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The 50 most influential women in UK IT 2018
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News : IT security
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March 22, 2019
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UK police should not deploy live facial recogntion technology until issues are resolved, MPs told
The Science and Technology Committee has heard from the information and biometrics commissioners about the flawed use of live facial recognition technology by UK police
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March 22, 2019
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Government cyber security strategy is ‘chaotic‘
Responding to potential threats at a national level is unfeasible given the time ministers are currently dedicating to Brexit negotiations, says shadow Cabinet Office minister
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March 21, 2019
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Russian cyber espionage groups targeting EU governments
Two Russian cyber espionage groups are targeting EU governments ahead of European elections, say researchers
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March 20, 2019
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Spike in cyber attacks targeting Cisco Webex
Cyber attacks targeting a leading web conference tool have increased dramatically and sextortion is becoming more popular with attackers, according to WatchGuard Technologies
In Depth : IT security
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Layer your approach to web security
Combining unified threat management with other security systems and a strategic CISO is essential to defend against threats Continue Reading
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Making unified threat management a key security tool
As data protection becomes critical to businesses, we look at how unified threat management can be a useful tool, providing it is selected and deployed correctly according to business needs Continue Reading
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Using simulated disaster management to tackle the security skills gap
With the increasing need for cyber security professionals, organisations are turning to new ways to address the skills gap facing the security sector Continue Reading
Blog Posts : IT security
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Remainers accidentally DDoS the British government
With eight days until the UK's scheduled exit from the European Union, a prime minister who has lost control, a paralysed political system, and Britain reduced to a laughing stock on the world ... Continue Reading
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NAO hammers another nail into Gov.uk Verify
It’s not commonly known outside Whitehall that by the time the National Audit Office (NAO) – Parliament’s independent spending watchdog – publishes a report, it will have been through several ... Continue Reading
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GDPR: Irish Data Protection Commission may show where the WWW is heading
The Irish Data Protection Commission's (DPC) annual report makes interesting reading, given that the World Wide Web is celebrating its 30th birthday this month. People regularly give away vast ... Continue Reading
Opinion : IT security
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Growing board focus on cyber risk challenges current thinking
As digital transformation continues to drive change in the business and risk landscape, business and cyber security leaders need to improve discussions around this topic Continue Reading
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Security Think Tank: Map your own important risk metrics
What should be the key cyber security risk indicator for any business? Continue Reading
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Security Think Tank: Financial loss as a key security risk indicator
What should be the key cyber security risk indicator for any business? Continue Reading
Videos : IT security
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Video: Lauri Love – why we need volunteers to fight malware
Lauri Love talks to Computer Weekly about plans to collaborate with others to tackle malware and use cryptocurrencies to create new ways for businesses to work
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Lauri Love: how reformed hackers halted the WannaCry virus
Lauri Love presents a compelling story of the WannaCry malware that nearly brought down the NHS, and the behind the scenes work of former hackers, and security researchers that helped to prevent lives being lost. Love is facing extradition to the US after allegedly taking part in a hacking protest over the death of internet pioneer Aaron Swartz, who faced jail for using a hidden computer to downloading academic journals at MIT.
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CW500 video interview: Dan Taylor, NHS Digital
The NHS Digital head of security speaks to Computer Weekly about the lessons learnt from the latest cyber attacks