Scattered Spider retail attacks spreading to US, says Google
Retailers in the United States are now coming under attack from Scattered Spider, the English-speaking hacking collective that is suspected of being behind a series…
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It’s time to get to grips with DORA
It’s no surprise to me that financial services organisations missed the 17 January2025 deadline to be in compliance with the European Union’s Digital Operational Resilience…
Enisa launches European vulnerability database
The European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (Enisa) has debuted a European Union Vulnerability Database (EUVD) to provide “aggregated, reliable and actionable” information on newly disclosed…
Why we must reform the Computer Misuse Act: A cyber pro speaks out
Eight years ago, Simon Whittaker, head of cyber security at Belfast-based consultancy Instil, narrowly avoided having his front door smashed in by the Police Service…
UK government outlines plan to surveil migrants with eVisa data
The UK government has outlined how it will utilise the new electronic visa (eVisa) system and “modern biometric technology” to support immigration enforcement and “strengthen…
BBVA creates ChatGPT Store and expands use of the GenAI tool
BBVA has created an internal library, known as ChatGPT Store, which already has 1,000 bots available for use across its business. According to BBVA, the…
Roundtable: Why did customers sail away from VMware?
Hyper-converged infrastructure pioneer Nutanix is among a number of suppliers that smell blood in the water when it comes to VMware and its customers following…
UKRI must do more to drive innovation agenda and avoid fraud
The UKRI, the largest single public funder of research and innovation in the UK, needs funding assurance. The UK research and innovation: Providing support through…
May Patch Tuesday brings five exploited zero-days to fix
Microsoft has issued fixes for a total of five new zero-day vulnerabilities out of a grand total of just over 70 addressable common vulnerabilities and…
M&S forces customer password resets after data breach
Marks and Spencer (M&S) has confirmed that customer data was stolen during the Easter DragonForce ransomware attack on its server infrastructure and will be prompting…
Gov.uk One Login loses certification for digital identity trust framework
The government’s Gov.uk One Login digital identity system has lost its certification against the government’s own trust framework for digital identity systems. Computer Weekly has…
Evidence reveals Post Office scandal victims short-changed in compensation payouts
Victims of the Post Office Horizon scandal who settled their financial redress claims without legal advice have received £137,000 more on average after appealing. Former…