Post Office scandal: How much deeper and wider can it get?
The opening up of the Post Office IT scandal has revealed smaller but no less devastating suffering endured by subpostmasters at the hands of the…
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Microsoft calls on Trump to ‘push harder’ on cyber threats
Microsoft president Brad Smith has called on United States president-elect Donald Trump not to break step with his predecessor’s work on cyber security, saying that…
Geopolitical strife drives increased ransomware activity
Recorded ransomware attack volumes rose by 19% during October 2024 to a total of 468 incidents worldwide, a significant number of them in the US,…
IAM within the framework of defence in depth
IT leaders should address their internal processes to minimise their organisations’ IT security risk exposure and attack surface. This becomes ever more complex as business…
CMA gets ready to take on Apple and Google over mobile browsing
An independent inquiry into the mobile browser market has recommended that the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) consider investigating Apple and Google’s mobile ecosystem activities.…
Convictions of Post Office Capture system users to be reviewed by statutory body
The Criminal Convictions Review Commission (CCRC) is reviewing cases of potential wrongful convictions where Post Office’s Capture branch software could be a factor and could…
Swiss encrypted messaging service, ePost, targets one million postal users
Switzerland’s national postal service is targeting one million Swiss residents to join its ePost encrypted communications service by the end of 2025. Swiss Post, faced…
Government looking into third faulty Post Office IT system
The government is “looking into” reported problems with a second Post Office IT system that was used before the controversial Horizon software, in the latest…
EU promotes plan to usurp US Big Tech with digital market
Europe is about to make its prolonged effort to create a digital single market part of a grand plan to beat US big techs, govern…
IT and business leaders face big gap in understanding of data priorities
Over three-quarters (77%) of business leaders claim it is easy to use the data they need for their jobs, yet IT people struggle with data…
Microsoft slaps down Egyptian-run rent-a-phish operation
Microsoft’s Digital Crimes Unit (DCU) has scored a major win against the cyber criminal underworld after leading an operation to seize 240 fraudulent websites used…
BianLian cyber gang drops encryption-based ransomware
The Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) and the United States’ Cyber Security and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), have published updated intelligence on the activities of…