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IT security
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March 10, 2020
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VAT software supplier exposed data of millions
Eight million sales records belonging to UK and EU consumers left exposed due to misconfigured server
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March 10, 2020
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Mar'20
Police IT system failure creates significant backlogs
Independent review of IT system failure that left Greater Manchester Police working with pen and paper finds combination of technical shortcomings, operational procedures and staff training responsible for massive backlogs
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March 10, 2020
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Mar'20
More questions raised about Gov.uk Verify as digital identity chief quits
Lisa Barrett, director of digital identity at GDS and head of the troubled Verify programme, is leaving government as funding questions remain ahead of Budget
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March 10, 2020
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Mar'20
Inside Oracle’s cloud strategy
Oracle may be late to the cloud infrastructure and platform game, but it believes it has what it takes to carve out a bigger slice of the Asia-Pacific’s cloud market
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March 09, 2020
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Mar'20
Bill Gates backs Crest fintech security scheme for Africa and Asia
UK-based cyber security accreditation and certification non-profit Crest has been awarded a $1.4m grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to expand cyber security capacity for fintechs in Africa and Asia
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March 09, 2020
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Mar'20
DCMS to oversee coronavirus disinformation unit
A cross-departmental counter-disinformation unit will seek to protect and secure UK citizens from disinformation, scams and cyber security threats related to the Covid-19 outbreak
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March 06, 2020
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MI5 slammed by watchdog for failing to delete intercepted phone and internet data
The Investigatory Powers Commissioner (IPCO) has criticised MI5 for failing to report serious errors in the way it handles intercepted phone and internet data
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March 06, 2020
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Mar'20
Virgin Media confirms 'misconfigured database' left personal data of 900,000 people exposed
Telco provider Virgin Media confirms 'data incident' that left personal details of 900,000 people exposed, but denies its systems were hacked or that it suffered a data breach
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March 06, 2020
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Mar'20
CIO interview: Sarah Wilkinson, NHS Digital
NHS Digital has been racing to ensure the systems and protocols are in place to prepare the health service for the coronavirus. We speak to its CEO about the preparations
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March 05, 2020
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Mar'20
Boots and Tesco loyalty card schemes plagued by security issues
High-street retailers deal with fraudulent attempts to access the accounts of thousands of customers
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March 05, 2020
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Mar'20
Huawei: MPs air concerns over security risks in code and managed contracts
The risk Huawei poses to the UK's 5G network roll out was raised during a recent Westminster Hall debate
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March 05, 2020
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Mar'20
Biometrics ethics group takes evidence on public-private use of facial recognition
Collaboration between police forces and private entities on facial recognition technology comes under scrutiny by the Home Office’s Biometrics and Forensics Ethics Group
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March 05, 2020
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Mar'20
Cathay Pacific hit with £500,000 data protection fine from ICO over 2018 breach
Airline receives maximum financial penalty under Data Protection Act for data breach that led to nine million customers having their personal data accessed by hackers
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March 04, 2020
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Mar'20
Australian government pulls plug on cloud certification programme
The Australian Signals Directorate is closing its cloud services certification programme to allow for more home-grown suppliers
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March 04, 2020
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Mar'20
5G security is a concern for most companies
A study has found that decision-makers fear that 5G technology will make organisations more vulnerable to cyber attacks and will raise security-related costs
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March 04, 2020
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Mar'20
F-Secure reports a steep rise in hacking attempts
An increase in distributed denial of service attacks pushes up the volume of identified rogue internet traffic to almost three billion
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March 03, 2020
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Mar'20
Horangi and Tokio Marine team up on cyber security services
Singapore-based Horangi will provide penetration testing, among other cyber security services, to Tokio Marine Insurance Singapore’s cyber risk insurance clients
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March 03, 2020
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Mar'20
NCSC issues smart camera security guidance to protect consumers from unauthorised snoops
Government’s latest push to safeguard users of in-home connected devices sees National Cyber Security Centre issue guidance to help consumers tighten up security of smart cameras and baby monitors
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March 03, 2020
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Singapore among world’s top sources of online threats
Singapore remained a hotspot for originating cyber attacks in 2019, with 11 million attacks launched from servers in the city-state
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March 02, 2020
02
Mar'20
The Security Interviews: Inside the world of bug bounties
You may not make a million as a bug bounty hunter, but you might help remove some of the stigma that persists around cyber security, says HackerOne’s Shlomie Liberow
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March 01, 2020
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Data breaches in Australia showing no signs of abating
Compromised login credentials and human error were the most common causes of data breaches reported under Australia’s notifiable data breach regime from July to December 2019
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February 28, 2020
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NCSC makes ransomware attack guidance more accessible
Following a swathe of high-profile ransomware attacks, the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre has made changes to its guidance, emphasising the importance of offline backups
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February 27, 2020
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WikiLeaks founder Assange is well enough to participate in extradition proceedings, says judge
A judge dismissed claims that Julian Assange’s vulnerable psychological state would prevent him from taking part in his extradition hearing to face espionage and computer misuse charges in the US
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February 27, 2020
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Gove warns EU that UK sovereignty is non-negotiable on eve of trade deal talks
The UK and the EU have published their divergent mandates for trade talks due to start on Monday 2 March 2020, and digital may emerge as a long-term terrain of dispute
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February 27, 2020
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Clearview hack fuels debate over facial recognition
Customers of Clearview AI, a controversial startup that scrapes and sells billions of photos of people from social media to police forces, have found themselves at the centre of a major data breach
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February 27, 2020
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Oxbotica on board with Cisco to drive autonomous vehicle data challenge
Connected car technology firm hits pedal with Cisco to solve data challenges of future autonomous vehicles
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February 27, 2020
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Redcar & Cleveland Council confirms ransomware attack
Local authority’s systems are still offline nearly three weeks after being attacked
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February 27, 2020
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Feb'20
Kr00k vulnerability compromises billions of Wi-Fi devices
Billions of Wi-Fi chips used in IoT devices, laptops, smartphones and tablets are vulnerable to a serious vulnerability
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February 27, 2020
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IT Priorities 2020: ASEAN firms on the frontline of digital transformation
Southeast Asian companies plan to spend more on infrastructure and cyber security, but the growth in IT budgets appears to be slowing down
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February 26, 2020
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Fake CDNs obscuring credit card fraudsters
Fake content delivery networks and ngrok servers are being pressed into service to obscure credit card skimming activities
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February 26, 2020
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Cloud Snooper firewall bypass may be work of nation state
Cloud Snooper deploys a combination of specialised techniques to sneak past enterprise firewalls, warns Sophos
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February 26, 2020
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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange cannot be legally extradited for ‘political offences’, say lawyers
Lawyers for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange argue that he has been charged with political offences and cannot be legally extradited to the US under the US-UK extradition treaty
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February 26, 2020
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FCA data breach could happen to anybody, but easy to avoid
Minor data breach at the Financial Conduct Authority was the result of simple human error, and highlights the need for organisations to consider a wide range of potential threats
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February 26, 2020
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Met Police chief backs legislative framework for police tech
Met Police commissioner has called for legislative framework to govern police use of new technologies, while defending the decision to use live facial recognition technology operationally without it
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February 26, 2020
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How tech suppliers are easing barriers to hybrid cloud adoption
The tech industry has risen to the challenge of helping enterprises ease their transition to hybrid cloud, but issues remain
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February 25, 2020
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Feb'20
Julian Assange phoned White House to warn of risk to lives
Julian Assange phoned the White House to warn officials that unredacted cables published on the web posed a risk to lives, a court heard yesterday
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February 25, 2020
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Google warns users not to mess with Huawei devices
Google tells users of Huawei devices to try to avoid bypassing controls preventing them from loading its apps
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February 25, 2020
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Feb'20
Sports retailer Decathlon left employee data exposed
More than 123 million records were accidentally exposed on an unsecured ElasticSearch server
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February 25, 2020
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Feb'20
The Security Interviews: Gil Shwed’s 10-year vision for security
Check Point founder Gil Shwed discusses his new Infinity Next concept and how he plans to remodel the world of cyber security in the next 10 years
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February 25, 2020
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Mastercard creates 1,500 tech jobs in Ireland
New roles at tech hub in Dublin will include professionals with expertise in artificial intelligence, cyber security, blockchain and user experience
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February 25, 2020
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Cloud data leaks compounded by lack of automation tools
Data leaks caused by misconfigured clouds are being compounded because security teams lack appropriate automation and integration tools, according to a report
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February 25, 2020
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Cyber criminals targeting UK motorists, warns DVLA
Cyber criminals are offering various services and tax refunds that purport to be from the DVLA
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February 24, 2020
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McAfee buys Light Point to enhance web browser protection
Acquisition of Light Point Security will extend the capabilities of multiple McAfee products
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February 24, 2020
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Thai university to roll out data protection certification
Thailand’s National Institute of Development Administration is offering a certification programme to get organisations ready for the country’s data protection regime
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February 24, 2020
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Assange extradition is a politically motivated ‘abuse of power’, court hears
US government’s attempt to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to face espionage charges in the US is politically motivated and an abuse of process, court told
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February 24, 2020
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WikiLeaks founder Assange ‘put lives at risk’ by disclosing names in leaked documents, court hears
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange ‘put lives of US informants at risk’ by publishing unredacted documents, lawyers for the US argued at the first day of a week-long extradition hearing
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February 24, 2020
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Open security group unveils common OpenDXL language
Open Cybersecurity Alliance announces the availability of OpenDXL Ontology, the first open source language for connecting disparate security tools through a common messaging framework
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February 24, 2020
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Cisco goes all-in on security integration with SecureX platform
CISOs are struggling to stitch together disparate cyber security products and services – Cisco believes its cloud-native SecureX platform will change their working lives for the better
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February 21, 2020
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Labour condemns Google data plans
Shadow digital minister Chi Onwurah challenges the government to stop Google’s plans to move UK user data out of the EU
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February 21, 2020
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Malicious apps still getting past Google controls
Check Point researchers have found multiple malware-infected apps in the Google Play store, including a clicker called Haken, which has been downloaded more than 50,000 times