Investigatory Powers Tribunal finds UK spy agencies unlawfully collected personal data

The UK’s intelligence services unlawfully collected data about the public’s internet and phone use, a court has found. The Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) found last week that the intelligence... Read more »

Almost half unaware of GP data-sharing plans

Consumer watchdog Which? has called for more transparency and public outreach from NHS Digital over the scope and scale of the proposed General Practice Data for Planning and Research... Read more »

Top vulnerabilities target perimeter devices

The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and its Australian and US counterparts have today published an advisory highlighting the most widely exploited common vulnerabilities and exposures (CVEs) of... Read more »

COP26 cyber resource hub launched for Glasgow businesses

Glasgow businesses are to get access to a new digital information hub launched by the Scottish Business Resilience Centre (SBRC), providing guidance on both physical and cyber security to... Read more »

Security Think Tank: Consider cyber policies and procedures as you welcome employees back

For the past 18 months, employees across the globe have been working remotely from home due to the Covid-19 pandemic. One consideration that has been a concern throughout for... Read more »

US lawmakers call for probe into ‘arrogant’ spyware firm

US representatives have called on the Biden administration to launch an urgent probe into NSO Group, the Israeli spyware manufacturer that has found itself at the centre of a... Read more »

TikTok sets up cyber security hub in Dublin

TikTok, the short-form video-sharing app that found itself the subject of global attention in 2020 when it became subject to actions against it ordered by then US president Donald... Read more »

Malicious actors turn to obscure programming languages

Malicious actors are increasingly coding in more “exotic” programming languages to write new strains of malware on the basis that using new, lesser-known or otherwise uncommon languages will help... Read more »

No More Ransom initiative saves £850m over five years

The No More Ransom initiative, a joint project between Europol, the Dutch police’s national cyber crime unit, and cyber security suppliers Kaspersky and McAfee, claims to have saved end-users... Read more »

Government-led innovation can help cyber startups find a market

Some cyber startups are born because the founder wants to crack a particular market or solve a particular challenge, such as making passwords better or preventing disinformation. Others are... Read more »
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