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October 17, 2023
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Oct'23
Five Eyes issues five tips on thwarting nation state threats
Intelligence chiefs from the UK, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the US have published guidance on building resilience against nation state cyber threats
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October 17, 2023
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Oct'23
UK Apple Store workers detail ‘union-busting’ tactics
Apple Store workers in the UK are attempting to unionise, but say they are facing pushback from the company, which is allegedly deploying a variety of “union-busting” tactics
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October 17, 2023
17
Oct'23
Alert sounded over dangerous Cisco IOS XE zero-day
Cisco warns customers using its IOS XE software of a newly discovered vulnerability that could enable a threat actor to take over their systems
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October 17, 2023
17
Oct'23
What it takes to succeed in DevSecOps
Providing engineering leadership and balancing between speed and security are some areas that organisations will need to focus on in their DevSecOps journey
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October 16, 2023
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Oct'23
How APAC organisations are tapping generative AI
Organisations in the region are deploying and experimenting with generative AI in healthcare, citizen services and other use cases amid cost-related concerns and other challenges
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October 13, 2023
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Oct'23
US SEC launches probe into mass MOVEit breach
Progress Software is facing an investigation from the SEC for the breach of its MOVEit tool, as well as dozens of legal battles resulting from the exfiltration of personal data from the roughly 2,000 organisations affected
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October 13, 2023
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Oct'23
‘Angry’ lawyer warned against Post Office computer investigation in 2010 email
Angered by his exclusion from an important discussion, former Royal Mail lawyer told colleagues of the risks to the Post Office if, as planned, they publicly investigate allegations against its computer system
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October 12, 2023
12
Oct'23
How generative AI and cloud complement each other
McKinsey partner explains the symbiotic relationship between generative AI and cloud, enabling organisations to speed up cloud migration and harness the benefits of AI
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October 12, 2023
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Oct'23
Scottish biometrics watchdog outlines police cloud concerns
Police Scotland’s response to the biometrics commissioner’s formal information notice ‘did not ameliorate’ his concerns about the sovereignty and security of the sensitive biometric information being uploaded to cloud infrastructure that is subject ...
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October 11, 2023
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Oct'23
Public sector buyers of AI tech must interrogate its suitability
The Ada Lovelace Institute has published a review on public sector use of artificial intelligence foundation models, looking at the risks and opportunities associated with the technology, and how these can be dealt with from the early stages of ...
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October 11, 2023
11
Oct'23
Telstra to acquire Versent for A$267.5m
The move is expected to bolster Telstra’s enterprise IT services business and support international expansion
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October 10, 2023
10
Oct'23
MGM faces £100m loss from cyber attack on its casinos
MGM Resorts has provided further details on the fallout of the hack targeting its casinos in early September, confirming that a range of personal information has been stolen and that it will likely cost the firm around $100m
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October 05, 2023
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Oct'23
Microsoft: Nation-state cyber espionage on rise in 2023
Microsoft’s latest Digital Defence Report outlines how nation-state cyber activity has largely moved from destructive attacks to espionage and intelligence gathering
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October 05, 2023
05
Oct'23
Red Cross issues rules of engagement for hackers in conflicts
The digital rules of engagement are the first time cyber activity has been looked at by the conflict watchdog, but a number of hacker groups have already come out and said they will not be following them
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October 05, 2023
05
Oct'23
Ransomware dwell times now measured in hours, says Secureworks
Ransomware payloads are now being deployed and executed within 24 hours in more than 50% of cases, according to Secureworks’ annual report
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October 04, 2023
04
Oct'23
IR35: HMRC completes first phase of CEST upgrades with Ocelot platform migration
HMRC has confirmed that its online IR35 status checker tool has completed its migration to a new platform, as the government tax collection agency’s revamp of the service continues apace
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October 04, 2023
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Oct'23
HPE hones GreenLake strategy with AI moves, hybrid cloud management
HPE has evolved its GreenLake strategy over the past five years, expanding beyond its as-a-service offerings to include a capital purchase model and a strong focus on hybrid cloud management and AI
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October 04, 2023
04
Oct'23
ICO issues guidance on workplace surveillance
Guidance on employee monitoring covers how employers can conduct their digital surveillance lawfully, transparently and fairly, and warns against businesses intruding on their workers’ private lives
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October 03, 2023
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Oct'23
Cyber experts urge EU to rethink vulnerability disclosure plans
The European Union’s proposed cyber security vulnerability disclosure measures are well-intentioned but ultimately counterproductive, as making unmitigated vulnerabilities public knowledge increases the risk of their exploitation by various actors, ...
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October 03, 2023
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Oct'23
Amnesia hides names of individuals behind Post Office’s ‘head on a spike’ strategy
Former Post Office lawyer deflects individual responsibility for a strategy that crushed subpostmasters, blaming the organisation as a whole
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October 03, 2023
03
Oct'23
Public sector needs systemic reform of capacity to innovate
Improving the public sector’s capacity to innovate requires a culture of innovation underpinned by people, skills and new ways of working with the private sector
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October 03, 2023
03
Oct'23
CIISec scores DSIT funding to expand successful CyberEPQ scheme
DSIT has committed to enhanced funding to expand CIISec’s CyberEPQ education programme after recording excellent results to date
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October 03, 2023
03
Oct'23
Top science journal faced secret attacks from Covid conspiracy theory group
A conspiratorial group of extreme Brexit lobbyists mounted an extraordinary campaign against one of the world’s most prestigious science journals – part of a series of joint investigations between Byline Times and Computer Weekly
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October 02, 2023
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Oct'23
How the Australian government is approaching AI
The Australian government is experimenting with AI use cases in a safe environment while it figures out ways to harness the technology to benefit citizens and businesses
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September 29, 2023
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Sep'23
Government ‘breached privacy’ of Horizon victims with compensation offer, says lawyer
The government breached the privacy of victims of the Post Office Horizon scandal through making a compensation offer public
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September 29, 2023
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Sep'23
Scottish watchdog urges wider biometric oversight
Scotland’s biometrics watchdog urges Scottish Parliament to extend oversight of biometric information to include the entire criminal justice system, not just police
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September 28, 2023
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Sep'23
Strasbourg court condemns Turkey for jailing teacher for using ByLock encrypted messaging app
The case is expected to have implications for the use of digital evidence in prosecutions against users of other encrypted phone apps
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September 28, 2023
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Sep'23
US lawmakers write to AI firms about ‘gruelling’ work conditions
Lawmakers have written to nine tech companies – including Amazon, Google and Microsoft – about the working conditions of those they employ to train and maintain their artificial intelligence systems, giving them until 11 October 2023 to respond
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September 28, 2023
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Sep'23
Businesses disconnected from realities of API security
Business leaders feel confident they’ve got a handle on API security, but at the same time, incidents are through the roof, according to a report
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September 28, 2023
28
Sep'23
Security and risk management spending to grow 14% next year
Growth in public cloud services will stand out over the next 12 months, as Gartner projects an overall 14% increase in cyber spending in 2024
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September 28, 2023
28
Sep'23
Yahoo picks Intigriti to run crowdsourced bug bounty programme
Digital media brand Yahoo is setting up a crowdsourced bug bounty programme with ethical hacking specialist Intigriti, and is reaching out to the Capture the Flag community to participate
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September 27, 2023
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Sep'23
Five more subpostmasters have IT system-related convictions overturned
Over 90 former subpostmasters have so far seen wrongful convictions overturned since it was proved that software errors were to blame for accounting shortfalls
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September 27, 2023
27
Sep'23
Researchers offer free threat briefings on Vegas casino hackers
Permiso, a cloud detection and response startup, is making its threat intel team available to speak on Scattered Spider, the group behind recent cyber attacks on MGM Resorts and Caesars Entertainment
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September 27, 2023
27
Sep'23
City of Las Vegas masters cyber incident response with Darktrace
The high-rolling city of Las Vegas experiences unique cyber security challenges rarely seen elsewhere. CIO Mike Sherwood reveals how he turned to Darktrace to help address incidents quicker and with confidence
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September 26, 2023
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Sep'23
Sony alleged victim of new extortion gang
A little-known threat actor claims it has breached IT systems and networks at electronics and entertainment giant Sony, and is threatening to release the organisation’s data unless paid off
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September 26, 2023
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Sep'23
IT contractors ‘forced against their will’ to work for umbrella companies, survey finds
Research conducted by contracting authority ContractorCalculator paints a bleak picture of the plight of IT contractors ‘forced’ to provide their services through umbrella firms
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September 26, 2023
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Sep'23
Cover-ups still the norm in the wake of a cyber incident
Almost half of organisations that have experienced a cyber incident did not report it to the appropriate authorities, according to a report
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September 26, 2023
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Sep'23
Crest and IASME to deliver upcoming NCSC Cyber Exercise programme
Crest and IASME have been tasked with assuring that security services providers signing up to a soon-to-launch NCSC Cyber Incident Exercising scheme are up to the job
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September 25, 2023
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Sep'23
Apple fixes three vulnerabilities found by spyware researchers
Apple has patched three more vulnerabilities uncovered by spyware and surveillance researchers at The Citizen Lab
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September 22, 2023
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Sep'23
Annual Security Serious Awards nominations announced
Annual Security Serious Awards will recognise the professionals and organisations doing the most to safeguard and advance cyber security, as well as those committed to diversity and mental health in the industry
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September 22, 2023
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Sep'23
UK-US data bridge to open to traffic on 12 October
Government forges ahead with the implementation of the UK-US data bridge, which will come into effect for real just under three weeks from now
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September 22, 2023
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Sep'23
Cyber experts set out plan to secure future US elections
A group of experts are setting out to enhance election cyber security in the United States, and restore public faith in a process tainted by interference and misinformation in the past
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September 22, 2023
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Sep'23
Lords begin inquiry into large language models
Lords will examine the risks and opportunities of large language models and look at how government can effectively manage them in the coming years
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September 21, 2023
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Sep'23
Cisco snaps up Splunk in $28bn application observability deal
The acquisition builds out Cisco’s observability portfolio, with AI-based full-stack observability for hybrid cloud environments
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September 21, 2023
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Sep'23
‘Top’ ransomware gangs favour smaller businesses
Despite high-profile attacks on prominent organisations, the world’s most prolific ransomware operations tend to target smaller businesses
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September 21, 2023
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Sep'23
Poor digital experience a blocker for cyber resilience
Organisations that neglect the digital employee experience are not only vulnerable to employee attrition, but putting themselves at increased cyber risk, an Ivanti report finds
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September 20, 2023
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Sep'23
Organisations failing to proactively address insider cyber risk
Organisations are spending less than 10% of their annual security budgets on trying to solve one of the costliest problems in cyber: insider risk
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September 19, 2023
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Sep'23
Braverman puts pressure on Meta to pause end-to-end encryption plans
The home secretary is calling on Meta to halt its plans to introduce encrypted messaging services on Facebook and Instagram until the company puts measures in place to detect abuse
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September 19, 2023
19
Sep'23
New revelations from the Snowden archive surface
A decade after Snowden exposed NSA’s mass surveillance in cooperation with the British GCHQ, only about 1% of the documents have been published – but three major facts can finally be revealed thanks to a doctoral thesis in applied cryptography by ...
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September 19, 2023
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Sep'23
Post Office employee changed story for witness statement used to destroy subpostmaster
Post Office inquiry hears how an auditor changed her story about a subpostmaster to help win court battle