BCS calls on government to retain protections against AI

A citizen’s right to have decisions made by automated or artificial intelligence (AI) systems reviewed by a fellow human must not be removed while AI is in its infancy,... Read more »

Microsoft thwarts mega-DDoS attack on Azure platform

Microsoft’s Azure Networking team have shared details of how they beat off one of the largest attempted distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks in internet history, which targeted an... Read more »

Covid-19 will loom over cyber strategy for years to come

The Covid-19 pandemic, the continuing threat posed by ransomware, the growth in supply chain attacks and the strategic technology challenge posed by hostile nation states are some of the... Read more »

Sensitive documents to stay with whistleblower after deadline for agreement for their return passes

A former Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) branch worker, who has held the personal details of 1,600 bank customers since using them as part of a work-from-home agreement in... Read more »

Craft beer specialist Brewdog fixes serious app vulnerability

Brewer and pub chain BrewDog has updated its mobile app after ethical hackers uncovered a vulnerability that could potentially have exposed the personally identifiable information (PII) of about 200,000... Read more »

Fast-moving Ryuk campaign targets healthcare organisations

A newly designated cyber criminal group is foregoing the widespread double extortion tactic in favour of a more retro approach to ransomware, as it mercilessly targets healthcare organisations using... Read more »

Addressing the backup dilemma to ransomware recovery

Ransomware attacks are starting to present IT environments with two very unappealing options: perform a single full recovery that actually loses a lot of data, or perform hundreds to... Read more »

ICO expresses concerns over its future independence

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has published its response to the recently announced government consultation on the future direction of the UK’s data protection regime, expressing apparent concerns over... Read more »

Twitch data breach investigations continue

Livestreaming and videogaming platform Twitch continues to investigate a major breach of its systems that saw over 125GB of its data, including source code, leaked via the 4chan forum.... Read more »

US lawmakers propose ransomware reporting rules

US senator and former Democrat presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren, alongside North Carolina congresswomen Deborah Ross, have introduced a new bill that, if enacted, would require US-based victims to publicly... Read more »
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