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  • May 01, 2024 01 May'24

    EMEA CISOs must address human factors behind cyber incidents

    The 17th annual Verizon report on data breaches makes for sobering reading for security pros, urging them to do more to address the human factors involved in cyber incidents, and highlighting ongoing issues with zero-day patching

  • May 01, 2024 01 May'24

    Australia’s Qantas apologises for mobile app data breach

    Australian flag carrier Qantas has apologised after a glitch in its mobile application temporarily enabled some customers to view the flights and booking details of other frequent fliers on two separate occasions

  • May 01, 2024 01 May'24

    Autonomous weapons reduce moral agency and devalue human life

    Military technology experts gathered in Vienna have warned about the detrimental psychological effects of AI-powered weapons, arguing that implementing systems of algorithmic-enabled killing dehumanises both the user and the target

  • April 30, 2024 30 Apr'24

    Persistent data breaches deny people with HIV dignity and privacy

    The ICO has urged charities and healthcare organisations that work with people living with HIV to do better when it comes to protecting their personal data, after the HIV status of more than 100 people was accidentally disclosed by London’s Central ...

  • April 30, 2024 30 Apr'24

    Keeper to help Williams F1 keep up with cyber challenges

    Keeper Security signs up to support F1 team Williams Racing with credential management ahead of the 2024 Miami Grand Prix

  • April 30, 2024 30 Apr'24

    Global majority united on multilateral regulation of AI weapons

    Foreign ministers and civil society representatives say that multilateralism is key to controlling the proliferation and use of AI-powered autonomous weapons, but that a small number of powerful countries are holding back progress

  • April 26, 2024 26 Apr'24

    European Parliament approves platform worker directive

    The approval of the platform worker directive gives member states two years to incorporate its measures into their national legislation, which includes provisions on how to classify the employment of gig workers and deploy algorithmic ...

  • April 25, 2024 25 Apr'24

    Progress being made on gender diversity in cyber

    Women make up a higher percentage of new entrants to the cyber security profession, particularly among younger age groups, and are increasingly taking up leadership positions and hiring roles, but challenges still persist

  • April 24, 2024 24 Apr'24

    Education will be key to good AI regulation: A view from the USA

    Computer Weekly sat down with Salesforce’s vice-president of federal government affairs, Hugh Gamble, to find out how the US is forging a path towards AI regulation, and how things look from Capitol Hill

  • April 23, 2024 23 Apr'24

    GooseEgg proves golden for Fancy Bear, says Microsoft

    Microsoft’s threat researchers have uncovered GooseEgg, a never-before-seen tool being used by Forest Blizzard, or Fancy Bear, in conjunction with vulnerabilities in Windows Print Spooler