Category: ComputerWeekly

Taxpayers to fund a further £150m for Post Office IT scandal
08
Feb
2024

Government reaffirms commitment to hold off on AI laws

The UK government has reaffirmed its commitment to not bring forward legislation to regulate the use of artificial intelligence (AI)…

The challenges of open source in government
08
Feb
2024

The challenges of open source in government

OpenUK’s State of Open Con 24 London conference has highlighted the challenges governments face when procuring software to support policymaking….

NCSC warns CNI operators over ‘living-off-the-land’ attacks
08
Feb
2024

NCSC warns CNI operators over ‘living-off-the-land’ attacks

The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), together with its Five Eyes allies from Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the…

Online Safety Bill screening measures amount to ‘prior restraint’
07
Feb
2024

Dozens of surveillance companies are supplying spyware to governments says Google

Dozens of surveillance companies are providing  spyware technology used by governments around the world to spy on the mobile phones…

What secure coding practices mean to modern cyber security
07
Feb
2024

Security Think Tank: The phishing forecast for 2024

2023 was a ground-breaking year for cyber security advancements and attacks, with new developments making headlines globally. In 2024, we…

(ISC)² and CIISec set out to make cyber language more inclusive
07
Feb
2024

BCS report shows lack of improvement in tech diversity

In 2020, BCS reported that women accounted for 17% of IT specialists in the UK, a figure that had only…

How Iranian cyber ops pivoted to target Israel after 7 October attacks
07
Feb
2024

How Iranian cyber ops pivoted to target Israel after 7 October attacks

Four months to the day after a Hamas incursion across the Israeli border in Gaza sparked a war that has…

Biden administration bans investment in Chinese high tech
07
Feb
2024

Government funds two semiconductor centres

The government has said it is funding two semiconductor “information and knowledge centres” in a bid to deliver chip innovation…

AI ID specialist Onfido in talks to be bought by Entrust
07
Feb
2024

AI ID specialist Onfido in talks to be bought by Entrust

London-based identity verification unicorn Onfido is likely to be bought by Entrust, a US-based payments, identity and data security specialist,…

ICO issues guidance on workplace surveillance
07
Feb
2024

UK’s McPartland Cyber Review to probe trust in technology

Improving trust and confidence among business leaders in existing and emerging technologies in the face of significant and sophisticated cyber…

NCSC exposes Russian cyber attacks on UK political processes
06
Feb
2024

UK government responds to AI whitepaper consultation

The UK government has said it will consider creating “targeted binding requirements” for select companies developing highly capable artificial intelligence…

Inquiry to explore cyber risk to Sunak-Starmer showdown
06
Feb
2024

Inquiry to explore cyber risk to Sunak-Starmer showdown

With less than 12 months until the latest possible date upon which the next UK general election can be held…