NCSC’s Cameron urges deeper cyber alliance-building

National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) CEO Lindy Cameron has again talked up the importance of international alliance-building in the fight against cyber threats, in a speech delivered to an... Read more »

Sparsely staffed offices: the new post-pandemic cyber gap

When the word cyber attack is used, many people picture a hacker hunched over a computer in a distant location, accessing networks remotely. But attacks on your networks don’t... Read more »

The Secret IR Insider’s Diary: It’s all gone quie…

Famous last words: “We’re having a lull” or “it’s a bit easier at the moment”, something like that. But never the “Q” word. A few weeks ago, there was... Read more »

NHS Digital tightens rules for GPDPR data scrape

NHS Digital has abandoned plans to commence collecting patient data from GPs in England on 1 September and put in place three key tests that must be met before... Read more »

Security Think Tank: A return to the office is not a return to normal

Returning to the office makes my feet hurt. For months, I’ve worked solely at home, where I put on slippers in the winter and go barefoot when the weather... Read more »

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 »
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