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April 29, 2024
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UK’s long-awaited device security law kicks in
The Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Act has become law across the UK, enforcing basic cyber security standards across connected products sold to the public
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April 29, 2024
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Cradlepoint unveils 5G-optimised SASE to deliver agile enterprises
Ericsson division unveils SASE solution said to enable lean IT teams to establish zero-trust networks in as little as six minutes securing environments such as roaming vehicles, IoT devices and pop-up locations
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April 26, 2024
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Post Office ‘lied’ to subpostmasters when forced to meet them, says former federation representative
Post Office executives were forced to meet subpostmasters to discuss an unexplained error in their branch, then misled the branch managers over remote access
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April 25, 2024
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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
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April 25, 2024
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Zero trust is a strategy, not a technology
Zero-trust security should be seen as a strategy to protect high-value assets and is not tied to a specific technology or product, says the model’s creator John Kindervag
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April 24, 2024
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Mandatory MFA pays off for GitHub and OSS community
Mandating multifactor authentication for select developers has been a huge success for GitHub, the platform reports, and now it wants to go further
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April 24, 2024
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Cyber training leader KnowBe4 to buy email security firm Egress
Security awareness training and phishing simulation specialist KnowBe4 is to buy email security expert Egress
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April 24, 2024
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TikTok ban sails through US Senate
A law that will ban TikTok in the US unless its owner sells up pronto passed the US Senate by a landslide majority after being included in a package of military aid
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April 24, 2024
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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
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April 23, 2024
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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
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April 23, 2024
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Apr'24
Lords split over UK government approach to autonomous weapons
During a debate on autonomous weapons systems, Lords expressed mixed opinions towards the UK government’s current position, including its reluctance to adopt a working definition and commit to international legal instruments controlling their use
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April 22, 2024
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Former Sellafield consultant claims the nuclear complex tampered with evidence
Whistleblower Alison McDermott claims former employer Sellafield tampered with metadata in letters used in evidence during an employment tribunal
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April 22, 2024
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Fujifilm plans to ‘make tape easy’ with Kangaroo SME appliance
Fujifilm to add 100TB SME-focused Kangaroo tape infrastructure in a box to existing 1PB offer, as energy efficiency and security of tape make it alluring to customers
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April 22, 2024
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NCSC announces PwC’s Richard Horne as CEO
Former PwC and Barclays cyber chief Richard Horne set to join UK’s National Cyber Security Centre as CEO
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April 22, 2024
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Digital Edge punching above its weight in Asia datacentre market
Fast-growing datacentre provider Digital Edge is eyeing business from hyperscalers and counting on its strengths in datacentre operations and local partnerships to stand out from rivals
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April 22, 2024
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IT leaders hiring CISOs aplenty, but don’t fully understand the role
Most businesses now have a CISO, but perceptions of what CISOs are supposed to do, and confusion over the value they offer, may be holding back harmonious relations, according to a report
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April 21, 2024
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Crime agency criticises Meta as European police chiefs call for curbs on end-to-end encryption
Law enforcement agencies step up demands for ‘lawful access’ to encrypted communications
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April 19, 2024
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Report reveals Northern Ireland police put up to 18 journalists and lawyers under surveillance
Disclosures that the Police Service of Northern Ireland obtained phone communications data from journalists and lawyers leads to renewed calls for inquiry
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April 19, 2024
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Tech companies operating with opacity in Israel-Palestine
Tech firms operating in Occupied Palestinian Territories and Israel are falling “woefully short” of their human rights responsibilities amid escalating devastation in Gaza, says Business & Human Rights Resource Centre
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April 18, 2024
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International police operation infiltrates LabHost phishing website used by thousands of criminals
The Metropolitan Police working with international police forces have shut down LabHost, a phishing-as-a-service website that has claimed 70,000 victims in the UK
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April 18, 2024
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CSA warns of emerging security risks with cloud and AI
Few users appreciate the security risks of cloud and have the expertise to implement the complex security controls, says CSA chief executive David Koh
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April 18, 2024
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TUC publishes legislative proposal to protect workers from AI
Proposed bill for regulating artificial intelligence in the UK seeks to translate well-meaning principles and values into concrete rights and obligations that protect workers from systems that make ‘high-risk’ decisions about them
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April 18, 2024
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Gov.uk One Login accounts on the rise
Since August 2023, more than 1.8 million people verified their identity using the Gov.uk One Login app, while face-to-face verifications have also increased
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April 17, 2024
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Mandiant formally pins Sandworm cyber attacks on APT44 group
Mandiant has formally attributed a long-running campaign of cyber attacks by a Russian state actor known as Sandworm to a newly designated advanced persistent threat group to be called APT44
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April 16, 2024
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US provides assurances over extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange
Extradition of the WikiLeaks founder moves a step closer after the US government gives diplomatic assurances over his treatment in the US. Assange supporters accuse the US of ‘weasel words’
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April 16, 2024
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CISOs not yet convinced to invest in AI
CISOs say their eyes are fixed firmly on threats like ransomware and supply chain attacks, and while AI is becoming a threat that needs to be dealt with, it’s not yet an immediate spending priority
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April 16, 2024
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CW Innovation Awards: Balancing security and user experience
The National University of Singapore’s Safe initiative has strengthened the security of IT systems and end-user devices while prioritising user experience through passwordless access
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April 16, 2024
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Recognising APAC’s trailblazers in digital transformation
DBS Bank and NUS were among the top industry innovators that were lauded for various transformational initiatives at the Computer Weekly Innovation Awards APAC 2024
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April 15, 2024
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More social engineering attacks on open source projects observed
In the wake of the recent XZ Utils scare, maintainers of another open source project have come forward to say they may have experienced similar social engineering attacks
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April 15, 2024
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EU’s AI Act fails to protect the rule of law and civic space
Analysis reveals that the AI Act is ‘riddled with far-reaching exceptions’ and its measures to protect fundamental rights are insufficient
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April 12, 2024
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Apple iPhone security alert renews spyware concerns
An Apple security alert received by users in 92 countries raises fresh fears over ongoing campaigns by users of mercenary spyware products
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April 12, 2024
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UK in critical need of regulation to fight misinformation online
Misinformation, where it is generated by AI, poses a serious threat due to the ease with which plausible false content can be created and spread
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April 12, 2024
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Executive interview: Balancing AI with human creativity
We speak to the chief product officer at Getty Images and iStock about the role generative AI can play in the image-making process.
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April 11, 2024
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Facial recognition to play key role in UK shoplifting crackdown
UK government will fund roll-out of police facial recognition across the country as part of its crackdown on shoplifting and violence against retail staff, but civil society groups say the government is attempting to police its way out of the ...
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April 11, 2024
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Government dismisses Lords’ concerns over facial recognition
UK government is claiming police forces’ use of live facial recognition is comprehensively covered by existing laws, in response to a Lords investigation that found police lacked a clear legal basis to deploy it
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April 10, 2024
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Breakthrough may herald secure home quantum computing
An emerging approach to quantum security dubbed blind quantum computing may one day help spur mass adoption of quantum computing safely and securely, using technology that is already available today
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April 10, 2024
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Cyber crooks poison GitHub search to fool developers
Researchers share data on new technique whereby malicious actors are manipulating GitHub’s search function and using cleverly crafted repositories to distribute malware
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April 10, 2024
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Biden considering whether to end prosecution of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange
US president Joe Biden says he is considering requests by Australia to end the prosecution of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange under espionage and computer fraud charges
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April 10, 2024
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Salesforce helps customers establish bug bounty programmes
Salesforce has added new learning content to its Trailhead platform designed to help customers develop their own bug bounty programmes
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April 10, 2024
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Patch Tuesday: Windows Server 2008 receives emergency security patch
Support for the OS ended in 2020, but four years on and there's a live exploit of a security flaw that impacts all Windows users
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April 09, 2024
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UK plc failing on multiple cyber measures
Government report shows 50% of businesses and 32% of charities reported a cyber attack or breach in the past 12 months and organisations across the UK are failing on multiple cyber measures
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April 09, 2024
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Public worried by police and companies sharing biometric data
More than half of the British public do not feel comfortable with police forces sharing biometric data with the private sector, including facial recognition images, to tackle crimes such as shoplifting
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April 09, 2024
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Is a cyber arms control treaty out of reach?
The world needs cyber arms control more than ever, but the challenges facing a multilateral agreement will be hard to surmount, according to researchers at Germany’s Digital Society Institute
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April 09, 2024
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Police forces check intelligence and criminal databases after errors discovered in O2 phone data
Criminal Bar Association calls for information about reliability of communications data used in criminal trials to be disclosed
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April 09, 2024
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Greek government fined over AI surveillance in refugee camps
Greece’s Data Protection Authority has issued a €175,000 fine against the country’s migration ministry over its deployment of artificial intelligence-powered security systems in refugee camps after the watchdog’s investigation found ‘serious ...
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April 08, 2024
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What Cisco’s Splunk acquisition means for APAC customers
APAC organisations can expect better visibility and insights into their networks and applications along with automation and response capabilities to improve their digital resilience
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April 08, 2024
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UK vet network CVS hit by cyber attack
Operations at UK-based veterinary network CVS have been disrupted by a cyber incident of an as-yet undisclosed nature
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April 05, 2024
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China ramps up use of AI misinformation
Microsoft researchers have identified a growing pattern of AI-laced misinformation and political interference coming from Chinese threat actors
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April 05, 2024
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Europol offers law enforcement agencies data on Europe’s most threatening crime networks
Europol has collected and analysed data from over 40 countries to identify 800 most threatening criminal networks operating in Europe in what it describes as a unique dataset for law enforcemnt
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April 05, 2024
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UKtech50 2024 – help us find the most influential people in UK IT
Computer Weekly’s annual search for the 50 most influential people in UK IT is on – let us know who you would like to nominate for this year's list