Government launches consultation on plans for UK digital identity market

The government has launched a consultation on its latest plans for the use of digital identities in the UK. The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) wants... Read more »

Is tech team remuneration opening up a new form of cyber risk?

It has always a difficult balance for any CTO to ensure that remuneration and reward are spread evenly and fairly across a tech team that encompasses many different skills... Read more »

UK, US confirm Chinese state backed MS Exchange Server attacks

The UK and US governments, alongside allies and partners including the European Union (EU) and Nato, have confirmed today that a group of Chinese state-backed malicious actors known as... Read more »

Pegasus mobile RAT abused to monitor journalists and activists

Questions are being asked over the work of Israel-based cyber surveillance specialist NSO Group after the exposure of more than 50,000 phone numbers belonging to activists, journalists and other... Read more »

Privacy Shield: One year on and companies are still grappling for answers

For countries in the European Union, finding a way to legally transfer personal data to the US is a problem with no easy answers. There has been much talk,... Read more »

Windows 11: A first look at the first preview

Windows 10’s days are numbered. A big event at the end of June revealed its replacement is on the way, with Windows 11 launching by the end of 2021.... Read more »

Tips to minimise vulnerabilities in web and mobile apps

Far too many organisations run web and mobile apps that are vulnerable to targeted attacks. They may be using unpatched libraries and software components, they may access personally identifiable... Read more »

Legacy SonicWall kit exploited in ransom campaign

Network security specialist SonicWall has told users of two legacy products running unpatched and end-of-life firmware to take immediate and urgent action to head off an “imminent” ransomware campaign.... Read more »

Lawyers take EncroChat hacking operation to French supreme court

Lawyers are heading to the French supreme court to challenge the legality of a police operation which intercepted millions of messages from the EncroChat encrypted phone network. The lawyers... Read more »

REvil ransomware crew drops offline, reasons murky

Dark web infrastructure used by the REvil (aka Sodinokibi) ransomware syndicate dropped offline on Tuesday 13 July, but there is as yet no clarity over why, leaving the security... Read more »
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