSC cyber certification via the cloud
Sustainable transport charity turned to Qualys to help it attain needed certifications to bid for government work
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September 28, 2020
28
Sep'20
Government updates data ethics framework
The new data ethics framework was created to better reflect how projects are run in practice after finding there was “little awareness” of the previous framework across the public sector
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September 28, 2020
28
Sep'20
TikTok ban stayed after last-minute court case
TikTok’s lawyers have staved off an imminent ban for the time being, after successfully arguing that it infringed rights guaranteed under the Constitution of the United States
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September 28, 2020
28
Sep'20
Security now main driving force behind digital transformation
Organisations are urgently remodelling their core technology stack in the light of the Covid-19 pandemic, and this is pushing security to the top of the agenda
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September 28, 2020
28
Sep'20
Airbnb hosts’ account data exposed in internal leak
Data exposure within Airbnb’s system was the result of a technical issue but was swiftly fixed, says the firm
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September 24, 2020
24
Sep'20
NHS whistleblower privacy concerns passed on to regulator, but campaigners not holding their breath
NHS Improvement chair Dido Harding acknowledges receiving concerns raised about the anonymity of whistleblowers, but campaigners have little faith that anything will be done
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September 24, 2020
24
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Coronavirus shows inadequacy of rear-view mirror planning
Looking at historical data has hampered businesses’ attempts to move forward effectively during the pandemic
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September 24, 2020
24
Sep'20
Can banks solve money laundering puzzle through technology?
Banks face a huge challenge in identifying and stopping money laundering without interfering with police investigations
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September 24, 2020
24
Sep'20
Government blasted over ‘reckless’ contact-tracing security
The Open Rights Group and Big Brother Watch accuse the government of endangering public health with a reckless attitude to contact-tracing data security
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September 24, 2020
24
Sep'20
Race to patch as Microsoft confirms Zerologon attacks in the wild
Don’t be the organisation that made the headlines because it failed to patch. Microsoft says it is seeing cyber attacks ramping up around the Zerologon CVE-2020-1472 bug
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September 24, 2020
24
Sep'20
Australians want more control over privacy
Nearly nine in 10 Australians want more control and choice over the collection and use of their personal information amid declining trust in how organisations handle personal data, survey finds
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September 23, 2020
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Over half of firms intend to continue US data transfers despite Schrems II
Survey shows many organisations do not intend to significantly change their data-sharing practices, at least until there is more guidance from regulators or governments
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September 23, 2020
23
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US agencies warn of election disinformation and cyber attacks
Federal agencies are warning of heightened disinformation as the crucial 2020 presidential election nears
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September 22, 2020
22
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Twitter investigates image cropping algorithm for racial bias
The algorithm’s consistent favouring of white faces in image previews has forced the company to investigate it for racial bias
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September 22, 2020
22
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GDS reviewing Cloud First policy post-Schrems II
Review seeks to determine the future of government engagement with cloud hosting services as they relate to cross-border data flows
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September 22, 2020
22
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WikiLeaks published unredacted cables after password was disclosed in book
WikiLeaks published a cache of unredacted government cables after the publication of a book containing the password led to their publication on other parts of the internet, court told
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September 21, 2020
21
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Big questions to be answered over TikTok and WeChat reprieve
TikTok and WeChat seem to have received a stay of execution, but big questions and contradictions remain
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September 18, 2020
18
Sep'20
Ex-NCSC boss Ciaran Martin joins cyber venture capital outfit
Outgoing NCSC CEO Ciaran Martin is to take up a new role guiding new investments in cyber security
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September 18, 2020
18
Sep'20
Outgoing NCSC CEO: Ransomware threat kept us up at night
Former NCSC CEO Ciaran Martin sheds some light on some of the biggest cyber threats currently facing the UK
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September 18, 2020
18
Sep'20
German authorities probe ransomware hospital death
Hackers failed to extort a ransom from University Hospital Düsseldorf, but indirectly caused the death of a patient
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September 17, 2020
17
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What are the habits of highly effective CISOs?
Data crunched by Gartner analysts reveals the behaviours that differentiate the top-performing chief information security officers from the pack
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September 16, 2020
16
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Banks report surge in impersonation scams
Fraudsters are using the Covid-19 crisis to trick people into transferring money to them
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September 15, 2020
15
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Gartner Security Summit: Covid-19 brings agile security to the fore
The evolving threat landscape is the top driver impacting cyber security during the next three to five years, and Covid-19 has accelerated the trend towards more agile security deployments
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September 15, 2020
15
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Risky development practice leaves company access keys exposed
Database stores, cloud storage and myriad other services are being put at risk by the accidental exposure of company access keys during development
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September 15, 2020
15
Sep'20
Data of every Welsh Covid-19 patient leaked online
Data on all 18,105 people in Wales who have received positive tests for the coronavirus was uploaded to a public-facing web server in error
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September 14, 2020
14
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Fintech Pledge launched to strengthen UK’s financial technology sector
The Fintech Pledge initiative is designed to foster closer collaboration between banks and fintechs so that the UK can continue building a globally competitive fintech ecosystem
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September 11, 2020
11
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Facebook takes legal action against Irish privacy watchdog
Facebook’s legal action against the Data Protection Commission will attempt to preserve the company’s ability to transfer European citizens’ data to the US despite its lower privacy protections
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September 11, 2020
11
Sep'20
Travel industry websites are laughably insecure, claims Which?
The travel industry is failing to take the data security of its customers seriously, according to a Which? investigation
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September 11, 2020
11
Sep'20
Russian interference in US elections ramps up on schedule
With the critical US 2020 presidential election looming, Russian-state backed hackers are once again after organisations directly involved in political elections, launching thousands of targeted attacks
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September 10, 2020
10
Sep'20
Irish privacy watchdog orders Facebook to stop sending user data to the US
Irish privacy watchdog orders Facebook to suspend transfers of European citizens’ data to the US after Schrems II ruling that Europeans have no effective way to challenge American government surveillance
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September 10, 2020
10
Sep'20
Datacentre firm Equinix investigating ransomware attack
A number of internal systems at cloud and datacentre firm Equinix have been affected by a ransomware attack
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September 08, 2020
08
Sep'20
TechUK urges government to back emerging digital clean technology sector
To ensure the UK reaches its climate and decarbonisation goals, TechUK is calling on the government to support the emerging clean tech sector
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September 07, 2020
07
Sep'20
Government DPOs challenged by volume of GDPR work
Data protection officers working across the UK government are finding it tough to keep up with the increased workload generated by GDPR, according to a report
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September 07, 2020
07
Sep'20
AI Summit 2020: Regulating AI for the common good
Speakers and panellists at the virtual AI Summit 2020 spoke about the tensions between cooperation and competition in the development of artificial intelligence
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September 04, 2020
04
Sep'20
HotelBeds uses API management platform to reduce cost
HotelBeds has switched from its legacy suppler to a licensed service in an effort to reduce API management costs after traffic doubles