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Ethical perspectives on ChatGPT | Computer Weekly
04
Sep
2023

Ethical perspectives on ChatGPT | Computer Weekly

In previous essays, we discussed ethics as a process of reflection and deliberation; an iterative and participatory process in which…

The challenges of integrating SaaS applications
04
Sep
2023

The challenges of integrating SaaS applications

In 1999, Salesforce created the first true software-as-a-service (SaaS) package. Now there are more than 10,000 cloud-based applications aimed at…

Police Scotland five-year digital strategy approved
01
Sep
2023

Police Scotland five-year digital strategy approved

The Scottish Police Authority (SPA) has approved a five-year digital strategy for Police Scotland that seeks to shift the force…

IT experts issue new warnings over Online Safety Bill plans to weaken end-to-end encryption
01
Sep
2023

IT experts issue new warnings over Online Safety Bill plans to weaken end-to-end encryption

Plans by the government in the Online Safety Bill to require tech companies to scan encrypted messages will damage the…

Cisco, BT and others launch network security coalition
01
Sep
2023

Threat actors exploiting unpatched Juniper Networks devices

Users of Juniper Networks SRX series firewalls and EX series switches are being warned to patch four different vulnerabilities affecting…

Ofcom’s online safety preparedness efforts hobbled by government
01
Sep
2023

It might be too soon to claim victory against Qakbot

By Ricardo Villadiego, Lumu Technologies Published: 01 Sep 2023 The recent operation against the Qakbot (“Qbot”) botnet by the US’…

What secure coding practices mean to modern cyber security
01
Sep
2023

The quantum threat: Implications for the Internet of Things

With an estimated 43 billion Internet of Things (IoT) devices expected to be in use globally in 2023, their security…

Norwegian data privacy experts sound alarm over generative AI
31
Aug
2023

Thousands of Klarna staff access ChatGPT Enterprise

Payments fintech Klarna is providing its employees with access to OpenAI’s enterprise version of ChatGPT in a bid to enable…

Sandworm attacks Ukraine with Infamous Chisel malware
31
Aug
2023

Sandworm attacks Ukraine with Infamous Chisel malware

The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and its partner agencies in the Anglophone Five Eyes collective have formally attributed…

Ducktail social media marketing malware rears its head again
31
Aug
2023

Ducktail social media marketing malware rears its head again

Cyber criminals targeting the accounts of social media users with an infostealer malware known as Ducktail are dramatically increasing their…

Scottish government tech accelerator opens latest funding round
31
Aug
2023

Scottish government readies cloud platform to aid public sector take-up of AWS and Microsoft Azure

The Scottish Government Digital Directorate is launching its Cloud Platform Service (CPS), which aims to make it easier for the…

Regulatory ‘lacuna’ around facial recognition threatens rights
31
Aug
2023

Home Office and MoD seeking new facial-recognition tech

The UK government’s Defence and Security Accelerator (Dasa) has launched a “market exploration” of facial-recognition technologies to identify mature capabilities…