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January 19, 2021
19
Jan'21
Click fraud levels reach new heights in pandemic
Small companies risk losing £10,000 a year, and enterprises as much as £520,000, to cyber criminals as click fraud volumes spike
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January 15, 2021
15
Jan'21
150,000 records accidentally wiped from police systems
Home Office claims data wiped from national police systems only relates to people who have never been convicted of a crime or had further police action taken against them following an arrest
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January 15, 2021
15
Jan'21
US cyber security agencies get $9bn in Biden plan
New funding proposals come as US government reels from the impact of the December 2020 SolarWinds attack
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January 15, 2021
15
Jan'21
Coalition proposes secure standard model for Covid-19 passports
Vaccination Credential Initiative is working to ensure that people vaccinated against Covid-19 can access their records in a secure, verifiable and privacy-preserving way
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January 14, 2021
14
Jan'21
All EU states can take data protection cases against Facebook, says EU court
An opinion from the European Court of Justice has the potential to lead to a flood of privacy complaints against Facebook if upheld
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January 14, 2021
14
Jan'21
Numbers stack up for UK open banking three years on
Three years have passed since open banking regulations came into force and momentum is gathering
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January 14, 2021
14
Jan'21
Old, on-premise systems targeted in Hackney ransomware attack
Council reveals some more insight into how the Pysa ransomware gang infiltrated its systems by exploiting legacy technology
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January 14, 2021
14
Jan'21
Unforeseen consequences of new technologies put UK at risk
Lords committee told that the risks associated with various emerging digital technologies must be assessed together, with input from UK citizens, if the government is to avoid ‘siloisation’ of fundamentally interconnected problems
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January 13, 2021
13
Jan'21
Court to rule on Facebook data sharing after Schrems drops legal challenge against Irish regulator
Irish High Court says it will issue a judgment as soon as possible over a draft decision by Ireland’s data protection commissioner to order Facebook to stop the transfer of data about EU citizens to datacentres in the US
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January 13, 2021
13
Jan'21
Three-quarters of finance firms report more potentially criminal activity in their networks
Fears of failing to comply with strict regulations grow as financial services firms identify more suspicious financial activity on their networks
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January 13, 2021
13
Jan'21
World’s largest dark web market disrupted in major police operation
Coordinated international operation including Europol and the UK’s National Crime Agency has successfully taken DarkMarket offline
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January 13, 2021
13
Jan'21
Stolen Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine data leaked
Data dump understood to include screenshots of emails, peer review information, PDFs and PowerPoint presentations
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January 12, 2021
12
Jan'21
IR35 private sector reforms: Research highlights lack of preparedness ahead of April 2021 start date
As the private sector start date for the IR35 reforms looms large, research suggests some companies are still dragging their feet with their preparations
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January 12, 2021
12
Jan'21
Former ministers speak out on Mike Lynch extradition
As Mike Lynch, founder and former CEO of Autonomy, awaits his US extradition hearing, several former Tory MPs have expressed their concerns
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January 08, 2021
08
Jan'21
Tech sector reacts to Trump social media bans
Facebook, Instagram and others moved to limit US president’s social media access after the violence in Washington DC, but experts have condemned them for acting too slowly, while disinformation about the riots persists
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January 08, 2021
08
Jan'21
BT offers unlimited data for remote learning
UK incumbent telco joins campaign to make sure disadvantaged children can get connected as Covid-19 lockdown closes schools and other educational establishments
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January 08, 2021
08
Jan'21
‘Litany’ of UK government failures in gigabit broadband roll-out
Second UK MPs’ report in matter of weeks slams government for dismal failure and lack of sufficient progress in meeting already scaled-back benchmark for gigabit-capable connectivity by 2025
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January 08, 2021
08
Jan'21
Brexit deal grants UK temporary data adequacy
The EU-UK Brexit deal has granted the UK temporary data adequacy to allow for the continued flow of data across borders, but the agreement has divided data protection experts
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January 07, 2021
07
Jan'21
Biden picks cyber veteran to reinvigorate security response
Appointment of career intelligence operative Anne Neuberger signals refreshed security approach for the US government under Joe Biden's administration
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January 07, 2021
07
Jan'21
Trump bans Chinese payment apps
US president signs executive order banning the use of Chinese payments app, citing national security risks
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January 07, 2021
07
Jan'21
Hackney Council data leaked by Pysa ransomware gang
Council data stolen in October is leaked online in a double extortion attack
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January 07, 2021
07
Jan'21
Robust member administration system indispensable for Dutch Coeliac Society
Organisation had to find a dedicated member administration system to support existing members, new members and countless volunteers
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January 06, 2021
06
Jan'21
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to remain in prison despite winning extradition battle
Judge cites Assange’s support of NSA whistleblower as one of the reasons for him being at high risk of absconding. He will remain in Belmarsh prison until the US government completes its appeal
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January 06, 2021
06
Jan'21
SolarWinds attack almost certainly work of Russian spooks
Investigations into the far-reaching SolarWinds Solorigate attack did not let up during the holidays
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January 05, 2021
05
Jan'21
Banking trade body calls for increased contactless payment limit
UK Finance proposes an increase in the limit on spending using contactless cards
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January 04, 2021
04
Jan'21
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange cannot be extradited to face charges in US, court rules
Court rules it would be oppressive to send Julian Assange to the US to face trial after finding he is at high risk of suicide. US government says it will appeal
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January 04, 2021
04
Jan'21
Journalists’ FOI bids stayed as court reconsiders freedom of information rights of people outside UK
Tribunal questions whether people without a British passport or Britons living overseas are eligible to use the UK’s Freedom of Information Act
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December 31, 2020
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Dec'20
Top 10 investigations and national security stories of 2020
Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 investigations and national security stories of 2020
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December 31, 2020
31
Dec'20
Top 10 technology and ethics stories of 2020
Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 technology and ethics stories of 2020
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December 30, 2020
30
Dec'20
UK-EU Brexit deal passes Commons with six-month data adequacy bridge
IT industry trade body TechUK has welcomed a six-month data adequacy bridge, in the wake of the EU-UK trade deal that the House of Commons has voted for
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December 30, 2020
30
Dec'20
Top 10 Benelux IT stories of 2020
Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 Benelux IT stories of 2020
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December 24, 2020
24
Dec'20
Top 10 Middle East stories of 2020
Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 Middle East stories of 2020
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December 22, 2020
22
Dec'20
Ministry of Justice in the dock for catalogue of serious data breaches
Annual report reveals major incidents of personal data loss affecting 121,355 people and including misplaced, unencrypted USB stick containing documents from a trial, accidental disclosure of identities, and staff files made visible to ...
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December 21, 2020
21
Dec'20
Nordic CIO interview: Åsa Melvanius, Lund municipality
For Åsa Melvanius, CDO at the Swedish municipality of Lund, created a “robot factory” that has saved the city more than 6,500 hours by automating routine processes
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December 21, 2020
21
Dec'20
Top 10 enterprise IT in the Nordics stories of 2020
Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 Nordic enterprise IT stories of 2020
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December 18, 2020
18
Dec'20
SolarWinds cyber attack is ‘grave risk’ to global security
More victims of the SolarWinds Orion Sunburst cyber attack are being identified as the massive scale of the Russia-linked cyber espionage campaign becomes more clear
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December 17, 2020
17
Dec'20
Post Office suffers latest court defeat in Horizon IT scandal
Court of Appeal indicates subpostmasters can pursue appeal route that could do more damage to Post Office’s reputation
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December 17, 2020
17
Dec'20
EU security strategy a ‘step up’ on cyber leadership, says Brussels
The EU’s new cyber security strategy forms a key component of Shaping Europe’s Digital Future, the Recovery Plan for Europe, and the EU Security Union Strategy
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December 17, 2020
17
Dec'20
UK police unlawfully processing over a million people’s data on Microsoft 365
The roll-out of Microsoft 365 to dozens of UK police forces may be unlawful, because many have failed to conduct data protection checks before deployment and hold no information on their contracts
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December 17, 2020
17
Dec'20
Danske Bank fights money laundering with AI
Danske Bank is using artificial intelligence to help it prevent a repeat of the huge money laundering scandal that hit one of its operations in Estonia
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December 15, 2020
15
Dec'20
UK government unveils details of upcoming online harms rules
Online Harms Bill due early 2021 will introduce GDPR-style fines for technology companies that breach online duty of care rules
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December 15, 2020
15
Dec'20
Air purifier manufacturer creates IoT service in the cloud
Sweden’s Blueair introduces new functionality for customers through a cloud-based internet of things platform
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December 14, 2020
14
Dec'20
FireEye identifies flaw in networking monitoring software as US agencies attacked
Cyber security company says investigations have revealed security breach occurred because of a flaw in a network monitoring software
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December 14, 2020
14
Dec'20
Digital Ethics Summit 2020: governance key to inclusive post-Covid economic recovery
Pluralism key to developing and deploying technologies for an inclusive post-Covid economic recovery, according to a panel at Digital Ethics Summit 2020
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December 11, 2020
11
Dec'20
HMRC data shows online IR35 status check tool does not return a result in nearly 20% of cases
Figures released by HMRC to show how many times its online IR35 tax status checker tool has been used reveal shortcomings in its ability to reach a conclusion in nearly 20% of cases
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December 10, 2020
10
Dec'20
French regulators fine Google and Amazon over cookie policies
Google and Amazon rapped over their use of advertising cookies by the French data protection authorities
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December 10, 2020
10
Dec'20
Cyber Helpline awarded lottery funding to support victims
The Cyber Helpline, a UK charity that provides emergency support to victims of cyber crime and online stalking, is to receive funding from the National Lottery
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December 09, 2020
09
Dec'20
Calls for Facebook break up as US issues lawsuits for anti-competitive behaviour
Antitrust lawsuits issued by the US Federal Trade Commission and 48 attorneys general call for the breakup of Facebook following 10 years of anti-competitive behaviour
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December 07, 2020
07
Dec'20
Met Police failed to clear backlog of subject access requests
Metropolitan Police failed to comply fully with an enforcement notice issued by the Information Commissioner, and despite hundreds of overdue subject access requests the regulator did not take further action
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December 07, 2020
07
Dec'20
HMRC referred 11 data security incidents to ICO in 2019-20
HM Revenue & Customs shares details of a number of data security incidents that occurred during the 2019-20 financial year in its annual report